TEXAS TEACHER CERTIFICATION EXAM PEDAGOGY AND
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 145 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | UPDATED
NEW VERSION 2026/2027 || GRADED A+
1. Which of the following comparisons about the social development of older and
younger teens in US society is generally true? - CORRECT ANSWER - Older
teens tend to be more willing to act independently in ways that differ from the
behavior of their peers
2. Generally, older adolescents are more likely than early adolescents to be capable
of which of the following types of cognitive tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Evaluating which hypothesis among many accurately explains an observed event.
3. A first-grade teacher notices that one of her students is not able to write her
name on her paper, cut with scissors, or color within a specific area. Those
characteristics most likely demonstrate a potential in the students. - CORRECT
ANSWER - fine motor development.
4. A high school social studies teacher arranges for students to read with
elementary school students to promote literacy. Which of the following
developmental needs of high school students does the activity address? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Peer collaboration
5. A teacher who is developing a unit about nutrition wishes to sequence
instructional objectives to reflect progressively higher levels of cognitive skills.
Which of the following objectives represents the highest level of cognitive skills? -
,CORRECT ANSWER - Assess the role of societal and peer pressure in
influencing students' selection of foods
6. Which of the following activities would most likely be observed in a classroom
emphasizing discovery learning? - CORRECT ANSWER - The teacher
explains to the class how right triangles differ from other triangles and then has
students decide whether given triangles are right triangles
COMPETENCY 2: A middle school English-language learner (ELL) can read
English texts with familiar topics, simple sentence structures, and high-frequency
vocabulary but is unable to read the test with the appropriate rate and speed. Which
of the following best describes the reading proficiency level of the ELL? -
CORRECT ANSWER - B. Intermediate
Cynthia is an English-language learner who frequently makes errors when
speaking. When Cynthia participates in small groups, the other students have
difficulty understanding her pronunciation of English words, causing her to
become frustrated and give up. Which of the following best describes Cynthia's
proficiency level in spoken English? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Beginning
3. Kim, an English-language learner, speaks English with single words and short
phrases. She makes communication that prevents others from understanding her
speech. During small-group instruction speaks to her peers in her native language.
Which of the following levels of English-language profile describes Kim's
speaking ability. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Beginner
4. A middle school reading teacher is assessing the reading proficiency of a new
student who is an English Language learner by asking the student to read several
short texts of varying difficulty. The student recognizes some high-frequency
,words that coordinate with visual cues but reads few other words in the texts.
Which of the following language-proficiency levels characterizes the student in the
domain of reading? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Beginning
5. A middle school English-language learner who is writing at the intermediate
level of English-language proficiency is most likely to demonstrate writing that
includes - CORRECT ANSWER - use of native language.
6. A United States history class consists of a diverse group of students, including
students with learning disabilities and English-language learners. The teacher
assigns a project in which students will wou cooperative groups to create a
biographical presentation about a Revolutionary War hero. Given the diversity,
which of the following approaches will most likely result in equitable cooperative
group - CORRECT ANSWER - Teacher-planned homogeneous groups
7. An English-language learner (ELL) at the advanced-high level of English
proficiency in writing is preparing a written report to discuss the results of a
science experiment. To best support the ELL with the assignment, the teacher
should provide instruction in which of the following areas? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Elaborating on ideas in detail
8. Which of the following activities is most beneficial in helping intermediate-level
English-language learners (ELLS) expand their content-area vocabulary in
English? - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Working with students to create
pictorial flashcards
9. A sixth-grade teacher wants to ensure that beginning-level English-language
learners (ELLS) are actively involved in classroom writing activities. To best meet
, the goal during a lesson, the teacher should provide the ELLS with - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. a set of sentence stems containing commonly used phrases.
10. Mr. Colby, a middle school mathematics teacher, notices that when he explains
some of the steps in a mathematics problem, his beginning-and intermediate-level
English-language learners do not understand some of the basic directions and
explanations. The most appropriate accommodation for the students would be -
CORRECT ANSWER - word banks that contain low-frequency terms
11. A high school science teacher often tells her students brief anecdotes about the
people she calls "unsung heroes of science," ordinary people who made significant
contributions in the area of science the class is studying. She makes sure to include
scientists from both genders and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Which of the following statements best expresses why this practice is likely to be a
valuable one for high school students? - CORRECT ANSWER - Providing
students with a wide range of role models helps broaden their thinking about their
own future educational and career options.
12. Ms. Hawkins teaches a high school humanities class with students at various
levels of English-language proficiency. She teaches students at the intermediate
level of English-language proficiency the following sentence stems. (1) What do
you think...? (2) Is there another...? (3) Tell me more about
The sentence stems that Ms. Hawkins has taught her students will be most effective
in which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Promoting students'
elaboration skills.
