Texas Education Agency Practice Test

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