2025 AEPA 36 PRACTICE TEST (2025) ACTUAL EXAM
(TESTING REAL EXAM QUESTIONS) AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (MULTIPLE CHOICES)
Question 1
To enhance reading comprehension, an early elementary teacher wants
students to develop the habit of asking questions about what they are
reading. The teacher begins by explaining that questioning can be an
effective tool for increasing comprehension. The best step for the teacher to
take next would be to:
A. Model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask questions about a
text while reading it to the class.
B. Ask students to read a photocopied text into which the teacher has
inserted questions at key points.
C. Give the class a list of generic questions to ask as they do their assigned
reading for that evening.
D. Have students work in small groups to generate questions about a
content-area reading selection.
Correct Answer: A) Model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask
questions about a text while reading it to the class.
Rationale: Modeling is a highly effective instructional strategy,
especially for comprehension strategies. By demonstrating the
thinking process involved in questioning, the teacher makes the
abstract strategy concrete and observable for students.
Question 2
Which would be the most effective strategy for a kindergarten teacher to use
,in prompting the communication skills for an English Language Learner
(ELL)?
A. Providing opportunities for the student to read a favorite book aloud to the
class in their primary language.
B. Facilitating the student's full participation in activities with peers.
C. Spending time with the student during recess engaging in one-on-one
conversations.
D. Helping the student label objects in the classroom.
Correct Answer: B) Facilitating the student's full participation in
activities with peers.
Rationale: Peer interaction provides authentic, low-stakes
opportunities for language practice, negotiation of meaning, and
exposure to varied English input in a natural context, which is
crucial for communication skill development in ELLs.
Question 3
A third-grade teacher observes a new student who is an ELL using sentences
that include both English words and words in their primary language (code-
switching). What is the most appropriate response?
A. Ignoring the student's switching between languages and
encourage the student's effort to communicate with others.
B. Asking a classmate who has strong verbal skills to serve as a buddy to the
student and help them facilitate conversations with others.
C. Talking to the student to ensure that she is aware that she often mixes up
, the two languages.
D. Providing the student with a bilingual dictionary.
Correct Answer: A) Ignoring the student's switching between
languages and encourage the student's effort to communicate with
others.
Rationale: Code-switching is a natural and healthy part of second
language acquisition. It demonstrates an ELL's communicative
competence and ability to draw on all their linguistic resources. The
teacher should prioritize communication and provide a supportive
environment.
Question 4
The sentence below exemplifies which of the following stages of spelling
development?
"I thot he racked the leves all reddy!"
A. Semiphonetic
B. Phonetic
C. Transitional
D. Conventional
Correct Answer: C) Transitional
Rationale: Transitional spellers begin to incorporate conventional
spelling patterns and rules, but still make errors. They may use
silent letters, vowels in every syllable, and some sight words
(TESTING REAL EXAM QUESTIONS) AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (MULTIPLE CHOICES)
Question 1
To enhance reading comprehension, an early elementary teacher wants
students to develop the habit of asking questions about what they are
reading. The teacher begins by explaining that questioning can be an
effective tool for increasing comprehension. The best step for the teacher to
take next would be to:
A. Model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask questions about a
text while reading it to the class.
B. Ask students to read a photocopied text into which the teacher has
inserted questions at key points.
C. Give the class a list of generic questions to ask as they do their assigned
reading for that evening.
D. Have students work in small groups to generate questions about a
content-area reading selection.
Correct Answer: A) Model the use of the strategy by pausing to ask
questions about a text while reading it to the class.
Rationale: Modeling is a highly effective instructional strategy,
especially for comprehension strategies. By demonstrating the
thinking process involved in questioning, the teacher makes the
abstract strategy concrete and observable for students.
Question 2
Which would be the most effective strategy for a kindergarten teacher to use
,in prompting the communication skills for an English Language Learner
(ELL)?
A. Providing opportunities for the student to read a favorite book aloud to the
class in their primary language.
B. Facilitating the student's full participation in activities with peers.
C. Spending time with the student during recess engaging in one-on-one
conversations.
D. Helping the student label objects in the classroom.
Correct Answer: B) Facilitating the student's full participation in
activities with peers.
Rationale: Peer interaction provides authentic, low-stakes
opportunities for language practice, negotiation of meaning, and
exposure to varied English input in a natural context, which is
crucial for communication skill development in ELLs.
Question 3
A third-grade teacher observes a new student who is an ELL using sentences
that include both English words and words in their primary language (code-
switching). What is the most appropriate response?
A. Ignoring the student's switching between languages and
encourage the student's effort to communicate with others.
B. Asking a classmate who has strong verbal skills to serve as a buddy to the
student and help them facilitate conversations with others.
C. Talking to the student to ensure that she is aware that she often mixes up
, the two languages.
D. Providing the student with a bilingual dictionary.
Correct Answer: A) Ignoring the student's switching between
languages and encourage the student's effort to communicate with
others.
Rationale: Code-switching is a natural and healthy part of second
language acquisition. It demonstrates an ELL's communicative
competence and ability to draw on all their linguistic resources. The
teacher should prioritize communication and provide a supportive
environment.
Question 4
The sentence below exemplifies which of the following stages of spelling
development?
"I thot he racked the leves all reddy!"
A. Semiphonetic
B. Phonetic
C. Transitional
D. Conventional
Correct Answer: C) Transitional
Rationale: Transitional spellers begin to incorporate conventional
spelling patterns and rules, but still make errors. They may use
silent letters, vowels in every syllable, and some sight words
