ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TESOL
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE. EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Who handles course content issues?
a. Coursera
b. ASU - ANS ASU
Who handles technical issues?
a. Coursera
b. ASU - ANS Coursera
The deadlines are...
a. to be followed exactly.
b. simply a guide, except the last one at the end of the course.
c. simply a guide. - ANS simply a guide, except the last one at the end of the course
To alert your peers to review an assignment, you should...
a. do nothing.
b. post a request in Discussions.
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,c. post a request with a shareable link in Discussions. - ANS post a request with a shareable
link in Discussions.
In order to receive the 150 Hour TESOL certificate from ASU, you must...
a. successfully complete Part 1.
b. successfully finish the course you are taking right now.
c. successfully complete Parts 1 and 2. - ANS successfully complete Parts 1 and 2.
Students are constantly judging teacher performance and classroom content. Which of the
following statements explains how students can so quickly judge a teacher's performance?
a. Students only pay attention to how a teacher dresses and speaks.
b. Students need to be given motivation by being given cake.
c. Students care about how exciting information is, and don't care about how important that
information might be.
d. Students can quickly see teacher technique and ability, which speaks to the need for a
teacher to help make meaning clear. - ANS Students can quickly see teacher technique and
ability, which speaks to the need for a teacher to help make meaning clear.
Motivation matters in the classroom. Identify the four major factors students need to be
intrinsically motivated:
a. Enthusiasm, curiosity, passion, and energy
b. Belonging, power, freedom and fun
c. Autonomy, enthusiasm, mastery, and cheerfulness
d. Value, knowledge, support, and encouragement - ANS Belonging, power, freedom and fun
A teacher who has taken courses on how to teach, but has no control over what they teach
would fall into which of these four quadrants?
a. Low technique, low content
b. Low technique, high content
c. High technique, low content
d. High technique, high content - ANS High technique, low content
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,Part of motivation is a feeling of competence. Both Stephen Krashen and Lev Vygotsky believe
students work best just a little above their performance level. Stephen Krashen calls it i + 1 . Leo
Vygotsky calls it...
a. zone + 1
b. the zone of proximal development
c. the approximate learning zone
d. the language development zone - ANS the zone of proximal development
Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development has students working slightly above
their level so they feel comfortable yet challenged. To assist students in this zone, teachers offer
support - scaffolding - as they master a skill. Which of the following scenarios is an example of
scaffolding?
a. Write an essay using this science article. Use your notes from class to support your opinion.
Turn it in on Wednesday.
b. Write an essay after reading this article. Remember to use the form discussed in class. Turn it
in on Wednesday.
c. Write an essay based on this science article. Look for relationships between it and the video
we watched in class. Turn it in on Wednesday.
d. Write an essay based on the science article discussed in class today. Use the model shown at
the beginning of class to guide your writing. Also use the essay we created together for further
support. Turn it in on Wednesday. - ANS Write an essay based on the science article
discussed in class today. Use the model shown at the beginning of class to guide your writing.
Also use the essay we created together for further support. Turn it in on Wednesday.
Dr. Dixon demonstrated the word "p'alante" in order to share how teachers can support
language through the use of
a. scaffolding
b. body language
c. teacher talk
d. cake - ANS body language
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, Drs. Ambady and Rosenthal performed a study that demonstrated how quickly and proficiently
students can determine the effectiveness of their teachers. One of the reasons that the study is
so controversial is that
a. students identified the "good" and "bad" teachers so quickly
b. students weren't paying attention to all the hard work the teachers put into the syllabus
c. students demonstrated a lack of empathy for the difficulty teachers have in preparing lessons,
and their judgment showed how callous learners have become.
d. students weren't really judging anything except superficial features, so the study's validity is
questionable. - ANS students identified the "good" and "bad" teachers so quickly
Check all the characteristics of teacher talk:
a. repetition
b. elaboration
c. clarification questions
d. common cultural references
e. confusing phrases
f. reduced grammatical forms
g. simplified vocabulary
h. signpost expressions
i. motivational words - ANS a. repetition
b. elaboration
c. clarification questions
d. common cultural references
f. reduced grammatical forms
g. simplified vocabulary
h. signpost expressions
Part of motivation is a feeling of competence. Both Stephen Krashen and Leo Vygotsky believe
students work best just a little above their performance level. Stephen Krashen calls this...
