• 42 questions

GACE Leadership Practice Test

Unofficial selected-response practice for GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334), spread like its first three subareas.

From what age does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act protect applicants and employees?

Pick an answer, then press Check answer. Then you see Correct or Not quite, with the reason. Keys: A to D pick, Enter checks.

Print covers the next 42 questions. Share this set copies a link to the same questions in the same order.

Exam mode: 42 questions, 63 minutes.

More options

Unofficial practice questions, not affiliated with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission or Pearson. Bank checked October 12, 2026.

Next step OAE Educational Leadership practiceTExES principal practice test

All 42 questions

Visionary, collaborative and ethical leadership 12

  • A Georgia principal learns that a teacher has breached the Code of Ethics for Educators. By when must the required report be made? Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators, Standard 8. Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0002
  • A leadership team tries a new tardy procedure for six weeks, then compares the tardy counts with the baseline before deciding what to keep. Which step of the plan-do-check-act cycle is the comparison? Wikipedia, "PDCA". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0001
  • A local business asks a principal for a list of seniors with their grade point averages, to pick scholarship winners. What does FERPA generally require before the school hands it over? Wikipedia, "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0002
  • A middle school decides to move a student who receives special education services to an alternative setting after a conduct violation. Under IDEA, how soon must the manifestation determination be held? Wikipedia, "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0002
Show all 42 questions (38 more)

Visionary, collaborative and ethical leadership, continued

  • A new principal wants a vision for the school that the staff and families will act on. Which first step fits the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL)? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 1(b). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0001
  • A principal sends a newsletter home every week but hears little back from families. Which change best fits the PSEL standard on engaging families? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 8(c). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0001
  • A principal shares responsibility for instructional decisions among department chairs, coaches and teacher teams instead of holding it alone. What is this approach called? Wikipedia, "Distributed leadership". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0001
  • An assistant principal wants to search a student's bag. Under New Jersey v. T.L.O., what standard must a search by school officials meet? Wikipedia, "New Jersey v. T. L. O.". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0002
  • Before suspending a student for five days, what does Goss v. Lopez require a public school to give the student? Wikipedia, "Goss v. Lopez". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0002
  • Students wear armbands to school as a silent political protest, and classes go on as usual. Under Tinker v. Des Moines, when may a public school restrict such expression? Wikipedia, "Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0002
  • What does an organization's mission statement mainly tell? Wikipedia, "Mission statement". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0001
  • Which practice does the PSEL standard on families and community name as a way to engage community resources for the school? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 8(d). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea I, objective 0001

Student and staff learning 16

  • A benchmark test gives nearly the same scores when the same students retake it a week later. Which quality has it shown? Wikipedia, "Reliability (statistics)". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0004
  • A principal plans the same one-day workshop for every teacher, from first-year to veteran. Which PSEL expectation does the plan miss? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 6(c). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0005
  • A principal wants teachers to check understanding during a unit and adjust teaching before the unit test. Which kind of assessment is this? Wikipedia, "Formative assessment". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0004
  • A school teaches a few behavior expectations to every student, acknowledges students who meet them, and adds support for those who need more. Which framework is this? Wikipedia, "Positive behavior interventions and supports". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0003
  • A teacher sets one learning goal for the whole class but varies the readings, the tasks and the products by student readiness. What is this practice called? Wikipedia, "Differentiated instruction". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0004
  • A teacher's objectives all begin with "list" or "define". At the top level of the 2001 revision of Bloom's taxonomy, what would tasks ask students to do? Wikipedia, "Bloom's taxonomy". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0004
  • A team of teachers plans one lesson together, watches a colleague teach it while noting how students respond, then meets to revise it. What is this form of professional learning called? Wikipedia, "Lesson study". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0005
  • After a hallway fight, the two students, their families and a facilitator meet so that those harmed can speak and all can agree on how to repair the harm. What is this approach called? Wikipedia, "Restorative justice". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0003
  • An advisory program pairs every student with one adult who checks in each week. Which PSEL expectation does it serve most directly? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 5(b). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0003
  • By Knowles's assumptions about adult learners, which training design suits teachers best? Wikipedia, "Andragogy". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0005
  • Data show that students from low-income families are rarely placed in advanced courses at a school. Which response fits PSEL Standard 3? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 3(e). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0003
  • Grade-level teachers meet weekly to study student work, compare results on common assessments and plan what to change. What is this structure called? Wikipedia, "Professional learning community". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0005
  • Walkthroughs show that tenth-grade English classes teach content that the course assessments do not measure. Which action fits PSEL Standard 4? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 4(a). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0004
  • What does PSEL Standard 6 expect of leaders with regard to their own development? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 6(i). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0005
  • What does the Pygmalion effect, named in a well-known classroom study, claim? Wikipedia, "Pygmalion effect". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0003
  • Which framework asks teachers to plan multiple means of representation, of expression and of engagement into the curriculum from the outset? Wikipedia, "Universal Design for Learning". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea II, objective 0004

