TExES Exam Mathematics 7-12 3

Question 1

A high school teacher wants students to discover the formula for the area of a circle. Which approach BEST promotes conceptual understanding?

Accepted Answer

Have students rearrange sectors of a circle to approximate a parallelogram

Answer

State the formula and have students memorize it

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Assign textbook problems using the formula

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Show a video explaining the formula

Question 2

Which number is irrational?

Accepted Answer

√2

Answer

0.75

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√9

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1/3

Question 3

In probability, which term describes events where the outcome of one does NOT affect the other?

Accepted Answer

Independent events

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Mutually exclusive events

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Dependent events

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Complementary events

Question 4

Which property allows you to rewrite 3(x + 4) as 3x + 12?

Accepted Answer

Distributive property

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Commutative property

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Associative property

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Identity property

Question 5

A TExES Mathematics 7-12 candidate should know that the sum of interior angles of a triangle is:

Accepted Answer

180°

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90°

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270°

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360°

Question 6

Which instructional approach allows students to explore multiple solution strategies before the teacher formalizes a concept?

Accepted Answer

Problem-based learning

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Direct instruction

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Lecture-based teaching

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Rote memorization