A program teaches reading first in the child's native language, on the view that many skills learned there transfer to the second language. Which model of bilingualism is this?Wikipedia, Bilingual education (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 001.
A Spanish-speaking student writes "Is raining" and "Is my brother" in English. Which feature of Spanish grammar is most likely being carried over?Wikipedia, Null-subject language (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 002.
A student who speaks Spanish at home chooses between tú and usted according to the person addressed. What does a pronoun choice of this kind convey?Wikipedia, T–V distinction (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 003.
A teacher sets "it's raining cats and dogs" beside a matching expression in the partner language. Why do idioms need this kind of direct teaching?Wikipedia, Idiom (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 002.
In one community a codified variety of the language is kept for literature and formal education, and another variety is used for everyday talk. What is this situation called?Wikipedia, Diglossia (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 001.
In one conversation a bilingual fifth grader shifts between Spanish and English, depending on who has joined the group. What is this shifting called?Wikipedia, Code-switching (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 001.
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Culture 6
A classroom rewards personal goals, uniqueness and self-dependence, which may not match the group-centered norms some students bring from home. Which kind of culture does the classroom reflect?Wikipedia, Individualistic culture (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 006.
A dual language program develops and maintains each student's primary language while a second language is added. What is this outcome called?Wikipedia, Dual language (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 005.
A family keeps its home language and traditions and also takes up the norms of the wider society. In the fourfold model of acculturation, which strategy is this?Wikipedia, Acculturation (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 004.
After World War I, a 1919 Nebraska law banned minority languages as a subject and as a medium of instruction in schools. What did the Supreme Court hold in Meyer v. Nebraska (1923)?Wikipedia, Meyer v. Nebraska (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 005.
Anthropologists who studied U.S.-Mexican households described the strategic and cultural resources that such households hold and that children can draw upon in school. What is this model called?Wikipedia, Funds of knowledge (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 006.
Smaller groups in a society keep their own cultural identities, and the dominant culture accepts their values and practices within its laws. What is this called?Wikipedia, Cultural pluralism (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 004.
Second language acquisition and instructional practices 6
A newcomer is anxious and afraid of making mistakes. By the affective filter hypothesis, what is the effect, and what reduces it?Wikipedia, Input hypothesis (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 008.
A ninth grader has spoken Polish at home since early childhood, but all her schooling has been in English and her Polish has never fully developed. What is Polish for her?Wikipedia, Heritage language (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 008.
By the research of Cummins and Collier, how long do K-12 students who are literate in their native language typically need to acquire cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) in a second language?Wikipedia, Jim Cummins (professor) (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 007.
Since birth a child has heard Arabic from her father and English from her mother. What kind of bilingualism is this?Wikipedia, Simultaneous bilingualism (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 008.
To teach the words for kitchen tools in two languages, a teacher brings in a whisk, a ladle and a colander. What are such real-life objects called in language teaching?Wikipedia, Realia (education) (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 009.
Which component of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, written for all grade-level clusters, points to common, visible ways students need to use language to meet grade-level content standards?WIDA, ELD Standards Framework (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 009.
Integration of standards into curriculum and instruction 10
A student gives the same report twice: once chatting with a partner, and once presenting formally to families. Which Speaking and Listening anchor standard do the two tasks target?Common Core State Standards Initiative, anchor standards for Speaking and Listening (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 011.
A teacher gathers the class around an enlarged text in the partner language, reads and rereads it with them, and shows what proficient readers do, while the children take on more of the reading. What is this approach?Wikipedia, Shared reading (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 012.
Anchor standard W.1 of the Common Core, which Michigan adopted, asks students to write arguments to support claims. What must the arguments use?Common Core State Standards Initiative, anchor standards for Writing (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 013.
Each member of a group studies one part of a topic and must then explain it to the others, in English or the partner language. What is this technique, which makes students depend on each other?Wikipedia, Jigsaw (teaching technique) (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 011.
Each week a student writes to her teacher in a notebook about what she is reading, and the teacher writes back about the ideas and puts no grade on the entry. What is this practice called?Wikipedia, Dialogue journal (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 013.
In Spanish a word's pronunciation is easy to predict from its spelling; in English it often is not. How is the spelling system of Spanish described?Wikipedia, Orthographic depth (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 012.
Students hear "pat" and "bat" and say whether the two words are the same or different. What are such pairs, which differ in only one sound, called?Wikipedia, Minimal pair (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 010.
Students listen to a recorded speech and judge the speaker's point of view, reasoning and use of evidence. Under which heading do the Common Core anchor standards for Speaking and Listening, which Michigan adopted, place this skill?Common Core State Standards Initiative, anchor standards for Speaking and Listening (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 010.
Students read a source in Spanish, discuss it in both languages and write the report in English, drawing on all their language as one repertoire. Which term names this approach?Wikipedia, Translanguaging (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 014.
Which approach is designed to make academic content more accessible to English learners while it promotes their language development?Wikipedia, Sheltered instruction (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 014.
