Study Guide

Fields 014–017: Early Childhood Generalist
Sample Multiple-Choice Questions

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Subtest 4: Social Studies and Fine Arts

Objective 0009
Social Studies Content and Concepts (Standard 6)

1. Which of the following excerpts from the U.S. Constitution can best be used as the basis for a discussion of the civic responsibility that citizens have to exercise their rights in ways that do not interfere with the rights of other people?

  1. "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
  2. "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
  3. "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
  4. "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated."
Answer
Correct Response: B.
This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of features and concepts of citizenship and civic responsibility in a democratic society, including processes of making informed choices as members of a culturally diverse democratic society and interdependent world. Freedom of expression and the rights of assembly and petition are not absolute rights. Citizens have a civic responsibility to exercise these rights in ways that respect the rights of others. They cannot, for example, use their right to freedom of speech to make false and slanderous statements about other people in public.

Objective 0009
Social Studies Content and Concepts (Standard 6)

2. A teacher asks a group of kindergarten students to establish their own rules for sorting a boxful of buttons of different sizes and colors. This activity is best designed to help students develop which of the following skills related to social studies learning?

  1. analyzing and interpreting information
  2. formulating testable questions from information
  3. classifying information for study
  4. drawing conclusions from information
Answer
Correct Response: C.
This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of methods for planning and delivering evidence-based and developmentally appropriate social studies instruction that fosters students' understanding and mastery of concepts and skills related to social studies and the development of critical- and creative-thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, and performance skills. Effective classification of information requires the ability to group objects and ideas on the basis of perceived similarities and differences. Having students establish their own rules for sorting a boxful of buttons of different sizes and colors is thus an appropriate activity for helping them learn how to classify information for study.

Objective 0010
Fine Arts (Standard 7)

3. Which of the following types of music is most likely to feature the fiddle, banjo, guitar, and mandolin playing together simultaneously?

  1. bluegrass
  2. folk
  3. blues
  4. jazz
Answer
Correct Response: A.
This question requires the examinee to demonstrate knowledge of significant forms of music in American culture. Bluegrass is a type of music that developed in the 1940s out of old-time Appalachian string music. Bluegrass is typically performed by musicians who play many types of stringed instruments, including fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and upright bass.