13. When providing vocabulary instruction to students who are at the beginning
level of English-language proficiency, which of the following is most appropriate
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 145 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | UPDATED
NEW VERSION 2026/2027 || GRADED A+
1. Which of the following comparisons about the social development of older and
younger teens in US society is generally true? - CORRECT ANSWER - Older
teens tend to be more willing to act independently in ways that differ from the
behavior of their peers
2. Generally, older adolescents are more likely than early adolescents to be capable
of which of the following types of cognitive tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Evaluating which hypothesis among many accurately explains an observed event.
3. A first-grade teacher notices that one of her students is not able to write her
name on her paper, cut with scissors, or color within a specific area. Those
characteristics most likely demonstrate a potential in the students. - CORRECT
ANSWER - fine motor development.
4. A high school social studies teacher arranges for students to read with
elementary school students to promote literacy. Which of the following
developmental needs of high school students does the activity address? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Peer collaboration
5. A teacher who is developing a unit about nutrition wishes to sequence
instructional objectives to reflect progressively higher levels of cognitive skills.
Which of the following objectives represents the highest level of cognitive skills? -
,CORRECT ANSWER - Assess the role of societal and peer pressure in
influencing students' selection of foods
6. Which of the following activities would most likely be observed in a classroom
emphasizing discovery learning? - CORRECT ANSWER - The teacher
explains to the class how right triangles differ from other triangles and then has
students decide whether given triangles are right triangles
COMPETENCY 2: A middle school English-language learner (ELL) can read
English texts with familiar topics, simple sentence structures, and high-frequency
vocabulary but is unable to read the test with the appropriate rate and speed. Which
of the following best describes the reading proficiency level of the ELL? -
CORRECT ANSWER - B. Intermediate
Cynthia is an English-language learner who frequently makes errors when
speaking. When Cynthia participates in small groups, the other students have
difficulty understanding her pronunciation of English words, causing her to
become frustrated and give up. Which of the following best describes Cynthia's
proficiency level in spoken English? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Beginning
3. Kim, an English-language learner, speaks English with single words and short
phrases. She makes communication that prevents others from understanding her
speech. During small-group instruction speaks to her peers in her native language.
Which of the following levels of English-language profile describes Kim's
speaking ability. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Beginner
4. A middle school reading teacher is assessing the reading proficiency of a new
student who is an English Language learner by asking the student to read several
short texts of varying difficulty. The student recognizes some high-frequency
,words that coordinate with visual cues but reads few other words in the texts.
Which of the following language-proficiency levels characterizes the student in the
domain of reading? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Beginning
5. A middle school English-language learner who is writing at the intermediate
level of English-language proficiency is most likely to demonstrate writing that
includes - CORRECT ANSWER - use of native language.
6. A United States history class consists of a diverse group of students, including
students with learning disabilities and English-language learners. The teacher
assigns a project in which students will wou cooperative groups to create a
biographical presentation about a Revolutionary War hero. Given the diversity,
which of the following approaches will most likely result in equitable cooperative
group - CORRECT ANSWER - Teacher-planned homogeneous groups
7. An English-language learner (ELL) at the advanced-high level of English
proficiency in writing is preparing a written report to discuss the results of a
science experiment. To best support the ELL with the assignment, the teacher
should provide instruction in which of the following areas? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Elaborating on ideas in detail
8. Which of the following activities is most beneficial in helping intermediate-level
English-language learners (ELLS) expand their content-area vocabulary in
English? - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Working with students to create
pictorial flashcards
9. A sixth-grade teacher wants to ensure that beginning-level English-language
learners (ELLS) are actively involved in classroom writing activities. To best meet
, the goal during a lesson, the teacher should provide the ELLS with - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. a set of sentence stems containing commonly used phrases.
10. Mr. Colby, a middle school mathematics teacher, notices that when he explains
some of the steps in a mathematics problem, his beginning-and intermediate-level
English-language learners do not understand some of the basic directions and
explanations. The most appropriate accommodation for the students would be -
CORRECT ANSWER - word banks that contain low-frequency terms
11. A high school science teacher often tells her students brief anecdotes about the
people she calls "unsung heroes of science," ordinary people who made significant
contributions in the area of science the class is studying. She makes sure to include
scientists from both genders and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Which of the following statements best expresses why this practice is likely to be a
valuable one for high school students? - CORRECT ANSWER - Providing
students with a wide range of role models helps broaden their thinking about their
own future educational and career options.
12. Ms. Hawkins teaches a high school humanities class with students at various
levels of English-language proficiency. She teaches students at the intermediate
level of English-language proficiency the following sentence stems. (1) What do
you think...? (2) Is there another...? (3) Tell me more about
The sentence stems that Ms. Hawkins has taught her students will be most effective
in which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Promoting students'
elaboration skills.
13. When providing vocabulary instruction to students who are at the beginning
level of English-language proficiency, which of the following is most appropriate
