Free MTEL-GC Practice Questions

Question 1

A fourth-grade class reads a folktale in which a proud lion repeatedly refuses help from smaller animals and is later freed from a hunter's net by a mouse. Which statement BEST expresses the theme of the story?

Accepted Answer

Even those who seem small can offer valuable help

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The story takes place in a forest inhabited by many animals

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Pride and friendship are important ideas in traditional tales

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A proud lion is rescued by a mouse he once ignored

Question 2

A magazine article first describes how invasive plants have crowded out native species in a state park, and then describes three methods rangers tried in successive years to control the spread. The organizational structure of this article is BEST described as:

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Problem and solution, because a difficulty is followed by attempted remedies

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Chronological sequence, because the methods are presented in the order tried

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Cause and effect, because the invasive plants produce an effect on native species

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Compare and contrast, because the three control methods are set against one another

Question 3

After reading her draft aloud, a student moves her strongest argument to the beginning of the essay and deletes a paragraph that repeats an earlier point. These actions are BEST described as:

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Revising, because the student is changing content and organization

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Editing, because the student is correcting errors in the draft

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Proofreading, because the student is reviewing the draft for accuracy

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Publishing, because the student is preparing the draft to be shared

Question 4

A teacher wants students to compare the actual land areas of Africa and Greenland. Which map would be MOST appropriate for this purpose?

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An equal-area projection such as the Gall-Peters projection

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A Mercator projection, which preserves the shapes of landmasses

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A political map showing national borders and capital cities

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A topographic map showing elevation and major landforms

Question 5

Which was the MOST significant consequence of sustained European contact for Indigenous populations of the Americas during the sixteenth century?

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Catastrophic population loss from introduced epidemic diseases

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A rapid population increase resulting from new crops from Europe

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The widespread adoption of European languages in everyday life

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The formation of alliances that halted European settlement entirely

Question 6

Massachusetts merchants participated in the transatlantic slave economy of the eighteenth century primarily by:

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Outfitting ships that traded in rum, molasses, and enslaved people

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Operating large plantations that depended on enslaved agricultural labor

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Passing colonial laws that prohibited slavery throughout New England

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Refusing to trade with the Caribbean and the southern mainland colonies

Question 7

Shays's Rebellion in western Massachusetts is frequently cited by historians as evidence that the Articles of Confederation:

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Left the national government unable to raise revenue or an army

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Gave the national government excessive authority over the states

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Established a federal judiciary that could overrule state courts

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Allowed amendments to be approved by a simple majority of states

Question 8

The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 is historically significant primarily because it:

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Remains the oldest functioning written constitution in the world

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Was the first document to establish a national government for the United States

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Was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and later copied by several states

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Eliminated all property requirements for voting in the Commonwealth

Question 9

In many Massachusetts towns, all registered voters may attend an annual meeting to debate and vote on the town budget and local bylaws themselves. This form of government is BEST described as:

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A direct democracy, because citizens themselves vote on the measures

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A republic, because citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

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A federal system, because power is shared among levels of government

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A parliamentary system, because the legislature selects the executive

Question 10

A historian studying public attitudes toward the Fugitive Slave Act examines an editorial published in a Boston newspaper in 1851. For this purpose, the editorial is BEST classified as:

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A primary source, because it was created at the time by a contemporary

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A secondary source, because the writer offers opinion rather than reporting facts

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A secondary source, because newspapers summarize events reported by others

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A tertiary source, because editorials are later collected in anthologies

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