AEPA Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which instructional model involves students learning new content at home (often via video) and applying it in class with teacher support? → Flipped classroom
2. A teacher uses primary sources in a history lesson. What is the main advantage of this approach? → They provide firsthand accounts that develop historical thinking skills
3. Which term describes the movement of people into a country to live permanently? → Immigration
4. An IEP goal states: 'Given a reading passage, Jaylen will correctly answer 4 out of 5 comprehension questions by May.' Which component is this an example of? → Measurable annual goal
5. What is the primary purpose of a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)? → To identify the function or purpose behind a student's challenging behavior
6. Which formula correctly calculates the area of a trapezoid? → A = ½(b₁ + b₂) × h
7. In early childhood mathematics, which skill involves understanding that the last number counted represents the total quantity of a set? → Cardinality
8. Which process do plants use to convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose? → Photosynthesis
9. Which term describes specialized instruction designed to meet the unique needs of a student with a disability? → Special education
10. What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem? → To break down dead organic matter and return nutrients to the soil
11. Which accommodation is most appropriate for a student with a reading disability taking a content-area test? → Providing extended time and text-to-speech technology
12. A teacher notices a student is frequently off-task. What is the most appropriate first step? → Observe and document the behavior to identify patterns before intervening
13. Which Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional? → Brown v. Board of Education
14. Which number property states that the order of addends does not affect the sum? → Commutative property
15. The accused has the following rights under the Bill of Rights' procedural guarantees: → confront witnesses
16. What is the primary purpose of using exit tickets at the end of a lesson? → To provide a quick formative check of student understanding before leaving class
17. Which professional development model involves teachers working together to plan, observe, and refine lessons collaboratively? → Lesson study
18. Which of the following is an example of a modification (as opposed to an accommodation) for a student with a disability? → Reducing the number of test items required
19. If the audience is engaged or interested in what is being said, the speaker can tell by: → conducting an audience analysis
20. Which cognitive demand level involves students using procedures with connection to underlying mathematical concepts? → Procedures with connections
21. The main goal of a soliloquy in a play is to: → Reveal the personal thoughts and emotions of a character
22. Which instructional strategy is most effective for teaching geographic concepts such as map reading? → Reading and interpreting a variety of maps with guided analysis
23. An AEPA Mathematics teacher wants to assess procedural fluency. Which task is most appropriate? → Solve a set of multi-digit multiplication problems accurately and efficiently
24. Which of the following is an irrational number? → √2
25. Which teaching strategy involves presenting a lesson concept in multiple formats (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) to reach diverse learners? → Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
26. What is the primary function of the legislative branch of the U.S. government? → To make laws
27. Which federal law protects the privacy of student education records and limits their disclosure? → FERPA
28. Which economic system relies primarily on supply and demand with limited government intervention? → Free market economy
29. Which type of knowledge, described by Shulman, combines content expertise with knowledge of how to teach that specific content? → Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK)
30. A teacher groups students by similar readiness levels to target instruction. Which differentiation strategy is this? → Flexible grouping by readiness