4 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE. EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Who handles course content issues?
a. Coursera
b. ASU - ANS ASU
Who handles technical issues?
a. Coursera
b. ASU - ANS Coursera
The deadlines are...
a. to be followed exactly.
b. simply a guide, except the last one at the end of the course.
c. simply a guide. - ANS simply a guide, except the last one at the end of the course
To alert your peers to review an assignment, you should...
a. do nothing.
b. post a request in Discussions.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,c. post a request with a shareable link in Discussions. - ANS post a request with a shareable
link in Discussions.
In order to receive the 150 Hour TESOL certificate from ASU, you must...
a. successfully complete Part 1.
b. successfully finish the course you are taking right now.
c. successfully complete Parts 1 and 2. - ANS successfully complete Parts 1 and 2.
Students are constantly judging teacher performance and classroom content. Which of the
following statements explains how students can so quickly judge a teacher's performance?
a. Students only pay attention to how a teacher dresses and speaks.
b. Students need to be given motivation by being given cake.
c. Students care about how exciting information is, and don't care about how important that
information might be.
d. Students can quickly see teacher technique and ability, which speaks to the need for a
teacher to help make meaning clear. - ANS Students can quickly see teacher technique and
ability, which speaks to the need for a teacher to help make meaning clear.
Motivation matters in the classroom. Identify the four major factors students need to be
intrinsically motivated:
a. Enthusiasm, curiosity, passion, and energy
b. Belonging, power, freedom and fun
c. Autonomy, enthusiasm, mastery, and cheerfulness
d. Value, knowledge, support, and encouragement - ANS Belonging, power, freedom and fun
A teacher who has taken courses on how to teach, but has no control over what they teach
would fall into which of these four quadrants?
a. Low technique, low content
b. Low technique, high content
c. High technique, low content
d. High technique, high content - ANS High technique, low content
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Part of motivation is a feeling of competence. Both Stephen Krashen and Lev Vygotsky believe
students work best just a little above their performance level. Stephen Krashen calls it i + 1 . Leo
Vygotsky calls it...
a. zone + 1
b. the zone of proximal development
c. the approximate learning zone
d. the language development zone - ANS the zone of proximal development
Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development has students working slightly above
their level so they feel comfortable yet challenged. To assist students in this zone, teachers offer
support - scaffolding - as they master a skill. Which of the following scenarios is an example of
scaffolding?
a. Write an essay using this science article. Use your notes from class to support your opinion.
Turn it in on Wednesday.
b. Write an essay after reading this article. Remember to use the form discussed in class. Turn it
in on Wednesday.
c. Write an essay based on this science article. Look for relationships between it and the video
we watched in class. Turn it in on Wednesday.
d. Write an essay based on the science article discussed in class today. Use the model shown at
the beginning of class to guide your writing. Also use the essay we created together for further
support. Turn it in on Wednesday. - ANS Write an essay based on the science article
discussed in class today. Use the model shown at the beginning of class to guide your writing.
Also use the essay we created together for further support. Turn it in on Wednesday.
Dr. Dixon demonstrated the word "p'alante" in order to share how teachers can support
language through the use of
a. scaffolding
b. body language
c. teacher talk
d. cake - ANS body language
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Drs. Ambady and Rosenthal performed a study that demonstrated how quickly and proficiently
students can determine the effectiveness of their teachers. One of the reasons that the study is
so controversial is that
a. students identified the "good" and "bad" teachers so quickly
b. students weren't paying attention to all the hard work the teachers put into the syllabus
c. students demonstrated a lack of empathy for the difficulty teachers have in preparing lessons,
and their judgment showed how callous learners have become.
d. students weren't really judging anything except superficial features, so the study's validity is
questionable. - ANS students identified the "good" and "bad" teachers so quickly
Check all the characteristics of teacher talk:
a. repetition
b. elaboration
c. clarification questions
d. common cultural references
e. confusing phrases
f. reduced grammatical forms
g. simplified vocabulary
h. signpost expressions
i. motivational words - ANS a. repetition
b. elaboration
c. clarification questions
d. common cultural references
f. reduced grammatical forms
g. simplified vocabulary
h. signpost expressions
Part of motivation is a feeling of competence. Both Stephen Krashen and Leo Vygotsky believe
students work best just a little above their performance level. Stephen Krashen calls this...
4 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
