Texas Education Agency Practice Test

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• Which organelle is primarily responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells?
• CRT stands for Criterion Referenced Test. It determines whether examinees have achieved what?
• Which program is known as the nation's report card and provides information on state and national student achievement and achievement changes over time?
• The Limited English Proficient Student Success Initiative provides intensive programs of instruction for LEP students and resources for teachers. This description corresponds to which option?
• Compute 3/4 ÷ 2/5 and express the result in simplest form.
• Which statement accurately describes how energy and matter move in ecosystems?
• In economics, what does a rightward shift of the supply curve indicate?
• Which action is a responsibility of the Data Governance Board regarding TEA data collections?
• Under the Articles of Confederation, who retained sovereignty?
• If a circle has diameter 10 cm, what is its circumference? Use pi = 3.14.
• Which option describes the official Texas publication describing the rules for financial accounting for charter schools, education service centers, and school districts?
• What is the primary function of the chloroplast in plant cells?
• AEIS stands for what in Texas education?
• Solve the system: x + y = 7 and x - y = 1.
• The Articles of Confederation created a government with what characteristics?
• Under BTIM, districts may assign a mentor to each classroom teacher who has less than how many years of teaching experience?
• Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell in eukaryotes?
• Which option best describes how a resilient character responds to challenges?
• Choose the sentence that uses parallel structure: 'She likes hiking, to swim, and biking.'
• The admission of Texas as a state occurred in which year, a factor in sectional debates over slavery?
• How does the narrator’s point of view affect the reliability of information in a memoir?
• In a controlled experiment, what is it called when results show no effect of the independent variable?
• In a market economy, what primarily determines the prices of goods and services?
• In comparing two poems, which element signals a mood shift between stanzas?
• NAEP is best described as which of the following?
• Which process describes the movement of water across a membrane from high to low water potential?
• Which program is also known as Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (Texas ACE)?
• Which primary source would best illustrate daily life in a 19th-century Texas settlement?
• AMAO stands for what in Title III accountability for English language learners?
• What is the area of a rectangle with length 8 and width 3?
• What best characterizes persuasive writing about energy policy?
• What is the Existing Debt Allotment (EDA) program?
• A price increases from $50 to $65. What is the percent increase?
• What is the key difference between a market economy and a command economy?
• The phrase 'count days by the rising sun' most clearly signals what about the character's situation?
• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) is a term used to describe a full-time employee. If two half-time employees are counted, their combined FTE equals:
• In an experiment, which variable is deliberately changed to test its effect?
• Which organelle is primarily responsible for energy production?
• A survey shows 60% of 250 students prefer online classes. How many prefer online classes?
• Which line provides the strongest evidence for the author’s claim?
• ASF stands for which fund?
• AEIS collects information on student performance in Texas. Which option best describes AEIS?
• AED stands for what in education context?
• Which system allows recipients of formula and discretionary grants to submit reimbursement requests with real-time status and TEA comments?
• Which statement best describes an exothermic reaction?
• What does primary productivity measure in an ecosystem?
• What is the area of a rectangle with length 8.5 cm and width 3.2 cm?
• Which version of the sentence is most concise and clear?
• Which branch has the power to veto laws passed by Congress?
• Which organelle is the site of cellular respiration in eukaryotic cells?
• The rights protected in the Bill of Rights are primarily concerned with protection from what?
• Which punctuation marks properly set off a nonessential clause?
• EMAT supports which main process?
• Manifest destiny refers to the belief that the United States was destined to expand across which region?
• ARD stands for what in special education context?
• Which option correctly identifies the Foundation School Program's abbreviation?
• Convert 0.625 to a fraction in simplest form.
• ISP stands for which term?
• What effect does vivid imagery have on a reader's understanding in a descriptive passage?
• Which amendment extended voting rights to women?
• Solve for y: 4y - 9 = 3y + 7.
• LEP stands for which phrase?
• Which geographic concept explains why deserts form near 30 degrees north and south latitude?
• Who are major users of Educational Materials Online (EMAT)?
• Which principle is described by checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution?
• CIRCLE's purpose includes promoting quality learning environments for young children. Which option best reflects this?
• Which term describes reading teachers who mentor other teachers as they meet the diverse reading needs of their students?
• In an energy pyramid, what happens to the available energy as you move up trophic levels?
• Which organization is described as an organization of more than 10,000 secondary school counselors, independent counselors, college admission and financial aid officers, enrollment managers and organizations who guide students through the secondary-to-higher-education transition process. This organization was founded in 1937?
• If the ratio of apples to oranges is 3:4 and you have 21 apples, how many oranges?
• Solve for x: 2x - 5 = 3x + 7.
• Solve the system: x + y = 7 and x − y = -1. What are x and y?
• Solve for x: 5x - 7 = 3x + 9.
• In photosynthesis, which gas is produced by plants and released into the atmosphere?
• What is a primary source?
• Which atmospheric circulation pattern explains why deserts form near 30 degrees north and south latitude?
