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WorksheetsTA Training Quiz Spring 2026
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who can help you with the department printer?
Scott Fleming
Jackie Bowens
Corinne O'Connor
Amy Cook
If a student has a legitimate issue or complaint, who should you refer them to?
Scott Fleming
Vinhthuy Phan
Amy Cook
Emily Jones
If I have questions about my GA Contract, who should I ask?
(a)
I can expect to have the same amount of TA work every week
Yes
No
How often should you communicate with your course instructor? (Choose the best answer)
only when they reach out to me
only when an assignment is due
every week
every day
My course instructor hasn't answered the email I sent yesterday morning. What should I do?
Wait for them to respond
Go to their office in person
Send a follow up email today
Send a follow up email tomorrow
Which of the following are considered 'emergencies' or acceptable excuses for a delay in grading?
I had to attend a family wedding
I was sick
I had to study for my own classes
I didn't understand how to grade
What is the last day of your TA contract (the last day you have to be on campus)?
The last day of classes
The last day of exams
I can leave before the last day on my contract
One week after the last day of exams
How do TAs get evaluated for their TA performance?
TAs get a grade for their TA work
TAs get evaluated by their course instructor
TAs get evaluated by the department
TAs get evaluated by the students in their course
A student asks you for an exception to the assignment deadline policy due to a family emergency. Their story seems legitimate, What should you do?
Make a fair decision given their specific circumstances
Tell the student what the instructor's policy is
Ignore the email
Forward their email to the instructor
If one of your close friends is in a course you TA for, you should grade their assignments as fairly as possible, and cover up names when you grade.
True
False
How long do you have to grade an assignment?
One day
One week
Two weeks
Until the next assignment starts
What would you do if a student asks for your help on an assignment they haven't started yet?
Help them get started
Help them with the whole assignment
Tell them to come back after they've started
Make sure they know how to start, then tell them to come back
A student shows you their code and asks you to help them find the bug. What do you do?
Debug the code, then explain the fix
Tell them to try to debug on their own, then come back if they need help
Ask them to explain what their code does line by line
You have a 20 hour TA assignment. You spent more than 20 hours grading last week and this week but are still behind. Their is a new assignment due today, students are asking for regrades, and the instructor is pushing for faster grade turnaround. What should you do?
Just keep working 20 hours per week, it will get better eventually
Work extra this week to get caught up, then work less in a future week
Talk to the instructor
None of these
