TNT 700.6A COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ According to research, how long should a teacher wait after asking a
question? Answer: until at least one person knows the answer
◉ What does checking for understanding allow a teacher to assess?
Answer: whether or not the teacher needs to further scaffold instruction
ensure a student will perform well on summative assessments
◉ What should the teacher explicitly state during direct instruction?
Answer: how it will be used
when it will be used
what is being taught
◉ Which of the following statements best summarizes the characteristics
of effective feedback? Answer: Feedback is an integral part of
instructional dialogue that places value on a student's work.
,◉ What does modeling allow students to better understand? Answer:
how to develop a skill or problem solving strategy
◉ According to Fisher and Frey, what type of "robust" question is
provided below?If you could give Romeo and Juliet advice, what would
you tell them? Answer: inventive question
◉ Which of the following explains why a teacher might ask an
elicitation question as opposed to a heuristic question? Answer: when
the teacher wants to engage a student a student in problem-solving
◉ According to Fisher and Frey, what type of "robust" question is
provided below?Can you show me where you found that information?
Answer: clarification question
elicitation question
divergent question
inventive question
◉ Joey, a tenth grade student, is struggling to pass his English I End of
Course exam. Which of the following should Joey's teacher use to
determine current level of performance and growth? Answer: Ipsative
standards
, ◉ Rather than simply correcting a student that responds incorrectly to a
question, which of the following strategy would be best for a teacher to
use? Answer: cuing
◉ Formative assessment plays a critical role in student learning and
achievement. When planning lessons, what should the teacher consider?
Answer: type of questions asked, wait time provided, number of
opportunities to respond to higher order questions, and quality feedback
◉ How does formative assessment differ from summative assessment?
Answer: Formative assessments are assessments for learning, while
summative assessments are assessments of learning.
◉ Which of the following best describes the type of assessment of the
State of Texas (STAAR) test? Answer: summative and criterion-
referenced
◉ What is the primary benefit to asking "robust" questions? Answer:
helps a teacher determine what students know, how they use
information, and the need for clarification
◉ What is the difference between cognitive prompts and metacognitive
prompts? Answer: A cognitive prompt is based on student knowledge of
a process or procedure while metacognitive prompts are based on
student reflection.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ According to research, how long should a teacher wait after asking a
question? Answer: until at least one person knows the answer
◉ What does checking for understanding allow a teacher to assess?
Answer: whether or not the teacher needs to further scaffold instruction
ensure a student will perform well on summative assessments
◉ What should the teacher explicitly state during direct instruction?
Answer: how it will be used
when it will be used
what is being taught
◉ Which of the following statements best summarizes the characteristics
of effective feedback? Answer: Feedback is an integral part of
instructional dialogue that places value on a student's work.
,◉ What does modeling allow students to better understand? Answer:
how to develop a skill or problem solving strategy
◉ According to Fisher and Frey, what type of "robust" question is
provided below?If you could give Romeo and Juliet advice, what would
you tell them? Answer: inventive question
◉ Which of the following explains why a teacher might ask an
elicitation question as opposed to a heuristic question? Answer: when
the teacher wants to engage a student a student in problem-solving
◉ According to Fisher and Frey, what type of "robust" question is
provided below?Can you show me where you found that information?
Answer: clarification question
elicitation question
divergent question
inventive question
◉ Joey, a tenth grade student, is struggling to pass his English I End of
Course exam. Which of the following should Joey's teacher use to
determine current level of performance and growth? Answer: Ipsative
standards
, ◉ Rather than simply correcting a student that responds incorrectly to a
question, which of the following strategy would be best for a teacher to
use? Answer: cuing
◉ Formative assessment plays a critical role in student learning and
achievement. When planning lessons, what should the teacher consider?
Answer: type of questions asked, wait time provided, number of
opportunities to respond to higher order questions, and quality feedback
◉ How does formative assessment differ from summative assessment?
Answer: Formative assessments are assessments for learning, while
summative assessments are assessments of learning.
◉ Which of the following best describes the type of assessment of the
State of Texas (STAAR) test? Answer: summative and criterion-
referenced
◉ What is the primary benefit to asking "robust" questions? Answer:
helps a teacher determine what students know, how they use
information, and the need for clarification
◉ What is the difference between cognitive prompts and metacognitive
prompts? Answer: A cognitive prompt is based on student knowledge of
a process or procedure while metacognitive prompts are based on
student reflection.
