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Graduate Teaching Assistant Practice Test

Check what you know about the graduate teaching assistant job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on graduate teaching assistant knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15A stipend is:
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Answer: A fixed payment. Pay.

Question 2 of 15A tuition waiver:
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Answer: Covers tuition. Benefit.

Question 3 of 15Grade fairly by:
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Answer: Using a rubric. Consistency.

Question 4 of 15Wait after a question for:
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Answer: Several seconds. Wait time.

Question 5 of 15FERPA protects:
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Answer: Student records. Privacy.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Fixed payment.”
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Answer: Stipend. Stipend: Fixed payment.

Question 7 of 15What does “Proctor” mean?
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Answer: Exam supervisor.. Proctor: Exam supervisor.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Small group with a TA.”
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Answer: Discussion section. Discussion section: Small group with a TA.

Question 9 of 15What does “Instructor of record” mean?
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Answer: Person responsible for a course.. Instructor of record: Person responsible for a course.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Record of teaching.”
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Answer: Teaching portfolio. Teaching portfolio: Record of teaching.

Question 11 of 15What does “Lab section” mean?
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Answer: Hands-on class.. Lab section: Hands-on class.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Honesty rules.”
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Answer: Academic integrity. Academic integrity: Honesty rules.

Question 13 of 15What does “FERPA” mean?
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Answer: Student privacy law.. FERPA: Student privacy law.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Tuition covered.”
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Answer: Tuition waiver. Tuition waiver: Tuition covered.

Question 15 of 15What does “Assistantship” mean?
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Answer: Paid graduate position.. Assistantship: Paid graduate position.

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