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PRE-ASSESSMENT: MONITORING
STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH
ASSESSMENT 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
A history teacher gave a quiz at the end of a lesson about the
U.S. government. The class average for the quiz was 52%.How
should the teacher adjust instruction, based on the quiz
results?
-Score the quiz using a curved grading scale
-Use an exit ticket instead of a quiz next time
-Teach a lesson about state and local governments
-Teach the content again using a different method - correct
answer-Teach the content again using a different method
An exit ticket was used to evaluate student understanding at
the end of a math lesson about polynomial multiplication. The
teacher discovered that more than 50% of the students
struggled to correctly apply the distributive property.Which
adjustment to instruction is appropriate, based on the results of
the exit ticket?
-Add more polynomial multiplication questions to the unit test
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-Show several more examples before moving to the next topic
-Assign more individual work with polynomial multiplication
-Allow time during the next lesson for students to work in
groups - correct answer-Show several more examples before
moving to the next topic
A Spanish teacher observed students as they worked
individually on a worksheet to practice verb conjugations. The
teacher noticed that approximately 10% of the students looked
puzzled and were not making progress.Which adjustment to
instruction is appropriate, based on the results of the
observation?
-Switch to a lesson that is easier for all students to understand,
such as vocabulary
-Allow the struggling students to complete the worksheet
together as one group
-Continue to the next lesson, but offer support to the 10% of
students that need it
-Have the 10% of students that struggled with the worksheet
complete it again - correct answer-Continue to the next lesson,
but offer support to the 10% of students that need it
A teacher held a discussion about interpretations of a short
story during a lesson. The teacher noticed that students
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responded incorrectly to about 50% of the discussion
questions.How should the teacher adjust instruction, based on
the results of the discussion?
-Present another short story that is easier to interpret
-Assess student understanding using an exit ticket
-Ask students to read aloud for the last part of the lesson
-Spend more time on strategies for interpretation - correct
answer-Spend more time on strategies for interpretation
An accounting teacher had students complete a knowledge-
check question during a lesson. There are 20 students in the
class. The teacher found that 18 students identified the correct
value, 10 students identified the type of value correctly, and 19
students performed the correct calculation.Which instructional
adjustment is appropriate, based on the results of the
assessment?
-Move to the next lesson without testing students on the current
lesson
-Give students more opportunities for group practice with
calculations
-Spend more classroom time on identifying correct values from
descriptions
PRE-ASSESSMENT: MONITORING
STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH
ASSESSMENT 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
A history teacher gave a quiz at the end of a lesson about the
U.S. government. The class average for the quiz was 52%.How
should the teacher adjust instruction, based on the quiz
results?
-Score the quiz using a curved grading scale
-Use an exit ticket instead of a quiz next time
-Teach a lesson about state and local governments
-Teach the content again using a different method - correct
answer-Teach the content again using a different method
An exit ticket was used to evaluate student understanding at
the end of a math lesson about polynomial multiplication. The
teacher discovered that more than 50% of the students
struggled to correctly apply the distributive property.Which
adjustment to instruction is appropriate, based on the results of
the exit ticket?
-Add more polynomial multiplication questions to the unit test
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-Show several more examples before moving to the next topic
-Assign more individual work with polynomial multiplication
-Allow time during the next lesson for students to work in
groups - correct answer-Show several more examples before
moving to the next topic
A Spanish teacher observed students as they worked
individually on a worksheet to practice verb conjugations. The
teacher noticed that approximately 10% of the students looked
puzzled and were not making progress.Which adjustment to
instruction is appropriate, based on the results of the
observation?
-Switch to a lesson that is easier for all students to understand,
such as vocabulary
-Allow the struggling students to complete the worksheet
together as one group
-Continue to the next lesson, but offer support to the 10% of
students that need it
-Have the 10% of students that struggled with the worksheet
complete it again - correct answer-Continue to the next lesson,
but offer support to the 10% of students that need it
A teacher held a discussion about interpretations of a short
story during a lesson. The teacher noticed that students
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responded incorrectly to about 50% of the discussion
questions.How should the teacher adjust instruction, based on
the results of the discussion?
-Present another short story that is easier to interpret
-Assess student understanding using an exit ticket
-Ask students to read aloud for the last part of the lesson
-Spend more time on strategies for interpretation - correct
answer-Spend more time on strategies for interpretation
An accounting teacher had students complete a knowledge-
check question during a lesson. There are 20 students in the
class. The teacher found that 18 students identified the correct
value, 10 students identified the type of value correctly, and 19
students performed the correct calculation.Which instructional
adjustment is appropriate, based on the results of the
assessment?
-Move to the next lesson without testing students on the current
lesson
-Give students more opportunities for group practice with
calculations
-Spend more classroom time on identifying correct values from
descriptions
