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Teacher Certification Practice Exam 3

Free Foundations-tier teacher certification practice exam 3: 25 questions on learning theories, child development, lesson planning, classroom routines, and a...

These questions are for study practice only and are not official exam questions.

Question 1

Which classroom activity is most clearly constructivist?

Question 2

A new teacher's classroom feels chaotic during transitions between activities. The most effective fix is usually to

Question 3

Which is the best example of formative assessment used DURING instruction?

Question 4

A lesson plan's 'anticipatory set' or hook is intended to

Question 5

Building positive relationships with students is a management strategy because

Question 6

A test question is biased if it

Question 7

Differentiated instruction primarily means

Question 8

A teacher circulates around the room while students work independently. This 'active supervision' helps mainly by

Question 9

A 'check for understanding' such as thumbs-up/thumbs-down during a lesson is most useful for

Question 10

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) recommends offering multiple means of engagement, representation, and

Question 11

Which is the clearest example of a PROACTIVE (preventive) management strategy?

Question 12

Letting a student show mastery of a science concept through either a written report or an oral presentation reflects

Question 13

A teacher presents new vocabulary with text, an image, and a short audio clip. Which UDL principle is this?

Question 14

When a generally well-behaved student suddenly acts out, a teacher's wisest first assumption is that

Question 15

Before averaging scores into a grade, a teacher decides homework will count for practice and feedback but not the final mastery grade. This reflects a belief that

Question 16

When a teacher activates students' prior knowledge before reading a new text, the main goal is to

Question 17

Giving students meaningful classroom jobs (line leader, materials manager) primarily supports management by

Question 18

The main purpose of giving students a chance to revise work after feedback is to

Question 19

Asking students to recall and explain yesterday's key ideas at the start of class (a 'do now' retrieval task) leverages which evidence-based principle?

Question 20

An effective consequence system is most fair and instructive when consequences are

Question 21

A 'self-assessment' where students rate their own understanding against a checklist primarily promotes

Question 22

A teacher pairs a new concept with a concrete analogy students already understand (electricity flow compared to water in pipes). This move primarily helps by

Question 23

A teacher conducts an ABC analysis (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) for a recurring problem. The main purpose is to

Question 24

Two teachers score the same essays and reach very different scores. This is a problem of

Question 25

A test is well aligned when its items match

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