TEXAS TEACHERS ASSESSMENT 1 / ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /
ALREADY GRADED A.
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1. A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the
lesson. What is the first thing Mr. Garcia should do to address the
problem?ANSWERS Ignore the student behavior
2. What are the most important elements of a school system?ANSWER
Classrooms
3. Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting
flexibility?ANSWERS Adapting instructional techniques to ensure student understanding
4. For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many
different practice problems on the board for students. She talks
through each problem as she works through it on the board. She is
struggling to understand that why despite all of the different problems
she works through on the board, students are still struggling with
some of the concepts.
What suggestion would you offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student
under- standing?ANSWERS Walk around the room during instruction
5. How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where
learning flourishes?ANSWERS They learn to say I'm sorry in situations where they have
made a mistake.
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, 6. At the end of the school day, Mr. Lawrence is not feeling very well.
He makes sure he has all of his materials prepared for the next day in
case he needs to call in sick. He has made all of his copies, laid out
his lesson plans, along with a class roster, and a seating chart. He's
also laid out his substitute folder that includes evacuation plans, a
classroom behavior plan, and discipline forms. What else should Mr.
Lawrence leave out for a substitute teacher?ANSWERS The name and
room number of another teacher close by
7. Students who feel respected are ANSWERS more likely to take risks in the classroo
8. Mr. Klein is in the middle of a conference with Lucy's parents. He is
discussing some of the issues that Lucy and Julia have been having
in class. Here is an excerpt of their conversation.
Mr. KleinANSWERS I want to discuss some of Lucy's recent
behaviors in class. I have observed Lucy and another student, Julia,
having a disagreement at their lockers and not showing one another
the respect I expect in my classroom. Lucy's MotherANSWERS I
see. Would this Julia you mention happen to be Julia Friedrich? If it is,
she and Lucy have been having problems since the 1st grade. Thank
you so much for bringing this to my attention. I assure you, we
will have a
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QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /
ALREADY GRADED A.
•
1. A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the
lesson. What is the first thing Mr. Garcia should do to address the
problem?ANSWERS Ignore the student behavior
2. What are the most important elements of a school system?ANSWER
Classrooms
3. Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting
flexibility?ANSWERS Adapting instructional techniques to ensure student understanding
4. For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many
different practice problems on the board for students. She talks
through each problem as she works through it on the board. She is
struggling to understand that why despite all of the different problems
she works through on the board, students are still struggling with
some of the concepts.
What suggestion would you offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student
under- standing?ANSWERS Walk around the room during instruction
5. How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where
learning flourishes?ANSWERS They learn to say I'm sorry in situations where they have
made a mistake.
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, 6. At the end of the school day, Mr. Lawrence is not feeling very well.
He makes sure he has all of his materials prepared for the next day in
case he needs to call in sick. He has made all of his copies, laid out
his lesson plans, along with a class roster, and a seating chart. He's
also laid out his substitute folder that includes evacuation plans, a
classroom behavior plan, and discipline forms. What else should Mr.
Lawrence leave out for a substitute teacher?ANSWERS The name and
room number of another teacher close by
7. Students who feel respected are ANSWERS more likely to take risks in the classroo
8. Mr. Klein is in the middle of a conference with Lucy's parents. He is
discussing some of the issues that Lucy and Julia have been having
in class. Here is an excerpt of their conversation.
Mr. KleinANSWERS I want to discuss some of Lucy's recent
behaviors in class. I have observed Lucy and another student, Julia,
having a disagreement at their lockers and not showing one another
the respect I expect in my classroom. Lucy's MotherANSWERS I
see. Would this Julia you mention happen to be Julia Friedrich? If it is,
she and Lucy have been having problems since the 1st grade. Thank
you so much for bringing this to my attention. I assure you, we
will have a
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11
