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Media Specialist GACE Practice Test

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Testlet 321: Professional roles and responsibilities 12

  • A librarian strongly disagrees with the viewpoint of a biography that teachers have requested and that meets the selection policy. She orders it anyway. Which Code of Ethics principle is she following? American Library Association, Code of Ethics. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0002
  • A parent asks the librarian to stop every sixth grader from borrowing a fantasy series. According to the ALA's interpretation on access for minors, whose access may a parent restrict? American Library Association, Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0002
  • A parent objects to a library book, and an informal talk does not settle it. In the ALA toolkit's example of formal reconsideration, what happens to the book while the request is reviewed? American Library Association, Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit, Formal Reconsideration. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0003
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Testlet 321: Professional roles and responsibilities, continued

  • A parent volunteer who shelves books offers to email families a list of what each child checked out this month. Which principle of the ALA Code of Ethics stands in the way? American Library Association, Code of Ethics. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0002
  • A principal organizes the teachers and the librarian into standing groups for practice-based professional learning with their colleagues. What is the common name for this method? Wikipedia, "Professional learning community". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0003
  • A school rule bars first graders from borrowing chapter books because of their age. Which ALA document says that no one's right to use a library may be denied or cut short on account of age? American Library Association, Library Bill of Rights, Article V. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0001
  • A teacher asks whether copying a chapter for a class is fair use. Which of these is one of the four factors that Section 107 of the Copyright Act calls for? U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index (Section 107 factors). Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0002
  • According to the AASL Position Statement on School Library Scheduling, which kind of schedule best achieves a fully integrated school library? American Association of School Librarians, Position Statement on School Library Scheduling. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0001
  • For a research unit, a librarian and an English teacher divide the content. The librarian runs a center on keyword searching, the teacher runs one on note-taking, and groups rotate. Which co-teaching model is this? Wikipedia, "Co-teaching" (Models). Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0003
  • In the AASL scheduling statement, school librarians collaborate as full instructional partners. Which three things do they do with classroom educators? American Association of School Librarians, Position Statement on School Library Scheduling. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0001
  • The National School Library Standards are organized by six Shared Foundations. Which list names all six? American Association of School Librarians, National School Library Standards portal. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0001
  • Which term names the resource-sharing service, abbreviated ILL, through which a library's patrons borrow materials that another library holds? Wikipedia, "Interlibrary loan". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 321, objective 0003

Testlet 322: Student-centered practices, resources and environments 16

  • A fifth grade teacher wants novels honored for their writing. Which medal goes to the author whose contribution to American literature for children is judged the most distinguished? American Library Association, Association for Library Service to Children, John Newbery Medal. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0001
  • A free reading app asks elementary students to open accounts with their names and email addresses. Under the federal children's online privacy rule, a "child" is an individual under what age? 16 CFR Part 312 (Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule), eCFR. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0002
  • A librarian posts a research guide as text, as a narrated video and as an infographic. Which principle of Universal Design for Learning does this serve? Wikipedia, "Universal Design for Learning". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0002
  • A second grade class studies how pictures tell a story. The librarian pulls winners of the medal given to the artist of the year's most distinguished American picture book for children. Which medal is that? American Library Association, Association for Library Service to Children, Randolph Caldecott Medal. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0001
  • A student checks a website's publication date, the author's credentials and the reason it was written. Which evaluation tool's letters stand for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose? Wikipedia, "CRAAP test". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0003
  • After a unit on ecosystems, students produce an original podcast episode that proposes a plan for a local wetland. Which level of the revised Bloom's taxonomy is this? Wikipedia, "Bloom's taxonomy". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0001
  • An ALA committee's definition says an information literate person can recognize when information is needed. What else must that person be able to do with the needed information? Wikipedia, "Information literacy". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0003
  • At the end of a lesson on citing sources, each student writes one citation on a slip so the librarian can adjust tomorrow's lesson. What kind of assessment is this? Wikipedia, "Formative assessment". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0001
  • Compared with a standard library, which kind of facility puts a stronger focus on digital technology and gives students a flexible space to study together and share information? Wikipedia, "Learning commons". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0002
  • Eighth graders study the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 and 1956. Which item is a primary source for the project? Wikipedia, "Primary source". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0003
  • For one research task, a librarian offers texts at several reading levels and lets students present as a poster, a slideshow or an essay. What is this approach called? Wikipedia, "Differentiated instruction". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0001
  • In backward design, what does a planning team do in the second stage, after it has named the results it wants? Wikipedia, "Backward design". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0001
  • In Kuhlthau's information search process, in which stage do confusion and doubt commonly return as a student meets inconsistent information about a general topic? Wikipedia, "Information search process". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0003
  • The library's web page shows a photo of the new reading nook. What should the page supply so that a screen reader user learns what the image conveys? Section508.gov (U.S. General Services Administration), Authoring Meaningful Alternative Text. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0002
  • Which federal law requires public schools and libraries that receive federal funding to use software filters on computers that minors use? Wikipedia, "Children's Internet Protection Act". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0002
  • Which term do librarians use for a service that lets patrons create intellectual and physical materials with tools such as 3D scanners and audio capture equipment? Wikipedia, "Library makerspace". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 322, objective 0002

