Free 160 Practice Questions

Question 1

A first-grade teacher wants students to understand how plants grow and change over time. Which activity would be MOST effective in developing this understanding?

Accepted Answer

Having students plant seeds and record observations over several weeks

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Taking the class on a field trip to a botanical garden exhibit on plants

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Showing a time-lapse video of a seed germinating and producing leaves

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Reading aloud an illustrated book that explains each stage of plant growth

Question 2

During whole-group instruction, a fourth-grade student repeatedly calls out answers without raising his hand. Which action should the teacher take FIRST?

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Move near the student and use a nonverbal signal to redirect him

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Speak with the student privately after the lesson about the behavior

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Contact the student's parents to ask for support with the behavior

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Apply the stated consequence for calling out from the class rules

Question 3

A student who has recently arrived in the United States and is at the beginning level of English language proficiency joins a fifth-grade science class. Which instructional adjustment is MOST appropriate?

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Using visuals, gestures, and demonstrations and accepting nonverbal responses

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Pairing the student with a classmate who completes the assignments for both

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Reducing the amount of science content so the student can master a smaller set of concepts

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Delaying science instruction until the student's English proficiency improves

Question 4

After posing a question to the class, a high school teacher consistently pauses three to five seconds before calling on a student. This practice MOST directly:

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increases the length and the reasoning quality of student responses.

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gives the teacher time to identify which students are not paying attention.

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signals to students that the question is difficult and requires effort.

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allows the teacher to manage the pace of the lesson more precisely.

Question 5

A teacher has reasonable cause to believe that a student is being abused at home. Which action BEST fulfills the teacher's legal obligation under Texas law?

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Report the suspicion to DFPS or law enforcement within 24 hours

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Speak with the student's parents before making any outside report

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Document the observations and report if additional evidence appears

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Report the suspicion to the campus principal, who will notify the authorities

Question 6

A student's IEP allows her to listen to an audio recording of assigned texts while reading along. This support is BEST classified as an accommodation rather than a modification because it:

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changes how she accesses the text, not what she is expected to learn.

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reduces the total amount of reading she is required to complete independently.

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applies only to reading assignments rather than to all of her subject areas.

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was recommended by the ARD committee rather than by the classroom teacher.

Question 7

Students in a second-grade class are consistently noisy and slow to settle when moving from carpet time to table work. Which teacher response is MOST appropriate?

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Explicitly model and rehearse the transition with the class

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Reward the table group that transitions most quietly each day

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Withhold part of recess until the class can transition quietly

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Move carpet time to the end of the day to avoid the transition

Question 8

A newly arrived student at the beginning level of English proficiency listens attentively but does not speak during class for several weeks. Which interpretation is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

The student is likely in a typical silent period of language acquisition

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The student should be referred for evaluation for a speech impairment

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The student's placement in the general education classroom should be reconsidered

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The student's lack of participation indicates limited academic ability

Question 9

A sixth-grade mathematics teacher wants to know which skills students master in fifth grade and which they will encounter in seventh grade. Participation in which activity would BEST meet this goal?

Accepted Answer

Vertical teaming with fifth- and seventh-grade mathematics teachers

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Team teaching a combined class with another sixth-grade teacher

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A site-based decision-making committee that reviews campus goals

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Horizontal teaming with the other sixth-grade teachers on her campus team

Question 10

A middle school teacher offers a small prize to every student who finishes the assigned independent reading each week. Students who previously read for pleasure begin reading only until they qualify for the prize. This outcome BEST illustrates that:

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extrinsic rewards can reduce intrinsic motivation for a task.

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the prizes offered were not valuable enough to sustain the students' interest.

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independent reading should be graded rather than rewarded with prizes.

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the students lacked the reading skills needed for independent work.

Free 160 Practice Questions

Domain 1: Designing Instruction and Assessment to Promote Student Learning 34% of exam

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Domain 2: Creating a Positive, Productive Classroom Environment 13% of exam

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Domain 3: Implementing Effective, Responsive Instruction and Assessment 33% of exam

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