• What is the purpose of checks and balances in the U.S. government?
• Which program provides individualized instructional programs beyond the regular school year for eligible students with disabilities under IDEA?
• What constitutional mechanism prevents concentration of power by separating and balancing governmental branches?
• A two-column layout with causes on the left and effects on the right illustrates which text structure?
• CIRCLE is located at which institution?
• GEEG (Governor's Educator Excellence Grant) provided three-year grants to schools to design and implement teacher performance pay plans from the 2005-06 to 2007-08 school years, and was implemented in 99 high-poverty, high-performing Texas public schools.
• In a plant photosynthesis experiment, which variable is deliberately changed?
• If a substance has a mass of 9 g and a volume of 3 cm3, what is its density?
• LEA stands for which term?
• In a free-market economy, how do prices reach equilibrium?
• FASRG is an official Texas Education Publication describing the rules for financial accounting for which entities?
• FSP (Foundation School Program) is the state program that establishes the amount of state and local funding due to school districts under Texas school finance law.
• What does ESEA stand for and what is its history?
• The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, also known as Texas ACE, is a federally funded out-of-school time initiative designed to supplement regular academic programs. Which option best describes it?
• In a data set where the mean is 78 and the median is 80, what does this suggest about the distribution?
• The main purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
• Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement in a formal paragraph?
• What is EDIT+?
• NACAC stands for which organization?
• Which climate-change impact is most consistent with rising sea levels for coastal communities?
• A memoir's reliability is influenced by the narrator's perspective because:
• Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of a contraction for 'they are'?
• The attack on Pearl Harbor prompted U.S. entry into World War II. In what year did this occur?
• FIRST stands for Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas. Which option best describes its purpose?
• Convert 2 kilometers to meters.
• Which of the following best describes NACAC?
• IDEA stands for which act?
• If a nonfiction text starts with surprising statistics and follows with personal stories, what is the likely effect on readers?
• IB stands for which description?
• Which organization administers the ACT college entrance examination?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of the Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG)?
• If a circle has radius 7 cm, what is its circumference? Use pi = 3.14.
• Which region of Texas is known for oil production and large energy industries?
• What is the formula for density?
• What is the probability of getting heads on the first flip and tails on the second flip with a fair coin?
• Which term is defined as a mutual accord document between two or more parties?
• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during which conflict?
• What is the District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) program?
• Which sentence best summarizes the main idea of the passage on the water cycle?
• ASKTED is a web-based app enabling districts to update district personnel data and district/campus organizational data. A compilation of this information is published annually as what?
• Which sentence best supports the main idea in a paragraph?
• Which term is defined as a document that expresses mutual accord on an issue between two or more parties?
• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during which major American conflict?
• NACAC is best described as which of the following?
• What is Expenditure Reporting (ER) used for?
• NAEP is described as which of the following?
• Which acronym stands for an organization founded in 1937?
• The ARD committee is involved in decisions about which type of services?
• TEAMS is the current Texas system for adult education. Which option describes TEAMS?
• In a mature ecosystem, which organism group typically has the greatest biomass?
• In a market economy, who primarily drives economic decisions?
• In the data set {2, 4, 4, 6, 8}, what is the median?
• Which of the following describes the Data Governance Board (DGB)?
• What is the main idea about ecosystems described in the material?
• Why is a control group used in an experiment?
• Solve for x: 2x + 7 = 19.
• What is the chemical formula for water?
• Which program is administered by the College Board to earn college credit by achieving qualifying scores on examinations?
• What is the primary purpose of the Bill of Rights?
• Which sentence demonstrates proper parallel structure in a list?
• IHE stands for which term?
• In a well-organized paragraph, which transition best shows cause and effect?
• If a triangle has sides 5 cm, 12 cm, and 13 cm, is it a right triangle?
• What does the Equal Educational Opportunity (EEO) act address?
• Which region was most affected by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
• What does AAR stand for in Texas education?
• Which term denotes a reading teacher who mentors other teachers to meet diverse reading needs?
• In which scenario would an audience-focused tone be most appropriate?
• Which energy transfer occurs when you rub your hands together?
• Choose the sentence that contains the error: 'Their going to launch the project next week.'
• How does the author's use of second-person point of view affect reader engagement?
• LEA refers to which type of entity?
• Under FERPA, what happens to rights when a student turns 18 or enters college?
• NACAC is best described as which of the following?
• If a passage alternates between past and present tense to describe memories, what does this reveal about its structure?
• Coordinated School Health aims to advance student academic performance by promoting what?
• In a food web, what does the arrow from a producer to a primary consumer signify?
• Which detail best supports the theme of resilience in the narrative?
• If the ratio A:B is 3:4 and B = 8, what is A?
• The activist's rhetoric was incendiary. What does incendiary most nearly mean?
• Which approach most directly improves coherence in a narrative paragraph?
• Which committee is established by the Texas Legislature to improve equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of student learning and to recommend legislation and strategies for implementing the Long-Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020?