Testlet 323: Program development and management 12

  • A librarian writes this program goal: "Raise nonfiction checkouts by 10% over last year by May 30." Which SMART criterion does the date supply? Wikipedia, "SMART criteria". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0002
  • A new librarian drafts a collection policy that covers selection, weeding and reconsideration. Before it takes effect, whose approval does the ALA toolkit call for? American Library Association, Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0001
  • A student asks where to browse for books on chemistry and astronomy. To which Dewey Decimal hundreds class should the librarian point? Wikipedia, "Dewey Decimal Classification". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0001
  • A student wants to reuse a photo licensed CC BY-NC in a class slideshow. What does that license require? Creative Commons, About CC Licenses. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0001
  • In library cataloging, what does MARC stand for? Library of Congress, Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0002
  • In the ALA toolkit's school library example, what does the school librarian conduct each year to find losses and remove damaged or worn materials? American Library Association, Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit, Collection Maintenance and Weeding. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0002
  • MUSTIE is one method for deciding which items to weed. What does the S stand for? American Library Association, Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit, Collection Maintenance and Weeding. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0001
  • Under the FERPA regulations, which student is an "eligible student", the holder of the rights over his or her own education records? 34 CFR 99.3 and 99.5 (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act regulations), eCFR. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0002
  • What is the systematic removal of resources from a library collection, based on selected criteria, called? Wikipedia, "Weeding (library)". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0001
  • Which federal program gives schools and libraries discounts on telecommunications and internet access? Wikipedia, "E-Rate". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0002
  • Which of these is a general criterion in the ALA toolkit's example of school library selection criteria? American Library Association, Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit, Selection Criteria. Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0001
  • Which software tracks the items a library owns, the orders it places and the patrons who have borrowed materials, usually through separate modules? Wikipedia, "Integrated library system". Written to GACE School Librarian (728) testlet 323, objective 0002

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the objectives of the GACE School Librarian assessment, test code 728, as its Assessment Design and Framework prints them on the GACE website of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and Evaluation Systems, Pearson (https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/studyguide/framework/728 and https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/test/728, read 2026-10-12): testlet 321 Professional Roles and Responsibilities of the School Librarian, about 30 selected-response questions in 45 minutes, three objectives of a third each; testlet 322 Student-Centered Practices, Resources, and School Library Environments, about 40 in 60 minutes, three objectives of 37.5%, 37.5% and 25%; testlet 323 School Library Program Development and Management Principles and Procedures, about 30 in 45 minutes, two objectives of 50% each. This bank holds 12, 16 and 12, split inside each testlet by those shares (4/4/4, 6/6/4, 6/6). The GACE list has no assessment named Media Specialist; GaPSC Rule 505-2-.143 (School Librarian, effective October 15, 2025, https://www.gapsc.com/Rules/Current/Certification/505-2-.143.pdf) says individuals certified in Media Specialist are in-field to serve as a School Librarian. Every fact was read on 2026-10-12 on the page named under its question: pages of the American Library Association and its divisions (the Library Bill of Rights, the Code of Ethics, the Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit, the AASL scheduling statement, the AASL standards portal, the Caldecott and Newbery pages), the U.S. Copyright Office, the Library of Congress, Section508.gov, Creative Commons, federal regulations in the eCFR (16 CFR Part 312, 34 CFR Part 99) and Wikipedia articles. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This media specialist GACE practice test follows School Librarian, test 728, the library assessment on the GACE list: 40 questions of our own. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission or Pearson.

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Media Specialist or School Librarian

The GACE list has one library assessment, School Librarian (728). Georgia's certificate rule 505-2-.143, effective October 15, 2025, names the field School Librarian and says people certified in Media Specialist are in-field as school librarians.

The three testlets

Professional Roles and Responsibilities (321) has about 30 questions, Student-Centered Practices, Resources, and School Library Environments (322) about 40, and Program Development and Management (323) about 30. This bank holds 12, 16 and 12. The timed test gives 60 minutes for the 40.

Where the answers come from

Half the answers quote the American Library Association and AASL, the Copyright Office, the Library of Congress, Creative Commons or federal pages; the other half name Wikipedia articles.

  • The second testlet is the largest, about 40 of the 100 questions: instruction suited to students' development, an accessible library and the inquiry process.

Questions and answers

Is there a GACE study guide for media specialist?

Yes, under the name School Librarian. The GACE website has a study guide for test 728, set out by the same three testlets as these questions. None of them is taken or reworded from its sample questions.

How many questions are on the GACE School Librarian test?

100 selected-response questions in three testlets. The clocks total 2 hours 30 minutes, and each testing session adds 15 minutes for a tutorial and a nondisclosure agreement.

What score passes the GACE media specialist assessment?

The GACE site asks for an assessment-level score of 220 or higher and for the floor, a minimum score, on each testlet. This page gives a number right, never a pass or a fail.

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