Initial Assessment

a. Understanding, Remembering, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating
b. Remembering, Understanding, Analyzing, Applying, Creating, Evaluating,
c. Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating
d. Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Creating, Evaluating
a. Motivates
b. Inspires
c. Supports learning and developing
d. All of the above
a. They share the workload.
b. They contribute their individual strengths to the project.
c. They share a common passion and vision.
d. All of the above.
a. Beginning
b. Middle
c. End
d. All of the above
a. True, emotions need to be the priority, even before learning.
b. False, while a relationship is important, mentor's should avoid addressing issues other than learning
c. False, a mentor should be sensitive to their mentee's feelings without those feelings undermining the mentee's learning.
d. False, the mentoring relationship should concentrate solely on learning
a. Ignore stress
b. Cut corners
c. Experience quicker learning
d. Need less encouragement
a. Connect, Wonder, Investigate, Construct, Express, and Reflect
b. Connect, Wonder, Analyze, Construct, Express, and Reflect
c. Connect, Wonder, Investigate, Create, Express, and Reflect
d. Connect, Investigate, Create, Construct, Express, and Reflect
a. Respect raises your mentee’s confidence
b. Respect removes barriers for learning
c. Respect creates energy and enthusiasm for work
d. Respect sets a low bar of expectations that is easier to meet
a. Take charge and tell your mentee what they should do.
b. Be fully present and give your undivided attention.
c. Show appreciation and demonstrate basic civility.
d. Fulfill your promises and commitments.
a. Demonstrating a high level of motivation
b. Receiving appropriate awards
c. Achieving innovation goals
d. All of the above
a. Irregular communication
b. Lack of progress and accountability
c. Unrealistic expectations
d. Failure to evaluate the relationship and act on feedback
a. Mentors and mentees identify learning goals individually right from the start and review them throughout the mentoring relationship.
b. Mentors and mentees identify learning goals collaboratively right from the start and review them throughout the mentoring relationship.
c. Mentors and mentees identify learning goals collaboratively right from the start and review them at the end of the mentoring relationship.
d. Mentors and mentees identify learning goals individually right from the start and review them at the end of the mentoring relationship.
a. A highly focused conversation about the specific learning derived from the mentoring experience
b. A very general conversation about the overall learning derived from the mentoring experience
c. A highly focused conversation about the overall learning derived from the mentoring experience
d. A very general conversation about all of the specific learning derived from the mentoring experience
a. Check in at the end of the each meeting to gauge the satisfaction level of your
b. Avoid revisiting ground rules that have already been established
c. Revisit your ground rules from time to time to see if they are still in play
d. Review the project goals and discuss your mutual satisfaction with progress
a. Mentoring takes place only one-on-one
b. Mentoring is an organic relationship
c. Mentoring develops many soft skills
d. Mentoring focuses on development intangibles, such as confidence and presence
a. Interrogative
b. Getting to Know You
c. Discovery
d. None of the Above
a. They can infer judgement of your mentee.
b. They can intimidate your mentee.
c. Both A and B.
d. Neither A nor B.
a. Be established as part of the school’s or library’s vision
b. Be determined by the mentee’s parents
c. Be utilized uniformly across each mentoring relationship
d. Be determined through collaboration between the mentor and mentee
a. Help set the meeting agendas
b. Facilitate setting the goals and outcomes to be achieved by the group
c. Facilitate setting the goals and outcomes to be achieved by each group member
d. All of the above
Directed only towards students with ASD
Directed towards students with ASD, but open to all
Directed towards teenagers
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a. Confidence
b. Attention
c. Satisfaction
d. Relevance
a. Focus
b. Energy
c. Purpose
d. All of the above
a. Use real-life challenges and situations as “teachable moments.”
b. Act on your assumptions about what is going on with your mentee.
c. Let your mentee know the value of what you each bring to the table.
d. Both a & c
a. Application, Recreation, Consequence, Significance
b. Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction
c. Assurance, Relevance, Consequence, Satisfaction
d. Approval, Recreation, Confidence, Self-reliance
a. Unreasonable amount of work assigned
b. Failure to build and work at strengthening a relationship
c. Unclear goals
d. Lack of or poor use of time
a. Every mentee trusts in the same way, at the same speed
b. You do not need to trust the mentee for them to trust you
c. Trust must be continuously worked at
d. A mentoring relationship does not require trust
a. A highly focused conversation about the specific learning derived from the mentoring experience
b. A no-fault conversation focusing on both the process and the content of the learning
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
a. Check to see if your feedback was helpful
b. End each session on a positive note
c. State what is getting in the way, as a perception, not a fact
d. Ask how they want to address the problem
a. Build confidence and competence to ask questions
b. Accept defeat
c. Avoid taking risks
d. Never pursue new ideas
a. Use “but” instead of “and”
b. Be specific and descriptive
c. Don’t be judgmental or defensive
d. Be respectful of different perspectives

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