MTTC Basic Skills 96 Teacher Certification, 2nd Edition (XAMonline Teacher Certification Study Guides)

Table of Contents
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Study Tips......Page 8
Testing Tips......Page 11
Skill 1.1 Use the context of a passage to determine the meaning ofwords with multiple meanings, unfamiliar and uncommonwords and phrases, and figurative expressions......Page 12
Skill 2.1 Identify explicit and implicit main ideas.......Page 16
Skill 2.2 Recognize ideas that support, illustrate, or elaborate the mainidea of a passage......Page 17
Skill 3.1 Recognize a writer's expressed or implied purpose for writing.......Page 19
Skill 3.2 Evaluate the appropriateness of written material for variouspurposes or audiences......Page 20
Skill 3.4 Use the content, word choice, and phrasing of a passage todetermine a writer's opinion or point of view......Page 21
Skill 4.2 Identify cause-effect relationships......Page 23
Skill 4.3 Analyze relationships between ideas in opposition......Page 24
Skill 4.5 Draw conclusions inductively and deductively frominformation stated or implied in a passage......Page 26
Skill 5.1 Evaluate the stated or implied assumptions on which thevalidity of a writer's argument depends......Page 29
Skill 5.3 Evaluate the logic of a writer's argument......Page 30
Skill 5.4 Evaluate the validity of analogies......Page 32
Skill 5.5 Distinguish between fact and opinion......Page 33
Skill 5.6 Assess the credibility or objectivity of the writer or source ofwritten material......Page 34
Skill 6.1 Organize and summarize information for study purposes......Page 37
Skill 6.2 Follow written instructions or directions......Page 38
Skill 6.3 Interpret information presented in charts, graphs, or tables.......Page 39
Sample Test: Reading......Page 40
Answer Key: Reading......Page 50
Answers with Rationale: Reading......Page 51
Skill 7.1 Add, subtract, multiply, divide fractions, decimals, andintegers......Page 55
Skill 7.2 Use the order of operations to solve problems......Page 69
Skill 7.3 Solve problems involving percents......Page 70
Skill 7.4 Perform calculations using exponents and scientific notation......Page 71
Skill 7.5 Estimate solutions to problems.......Page 73
Skill 7.6 Use the concepts of "less than" and "greater than."......Page 75
Skill 8.2 Solve word problems involving ratios, and proportions......Page 76
Skill 9.1 Interpret information in line graphs, bar graphs, pie graphs,pictographs, tables, charts, or graphs of functions......Page 79
Skill 10.1 Identify points from their coordinates, the coordinates ofpoints, or graphs of sets of ordered pairs.......Page 83
Skill 10.2 Identify the graphs of equations or inequalities, and find theslopes and intercepts of lines......Page 84
Skill 10.3 Recognize direct and inverse variation presented graphically......Page 90
Skill 11.1 Find the value of the unknown in one-variable equations.......Page 92
Skill 11.2 Solve a system of two linear equations in two variables.......Page 93
Skill 12.1 Solve word problems that can be translated into one-variablelinear equations or systems of two-variable linear equations......Page 95
Skill 13.1 Factor quadratics and polynomials.......Page 99
Skill 13.2 Add, subtract, and multiply polynomial expressions......Page 105
Skill 13.3 Perform basic operations on and simplifying rationalexpressions......Page 106
Skill 14.1 Identify the appropriate formula for solving geometricproblems; solve problems involving two- and threedimensionalgeometric figures......Page 108
Skill 14.2 Solve problems involving right triangles using thePythagorean theorem......Page 118
Skill 15.1 Draw conclusions using the principles of similarity,congruence, parallelism, and perpendicularity......Page 120
Skill 15.2 Use inductive and deductive reasoning......Page 124
Sample Test: Mathematics......Page 131
Answer Key: Mathematics......Page 142
Answers with Rationale......Page 143
DOMAIN III. WRITING......Page 147