ABCTE PTK EXAM 2026 AMERICAN BOARD
FOR CERTIFICATION OF TEACHER
EXCELLENCE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The second highest level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs
such as design, compose, invent, hypothesize, develop, construct,
produce, plan, create, organize.
Answer: Synthesis
◉ A middle level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as
compare, analyze, classify, distinguish, categorize, differentiate, infer,
survey, select, prioritize.
Answer: Analysis
◉ A middle level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as
organize, generalize, prepare, produce, choose, apply, solve, draw,
show, paint.
Answer: Application
◉ a lower level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as match,
restate, paraphrase, give examples, express, illustrate, explain,
defend, distinguish, summarize, interpret, interrelate.
,Answer: comprehension
◉ The lowest level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as
select, list, name, define, describe, memorize, label, identify, recite,
state, recognize.
Answer: knowledge
◉ Curricular standards communicate what?
Answer: what, when, and how to teach
◉ what lesson plans are designed to meet or achieve
Answer: standards
◉ the most important educational document
Answer: the lesson plan
◉ what does curriculum contain?
Answer: objectives, sample lessons, assessments, procedures,
materials/equipment needed, activities, samples of student work
◉ what the student is supposed to learn
Answer: objective
,◉ methods of determining effectiveness of the lessons
Answer: assessments
◉ What was the purpose of No Child Left Behind and the Every
Student Succeeds Act?
Answer: to create a standardized curriculum for each subject area
◉ what is curriculum?
Answer: what the students are supposed to learn as a result of a
specific educational sequence of events
◉ anchor papers
Answer: the reference for all other work; what is expected by
students
◉ Who can help translate curriculum?
Answer: administrators and content specialists
◉ order the steps of instruction: re-design, teach, repeat, review,
give assessment, write assessment, identify time limit of unit,
evaluate instruction, review for assessment
Answer: 1. identify time limit of unit
, 2. write assessment
3. teach
4. review for assessment
5. give assessment
6. evaluate instruction
7. re-design
8. repeat
◉ Objectives should be specific enough that they can be used as
____________ questions.
Answer: Exam
◉ Lesson Objectives: what the students will ___________________ by the
end of the lesson.
Answer: accomplish
◉ Agenda Items: what the class will ___________ to meet the lesson
objectives.
Answer: do
◉ Pacing of material is dependant upon 3 things
Answer: 1. nature of students
FOR CERTIFICATION OF TEACHER
EXCELLENCE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The second highest level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs
such as design, compose, invent, hypothesize, develop, construct,
produce, plan, create, organize.
Answer: Synthesis
◉ A middle level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as
compare, analyze, classify, distinguish, categorize, differentiate, infer,
survey, select, prioritize.
Answer: Analysis
◉ A middle level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as
organize, generalize, prepare, produce, choose, apply, solve, draw,
show, paint.
Answer: Application
◉ a lower level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as match,
restate, paraphrase, give examples, express, illustrate, explain,
defend, distinguish, summarize, interpret, interrelate.
,Answer: comprehension
◉ The lowest level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as
select, list, name, define, describe, memorize, label, identify, recite,
state, recognize.
Answer: knowledge
◉ Curricular standards communicate what?
Answer: what, when, and how to teach
◉ what lesson plans are designed to meet or achieve
Answer: standards
◉ the most important educational document
Answer: the lesson plan
◉ what does curriculum contain?
Answer: objectives, sample lessons, assessments, procedures,
materials/equipment needed, activities, samples of student work
◉ what the student is supposed to learn
Answer: objective
,◉ methods of determining effectiveness of the lessons
Answer: assessments
◉ What was the purpose of No Child Left Behind and the Every
Student Succeeds Act?
Answer: to create a standardized curriculum for each subject area
◉ what is curriculum?
Answer: what the students are supposed to learn as a result of a
specific educational sequence of events
◉ anchor papers
Answer: the reference for all other work; what is expected by
students
◉ Who can help translate curriculum?
Answer: administrators and content specialists
◉ order the steps of instruction: re-design, teach, repeat, review,
give assessment, write assessment, identify time limit of unit,
evaluate instruction, review for assessment
Answer: 1. identify time limit of unit
, 2. write assessment
3. teach
4. review for assessment
5. give assessment
6. evaluate instruction
7. re-design
8. repeat
◉ Objectives should be specific enough that they can be used as
____________ questions.
Answer: Exam
◉ Lesson Objectives: what the students will ___________________ by the
end of the lesson.
Answer: accomplish
◉ Agenda Items: what the class will ___________ to meet the lesson
objectives.
Answer: do
◉ Pacing of material is dependant upon 3 things
Answer: 1. nature of students