Systems and resource management 14

  • A coach puts the cash from a school concession stand into a personal bank account, meaning to transfer it later. Which standard of the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators does this breach? Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Rule 505-6-.01, The Code of Ethics for Educators, Standard 5. Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0008
  • A custodian who is eligible under the Family and Medical Leave Act needs time off to recover from a serious illness. What does the Act allow in a 12-month period? Wikipedia, "Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0007
  • A school of 640 students is allotted $85 per student for supplies. The principal holds back 15% for mid-year needs. How much is released to departments in August? Worked from the figures in the question and worked a second time. Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0008
  • A teacher who uses a wheelchair asks that her class be moved to a first-floor room. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, what must the employer do? Wikipedia, "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0007
  • A team asks "Why?" of each answer about rising absences until it reaches a cause it can act on. What is the aim of this five whys technique? Wikipedia, "Five whys". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0006
  • Before anything new is introduced, a principal helps the staff see why the old grading practice no longer works. Which stage of Lewin's model of change is this? Wikipedia, "Kurt Lewin". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0006
  • During a campus emergency, police, fire and school staff need one shared structure of command. Which standardized system provides it? Wikipedia, "Incident Command System". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0008
  • Four first-year teachers join a school in August. Which practice does PSEL Standard 6 call for? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 6(b). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0007
  • From what age does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act protect applicants and employees? Wikipedia, "Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0007
  • In building the master schedule, a principal assigns the strongest reading teachers to the students who are furthest behind. Which PSEL element does this reflect? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 9(b). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0006
  • Teachers report that intercom announcements and pull-outs break into lessons many times a day. Which PSEL expectation speaks to this? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 9(e). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0006
  • Two departments have been in a long dispute over shared lab time. What does PSEL Standard 9 expect of the leader? National Policy Board for Educational Administration, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, Standard 9(k). Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0006
  • Under which budgeting method does last year's allocation give a department no starting claim, so that every expense must be justified anew? Wikipedia, "Zero-based budgeting". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0008
  • Which federal law bars an employer from refusing to hire a teacher because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin? Wikipedia, "Civil Rights Act of 1964". Written to GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I (334) subarea III, objective 0007

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the framework of the GACE Educational Leadership, Tier I assessment (334) on the GACE website of the Evaluation Systems group of Pearson, https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/studyguide/framework/334 and https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/test/334, read 2026-10-12: 90 selected-response questions on Subareas I to III (about 20%, 27% and 23% of the assessment score; objectives 0001 to 0008) and three constructed-response assignments on Subarea IV (30%; objectives 0009 to 0011). This bank practices the selected-response part only and holds 12, 16 and 14 questions, the shares 20 : 27 : 23. Every fact was read on the page named under its question, each opened 2026-10-12: 12 answers rest on the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015 (National Policy Board for Educational Administration), two on the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators (GaPSC Rule 505-6-.01), the others on Wikipedia articles. One answer is arithmetic and was worked a second time. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This GACE leadership practice test asks 42 questions of our own on the selected-response part of Educational Leadership, Tier I, test 334. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission or Pearson.

Read the full guide

What Tier I asks

Ninety selected-response questions cover three subareas: Visionary, Collaborative, and Ethical Leadership (about 20% of the score), Student and Staff Learning (27%) and Systems and Resource Management (23%). This bank holds 12, 16 and 14, the same shares.

The written part

The other 30% is three constructed-response assignments, in 1 hour 30 minutes, on planning documents, success for all students and management problem-solving. This page does not practice or score writing.

Clock and exam mode

The selected-response section gets 2 hours 15 minutes, and after the scheduled break you cannot return to it. Exam mode here gives 63 minutes for 42 questions, the same minute and a half each.

  • 12 answers here cite the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders by standard and letter. Read the ten standards with their elements.

Questions and answers

Is this the Tier I or the Tier II GACE leadership test?

Tier I, test 334. Tier II, test 347, has no selected-response questions: the GACE site lists six constructed-response assignments in a four-hour appointment, so a multiple-choice bank cannot practice it.

How many questions are on the GACE Educational Leadership test?

Tier I has 3 constructed-response assignments and 90 selected-response questions. The appointment is 4 hours 15 minutes, which includes a 15-minute tutorial and a 15-minute scheduled break.

What is a passing score on the GACE leadership test?

The GACE site asks for a scaled score of 250 or higher, with every constructed-response assignment answered in a form that can be scored. This page gives a number right, never a pass or a fail.

Is there a GACE Educational Leadership study guide?

Yes: the GACE website has a study guide for Educational Leadership, Tier I (334), with its four subareas and eleven objectives. These questions are written to objectives 0001 to 0008, and none is taken from its sample questions.

When is the GACE leadership test given?

The GACE site says by appointment, in two-week testing windows it sets, at computer-based test sites throughout Georgia and nationwide.

More tests

Show 8 more

Browse Civics and Law