Free NYSTCE 519 Practice Test

Which statement best expresses the central idea of the passage?

Many schools once treated recess as optional time that could be removed as a consequence. Researchers have since found that unstructured play improves attention after students return to class, and that students who lose recess are often the ones who most need a movement break. As a result, several districts now prohibit withholding recess as a punishment.

A fourth grader reads a passage accurately but slowly, word by word, and cannot retell it afterward. Which support should come first?

A student meets the word 'unpredictable' in a text. Which strategy helps the student work out its meaning most efficiently?

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

A teaching assistant is writing a note to a family. Which version is clearest and most professional?

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of flour per batch. A teaching assistant is preparing 6 batches with only a 1/4-cup scoop. How many level scoops are needed?

A class of 24 students has a ratio of 5 girls to 3 boys. How many more girls than boys are in the class?

A student solves 52 − 27 and writes 35, subtracting the smaller digit from the larger in each column. What is the root misunderstanding?

A student with an IEP is struggling on an independent worksheet, and the teaching assistant is unsure which accommodations apply. What is the best first step?

A student quietly tells a teaching assistant something suggesting possible abuse at home, then begs them not to tell anyone. What should the teaching assistant do?