TExES Exam Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which EC-6 science concept describes the transfer of heat through direct contact? → Conduction
2. A teacher wants students to understand how art reflects historical context. Which activity best achieves this goal? → Comparing propaganda posters from different wars with their historical contexts
3. Which process describes the movement of water from soil into plant roots? → Osmosis
4. A teacher modifies a science lab report template by adding labeled diagrams and sentence starters. This differentiation strategy is best categorized as: → Scaffolding academic tasks to support language production without lowering rigor
5. Which teaching strategy helps students connect abstract algebraic concepts to real-world contexts? → Using contextual word problems and modeling scenarios
6. The ancient Egyptian convention of depicting figures with heads in profile but torsos facing forward is an example of: → Conceptual representation overriding optical reality
7. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the LPAC (Language Proficiency Assessment Committee) in Texas? → To make placement, instructional, and reclassification decisions for ELL students
8. Which artistic movement unites the works of Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, and Max Ernst? → Dada
9. Which instructional strategy is MOST supported by research for teaching reading to students with dyslexia? → Explicit, systematic, multisensory phonics instruction
10. Which layer of Earth is responsible for tectonic plate movement? → Asthenosphere
11. A student at the Intermediate ESL proficiency level would most likely demonstrate which characteristic? → Expanding vocabulary with occasional grammar errors in complex sentences
12. The Marshall Plan, enacted in 1948, was primarily designed to: → Provide economic aid to rebuild war-devastated European nations
13. In geography, the term 'push factor' in the context of human migration refers to: → Conditions in the origin location that drive people to leave
14. Which type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms? → Covalent bond
15. A campus is identified as needing improvement under Texas accountability. The principal MUST first: → Develop a targeted improvement plan addressing the specific identified deficiencies
16. A teacher uses a 'think-aloud' strategy while reading a complex text to students. What is the primary instructional purpose of this technique? → To model the metacognitive processes skilled readers use
17. In a mathematics classroom, a teacher uses manipulatives before introducing abstract symbols. This approach best reflects which instructional framework? → The Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) sequence
18. Which writing stage involves students sharing drafts with peers to receive suggestions on clarity and content before final revision? → Peer conferencing (revision stage)
19. A teacher notices a student with an IEP is not making expected progress. What is the FIRST step the teacher should take? → Review and analyze progress monitoring data to identify patterns
20. A student consistently struggles with reading fluency despite adequate decoding skills. What is the most likely explanation? → The student lacks automaticity with sight words and practiced reading
21. Which property allows you to rewrite 3(x + 4) as 3x + 12? → Distributive property
22. Which data source is MOST useful for a principal analyzing overall student academic performance trends over time? → Longitudinal STAAR assessment data
23. Which error correction technique is most effective for promoting long-term accuracy in ELL oral production? → Using recasts and strategic feedback focused on errors that impede communication
24. A student asks why Picasso's paintings look 'weird' because faces have two eyes on the same side. The teacher should respond by: → Explaining that Cubism deliberately shows multiple perspectives simultaneously
25. 6 months; 1000 words; 1- and 2-word phrases. → Early Production
26. When pre-teaching vocabulary before a reading assignment, which approach is MOST effective for ELLs? → Presenting words with visual support, context sentences, and student interaction
27. In economics, 'opportunity cost' is defined as: → The value of the best alternative foregone when making any economic choice
28. A student with ADHD frequently loses track of multi-step instructions. Which classroom accommodation is MOST directly effective? → Provide written, step-by-step visual task breakdowns and check-in prompts
29. "Conscious learning can only serve as a monitor or an editor," → Monitor Hypothesis
30. Errors of this kind include misplaced modifiers, dangling participles, and a lack of subject-verb agreement in a student's writing. → Syntax