MTEL MTEL Elementary Education Subject Matter 3

Question 1

A student says 3/4 is less than 1/2 because '4 is bigger than 2.' What is the MOST likely misconception?

Accepted Answer

The student treats fraction numerators and denominators as independent whole numbers

Answer

The student does not understand place value

Answer

The student confuses fractions with decimals

Answer

The student does not know multiplication facts

Question 2

Which property justifies the statement: 6 × (4 + 3) = (6 × 4) + (6 × 3)?

Accepted Answer

Distributive property

Answer

Commutative property of multiplication

Answer

Associative property of multiplication

Answer

Identity property of multiplication

Question 3

A rectangle has a perimeter of 24 cm. If the length is 8 cm, what is the width?

Accepted Answer

4 cm

Answer

3 cm

Answer

6 cm

Answer

16 cm

Question 4

Which representation BEST helps 3rd graders understand the concept of division as equal sharing?

Accepted Answer

Partitioning manipulatives into equal groups

Answer

A multiplication chart

Answer

Repeated subtraction on a number line

Answer

Long division algorithm with remainders

Question 5

A bar graph shows that 12 students prefer soccer, 8 prefer basketball, and 5 prefer tennis. What fraction of students prefer basketball?

Accepted Answer

8/25

Answer

8/12

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8/20

Answer

8/17

Question 6

Which number is a prime number?

Accepted Answer

37

Answer

27

Answer

51

Answer

49

Question 7

A student measures a pencil as 'about 7 paper clips long.' This is an example of which measurement concept?

Accepted Answer

Nonstandard (informal) units

Answer

Standard units

Answer

Metric conversion

Answer

Benchmark estimation