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MTEL Technology and Engineering Test

The MTEL Technology and Engineering Test is arranged into a multiple-choice section consisting of 100 questions that address a range of subareas, and an open-response section consisting of two writing prompts requiring brief essays of 150-300 words.

The multiple-choice questions offer four possible answers and cover six subareas. These questions contribute 80% of the total score. MTEL Technology and Engineering Test questions pertaining to Foundations and Engineering Design compose 16% of the test. Energy and Power Systems weighs 15% of the final score. Construction Technologies provides an additional 13%, as do the subareas Manufacturing Technologies, and Communications Technologies. Transportation Technologies provides the remaining 10% of the final score for the multiple-choice section of the MTEL Technology and Engineering Test.

The remaining 20% of the final score is divided between two brief essays written in response to open writing prompts that address the subarea of Integration of Knowledge and Understanding. Each essay will demonstrate the examinee's depth of theoretical comprehension and their ability to apply it concretely in an organized composition.

MTEL Technology and Engineering Test Practice Questions

1. There are six basic concepts important to understanding information technology. Which of the following is not one of them?

1. Binary
2. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
3. Graphics Card
4. World Wide Web

2. What is graphic design?

1. A process and a product
2. A process
3. A product
4. Creative page layout

3. What did a zoetrope do?

1. Draw pictures
2. Simulate movement
3. Layer images
4. Define shadows

4. What is the difference between television and film digital animation?

1. No difference
2. Characters
3. Color and shading
4. Movement

5. What is included when the term multimedia is used?

1. Words and sounds
2. Moving and still images
3. Pre-recorded images
4. All of the above

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