• If a supply curve shifts to the right, what happens to the quantity supplied at each price?
• Communities In Schools (CIS) uses which model to prevent dropouts?
• Which statement about the scientific method is most accurate?
• In a mature ecosystem, which group provides the base energy source for all other organisms?
• Which effect does second-person point of view have on reader engagement?
• FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. Who has the right of access to their children's records under FERPA?
• ASF funding sources? which sources primarily fund ASF?
• The word benevolent most nearly means:
• In academic writing, which position is most typical for the thesis statement?
• Maintenance of Effort applies to grant programs funded under which laws?
• Convert 5000 meters to kilometers.
• Which biome has the highest primary productivity?
• Which statement best describes the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP)?
• The Three-Fifths Compromise determined how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation. For this purpose, which option best describes its rule?
• AMAO accountability focuses on which group of students?
• What is the probability of rolling a 4 on a fair six-sided die?
• In the water cycle, which process describes water turning into vapor from a surface?
• Which TEA program provides awards to educators for student achievement?
• In an ecosystem, which term describes an organism that feeds on dead organic matter?
• Which statement best describes the MOE requirement?
• Solve for y: 2y + 3 = 11.
• In a story about a long journey that ends with personal growth, what is a common theme?
• Which Texas-specific historical event illustrates sectional tensions before the Civil War?
• How many examinations does CLEP offer?
• In an experiment, which variable is observed and measured to assess the effect?
• Which term best matches the definition 'a document that expresses mutual accord on an issue between two or more parties'?
• ADA stands for what in Texas education?
• Which sentence provides the strongest evidence for the main idea?
• What was the significance of the Great Compromise?
• Which approach helps you compare two texts that present the same issue from different perspectives?
• In a right triangle, if one acute angle is 60 degrees and another is 30 degrees, what is the measure of the third angle?
• Which strategy helps identify the main idea in a paragraph?
• Which event led to independence from Great Britain?
• Which term describes a systemic approach to advancing student academic performance by promoting health education and services?
• During what years did the American Revolution take place?
• If a car travels at 60 mph for 2 hours, how far does it go?
• MOE stands for which concept?
• What is a typical author’s purpose when a nonfiction text starts with surprising statistics before personal stories?
• Which change would most improve the clarity of a narrative sequence?
• In proofreading for conventions, which is not a standard task?
• In a right triangle with legs 9 and 12, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
• The slope of the line through (0, -2) and (4, 6) is:
• What is the central idea of a passage about a community garden that brings neighbors together to grow food?
• Which revision improves coherence by clarifying sequence of events in a narrative paragraph?
• In a right triangle with legs 9 cm and 12 cm, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
• When synthesizing information from two passages about renewable energy, what is a key step?
• What is the effect of using technical vocabulary in a science-based passage?
• AP stands for which program in Texas education?
• What is the Charter Schools Tracking System (CSTS) primarily used for?
• Which entity is primarily responsible for maintaining AAR records?
• The Permian Basin region of Texas is best described as located in which part of the state?
• The GED tests cover five subjects: math, science, social studies, writing and reading. Which of the following options accurately reflects the subject set?
• LFA stands for which concept?
• Which program provides intensive summer instruction to at-risk students to promote postsecondary success?
• Which option best describes the structure of a passage that presents a sequence where a decision leads to a consequence?
• If a saltwater fish is placed in freshwater, what happens to its cells?
• Which system replaced ACES (Adult and Community Education System) as the Texas adult education management system?
• A rectangle has length 7 cm and perimeter 28 cm. What is its width?
• Which process converts light energy into chemical energy in plants?
• In a right triangle with legs 6 and 8, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
• Two half-time employees equal how many full-time equivalent (FTE)?
• Which acronym stands for the national program for student achievement data and is known as the nation's report card?
• The attack on Pearl Harbor led the United States into World War II. This is an example of which major historical event?
• What does ABE stand for in Texas education?
• If a recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar and you want to make 2x the recipe, how much sugar is needed?
• CCSSO stands for Council of Chief State School Officers, a nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in which jurisdictions?
• What evidence from the text best shows the author’s purpose is to persuade readers to support clean energy policies?
• In an experiment, which variable is intentionally changed to observe its effect?
• EVI is part of the EMAT system. Districts can order which types of instructional materials through EVI?
• Which program provides assistance to develop the content knowledge and instructional expertise of secondary mathematics teachers and has eligibility criteria tied to student demographics and math performance?
• Which term describes a reaction that absorbs heat from the surroundings?
• Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and press?
• What is the range of the data set {2, 4, 4, 6, 8}?
• What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 3 and 4?
• In the water cycle, which process describes water vapor turning into a liquid as it cools?
• How often does the Data Governance Board conduct sunset reviews of TEA data collections?
• Which term describes funding for debt service on instructional facilities construction?
• What is the area of a triangle with base 6 and height 4?
• Where should a thesis statement most likely appear in an academic essay?
• If f(x) = 3x + 5, what is f(4)?