TEXES PPR |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, which of the following thought
processes best distinguishes
a student at the formal operational stage?
a. Abstract thought
b. Logical thought
c. Concrete thought
d. Intuitive thought
CORRECT ANSWER
Abstract thought
Question 2
Danielle is a 4 year old who
prefers to play by herself and is not comfortable interacting with other children. To best
facilitate Danielle's transition into the next stage of play development, the teacher should
provide a variety of
a. individual activities and materials that children can do side by side.
b. small-group and child-directed activities.
c. play props and cooperative activities.
d. interesting and age-appropriate individual activities.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, individual activities and materials that children can do side by side
Question 3
Ms. Nguyen notices that a boy in
her kindergarten class comes to
school very irritable and is hyperactive most of the day. He has trouble concentrating and
frequently fights with other children. Which of the following actions would be the most
appropriate first response to this situation?
A. Referring the child to the school nurse for possible attention- deficit/hyperactivity
disorder symptoms
B. Monitoring and documenting the behavior to be used at the parent-teacher conference in
a few months
C. Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep
schedules
D. Collaborating with an administrator to develop an intervention plan to address behavior
CORRECT ANSWER
Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep
schedules
Question 4
To best ensure that all students in a fourth-grade inclusion classroom receive quality
instruction, which of the following should lesson plans always include?
A. Individual assignments for each student and planned time for whole-class reteaching
B. Activities at varying difficulty levels to allow for students to make self-directed choices
C. Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of student activities
D. Blocks of time for small-group instruction for students with learning disabilities
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, CORRECT ANSWER
Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of student activities
Question 5
5. A first-grade teacher has readers who are below grade level, each at a different level. In
planning individualized instruction, which of the following is the best first step for the
teacher to take?
A. Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
B. Incorporating daily drills for students to practice reading skills
C. Having students pulled out of the classroom for small-group reading instruction
D. Developing students' oral language and writing skills
CORRECT ANSWER
Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
Question 6
6. An English-language learner (ELL) who is at an advanced-high level of language
proficiency is preparing a report summarizing a science experiment. The most appropriate
expectation for the teacher to have of the ELL's report is that it will include
A. illustrations of concepts that the student struggles with communicating in writing.
B. a reliance on teacher-provided sentence stems to complete the report.
C. writing that is correct in content but below grade level in syntax and grammar.
D. grade-level content information communicated with few language-related errors.
CORRECT ANSWER
grade-level content information communicated with few language-related errors.
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ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, which of the following thought
processes best distinguishes
a student at the formal operational stage?
a. Abstract thought
b. Logical thought
c. Concrete thought
d. Intuitive thought
CORRECT ANSWER
Abstract thought
Question 2
Danielle is a 4 year old who
prefers to play by herself and is not comfortable interacting with other children. To best
facilitate Danielle's transition into the next stage of play development, the teacher should
provide a variety of
a. individual activities and materials that children can do side by side.
b. small-group and child-directed activities.
c. play props and cooperative activities.
d. interesting and age-appropriate individual activities.
CORRECT ANSWER
1
, individual activities and materials that children can do side by side
Question 3
Ms. Nguyen notices that a boy in
her kindergarten class comes to
school very irritable and is hyperactive most of the day. He has trouble concentrating and
frequently fights with other children. Which of the following actions would be the most
appropriate first response to this situation?
A. Referring the child to the school nurse for possible attention- deficit/hyperactivity
disorder symptoms
B. Monitoring and documenting the behavior to be used at the parent-teacher conference in
a few months
C. Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep
schedules
D. Collaborating with an administrator to develop an intervention plan to address behavior
CORRECT ANSWER
Setting up a conference with the child's parents to discuss behavior at home and sleep
schedules
Question 4
To best ensure that all students in a fourth-grade inclusion classroom receive quality
instruction, which of the following should lesson plans always include?
A. Individual assignments for each student and planned time for whole-class reteaching
B. Activities at varying difficulty levels to allow for students to make self-directed choices
C. Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of student activities
D. Blocks of time for small-group instruction for students with learning disabilities
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, CORRECT ANSWER
Extra time for reteaching and needs-based modifications of student activities
Question 5
5. A first-grade teacher has readers who are below grade level, each at a different level. In
planning individualized instruction, which of the following is the best first step for the
teacher to take?
A. Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
B. Incorporating daily drills for students to practice reading skills
C. Having students pulled out of the classroom for small-group reading instruction
D. Developing students' oral language and writing skills
CORRECT ANSWER
Providing an assessment to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses
Question 6
6. An English-language learner (ELL) who is at an advanced-high level of language
proficiency is preparing a report summarizing a science experiment. The most appropriate
expectation for the teacher to have of the ELL's report is that it will include
A. illustrations of concepts that the student struggles with communicating in writing.
B. a reliance on teacher-provided sentence stems to complete the report.
C. writing that is correct in content but below grade level in syntax and grammar.
D. grade-level content information communicated with few language-related errors.
CORRECT ANSWER
grade-level content information communicated with few language-related errors.
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