Assessment 6
A newly arrived student scores low on a mathematics test given in English, though she solves the same problems when they are set in Spanish. Which quality of the test's use is in doubt?Wikipedia, Test validity (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 016.
A school tests a Spanish-dominant second grader for a learning disability with English-only instruments. Which requirement of the IDEA evaluation rules does this ignore?Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 300.304, Evaluation procedures (Legal Information Institute) (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 016.
A teacher reads each composition written in the partner language once and gives it a single overall rating that takes every aspect into account. Which kind of rubric is this?Wikipedia, Rubric (academic) (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 017.
On a WIDA ACCESS score report, which scores track a student's growth over time and across grades?WIDA, ACCESS Scores and Reports (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 015.
Reading aloud, a child says "house" where the text has "home". Ken Goodman gave a name to an observed response that does not match the expected one. What is the term?Wikipedia, Miscue analysis (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 017.
Two trained raters score the same recorded retelling in Spanish and arrive at very different ratings. Which quality of the assessment is in question?Wikipedia, Inter-rater reliability (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 015.
Professionalism 6
A district teaches only in English and gives no extra help to students who do not speak it, saying that every child gets the same books and teachers. Which Supreme Court decision found that this denied such students a meaningful education?Wikipedia, Lau v. Nichols (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 018.
A district's program for English learners rests on sound theory and is well staffed, yet after a fair trial its students still cannot overcome their language barriers. Under the test of Castañeda v. Pickard, how does the program stand?Wikipedia, Castañeda v. Pickard (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 018.
A Michigan parent receives notice that her child is being enrolled in a bilingual instruction program. Under the Revised School Code, what may she do?Michigan Legislature, Revised School Code, MCL 380.1155 (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 020.
How did the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 support programs for students with limited English speaking ability?Wikipedia, Bilingual Education Act (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 018.
In a dual language classroom one teacher leads the lesson while the other helps students who need more support and gathers observation data. Which co-teaching model is this?Wikipedia, Co-teaching (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 019.
Under Michigan's Revised School Code, what must a local school board do before a child of limited English-speaking ability is placed in a bilingual instruction program?Michigan Legislature, Revised School Code, MCL 380.1155 (read 2026-10-16). Outline: MTTC Bilingual Education (125) test objectives, objective 020.
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the test objectives of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) field 125, Bilingual Education, as the MTTC site prints them (https://www.mttc.nesinc.com/Content/STUDYGUIDE/MI_SG_obj_125.htm and the test page https://www.mttc.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/MI125_TestPage.html, read 2026-10-16): Language, linguistics, and comparisons, 15%; Culture, 15%; Second language acquisition and instructional practices, 15%; Integration of standards into curriculum and instruction, 25%; Assessment, 15%; Professionalism, 15%; 100 multiple-choice questions, 2 hours 30 minutes of testing time, passing score 220. This bank holds 40 questions, spread 6, 6, 6, 10, 6, 6 over those subareas. Every fact was read on 2026-10-16 in the public page named under its question: section 380.1155 of the Michigan Revised School Code on the Michigan Legislature site, WIDA (the ELD Standards Framework and the ACCESS score reports), the anchor standards of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, 34 CFR 300.304, and the Wikipedia article named for each remaining question. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This free MTTC Bilingual Education practice test follows field 125 with 40 questions of our own, as practice, a timed exam or a paper test. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Michigan Department of Education or Pearson.
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What field 125 covers
By the test objectives read October 16, 2026: language, linguistics and comparisons 15%; culture 15%; second language acquisition and instructional practices 15%; integration of standards into curriculum and instruction 25%; assessment 15%; professionalism 15%. This bank holds 6, 6, 6, 10, 6 and 6, with every one of the 20 objectives covered. The timed exam asks all 40 in 60 minutes, the real pace.
Two languages in every subarea
The objectives speak of English and the target non-English language of instruction, so the bank asks about code-switching, diglossia, how Spanish and English spelling differ, additive bilingualism and translanguaging.
Michigan law
Two questions rest on section 380.1155 of the Revised School Code: the notice parents are owed before a bilingual placement, and their right to refuse it.
A quarter of the test sits in one subarea: listening, speaking, reading, writing and content teaching under the WIDA standards and Michigan's K-12 standards.
Questions and answers
Is this an MTTC Bilingual Education 125 practice test?
Yes. Bilingual Education is field 125 on the MTTC test list, and this bank is written to that field's test objectives. Each explanation ends with the number of the objective it serves.
How many questions are on the MTTC Bilingual Education test?
100 multiple-choice questions on a computer, with 2 hours 30 minutes to answer them. A tutorial and a nondisclosure agreement take the first 15 minutes of the 2 hour 45 minute appointment.
What is the passing score for MTTC Bilingual Education?
The test page gives 220. Results are scaled scores from 100 to 300, and the Michigan Department of Education sets the passing score for each test.
How does MTTC Bilingual Education differ from the MTTC ESL test?
Both fields have six subareas with the same weights. Field 125 adds the target non-English language of instruction throughout: comparing the two languages, biliteracy, and program models such as dual language and transitional bilingual education.