D659 PA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A.
The teacher of a geometry class is designing a unit exam in order to assess
student understanding of right triangles. The teacher wants to promote
student engagement for the exam. Which strategy should the teacher use?
Review the learning objectives to be tested
After obtaining the results from the first exam, a biology teacher has the goal
of increasing student engagement for future assessments. How should the
teacher achieve this goal?
Meet with students individually to set goals
A physics teacher is presenting a unit about motion. At the end of the unit,
students will complete a group project in which the teacher hopes to have a
high level of student engagement. What is an appropriate strategy for this
goal?
Allow students to choose the topic of the project
A high school English teacher wants to assess students with a short story
writing assignment after presenting a unit about creative writing. Which
strategy should the teacher use to promote student engagement?
Clearly discuss the expectations for the assignment
A middle school history teacher presented a unit about early U.S. history
and concluded the unit with an exam. The teacher has the results and wants
to increase student engagement for future assessments. Which strategy
should the teacher use?
Ask each student to identify two areas for improvement
, A middle school geography teacher presented a unit about Europe and is
planning to assess students by having them create some kind of map.Which
strategy should the teacher use to promote student engagement?
Let students choose a specific region to draw for the map
After presenting a unit about food and restaurants, a Spanish teacher wants
to assess students by simulating a restaurant ordering experience. The
teacher has the goal of maximizing the engagement of students for the
assessment.What is an appropriate strategy for this goal?
Explain criteria for expected sentence structures
An elementary school math teacher is using the standard, "Multiply two-
digit whole numbers." The objective states that students should be able to
use the standard algorithm to correctly multiply two two-digit numbers 80%
of the time.Which type of assessment should the teacher use to help
monitor student progress, given the standard and objective?
A timed worksheet with multiplication of two-digit numbers
An elementary teacher is using the standard, "Compare and contrast
characters, events, and settings in a story." The objective is, "After reading a
short story, students will write a paragraph comparing two characters with
at least three supporting details."What is an appropriate summative
assessment?
A short essay in which students write about the differences in two short story
characters
One of the standards for a middle school history class is, "Identify key steps
in a text's description of a process." The teacher is using the objective,
"Students will describe the steps in which a given bill becomes a law with
75% accuracy."What is an appropriate summative assessment, based on the
objective and standard?
ANSWERS RATED A.
The teacher of a geometry class is designing a unit exam in order to assess
student understanding of right triangles. The teacher wants to promote
student engagement for the exam. Which strategy should the teacher use?
Review the learning objectives to be tested
After obtaining the results from the first exam, a biology teacher has the goal
of increasing student engagement for future assessments. How should the
teacher achieve this goal?
Meet with students individually to set goals
A physics teacher is presenting a unit about motion. At the end of the unit,
students will complete a group project in which the teacher hopes to have a
high level of student engagement. What is an appropriate strategy for this
goal?
Allow students to choose the topic of the project
A high school English teacher wants to assess students with a short story
writing assignment after presenting a unit about creative writing. Which
strategy should the teacher use to promote student engagement?
Clearly discuss the expectations for the assignment
A middle school history teacher presented a unit about early U.S. history
and concluded the unit with an exam. The teacher has the results and wants
to increase student engagement for future assessments. Which strategy
should the teacher use?
Ask each student to identify two areas for improvement
, A middle school geography teacher presented a unit about Europe and is
planning to assess students by having them create some kind of map.Which
strategy should the teacher use to promote student engagement?
Let students choose a specific region to draw for the map
After presenting a unit about food and restaurants, a Spanish teacher wants
to assess students by simulating a restaurant ordering experience. The
teacher has the goal of maximizing the engagement of students for the
assessment.What is an appropriate strategy for this goal?
Explain criteria for expected sentence structures
An elementary school math teacher is using the standard, "Multiply two-
digit whole numbers." The objective states that students should be able to
use the standard algorithm to correctly multiply two two-digit numbers 80%
of the time.Which type of assessment should the teacher use to help
monitor student progress, given the standard and objective?
A timed worksheet with multiplication of two-digit numbers
An elementary teacher is using the standard, "Compare and contrast
characters, events, and settings in a story." The objective is, "After reading a
short story, students will write a paragraph comparing two characters with
at least three supporting details."What is an appropriate summative
assessment?
A short essay in which students write about the differences in two short story
characters
One of the standards for a middle school history class is, "Identify key steps
in a text's description of a process." The teacher is using the objective,
"Students will describe the steps in which a given bill becomes a law with
75% accuracy."What is an appropriate summative assessment, based on the
objective and standard?
