TExES AAFCS Composite Exam
(200) Review Questions and Answers
updated 2026
AAFCSB(AmericanBAssociationBofBFCS)B-
BAnswernationalBorganizationBthatBinfluencesBtheBeducationBofBindividualsBinBtheBmethodolog
yBandBknowledgeBassociatedBwithBfcs.BInfluenceBpublicBpolicyBandBgatherBsupportBforBprogra
msBthatBhelpBeducateBandBprotectBindividualsBandBfamiliesBfromBunsafeBhabits,BbusinessBpra
ctices,Bproducts,BandBlifestyles
FCCLAB(Family,BCareer,BandBCommunityBLeadersBofBAmerica)B-
BAnsweryouthBorganizationBforBstudents;BbyBfocusingBpublicBattentionBtoBtheBproblemsByoung
BpeopleBface,BtheBFCCLABgainsBsupportBforBprogramsBandBlawsBthatBhelpBprotectByoungBpeo
pleBandBtheirBfamilies.
directBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBaBpersonBwhoBisBattemptingBtoBconveyBaBgivenBpieceBofBinformationBSIMPLYB
STATESBthatBinformationBtoBtheBpersonBheBorBsheBwantsBtoBreceiveBtheBinformationBEx:BJim
my,BgoBsetBtheBtable.
indirectBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBtheBpersonBcommunicatingBtheBinformationBstatesBtheBinformationBbutBnotBto
BanyoneBinBparticular.BEx:BWeBneedBtoBsetBtheBtable.
ConflictBresolutionBtechniquesB-BAnswer1)identifyBtheBproblem
2)recognizeBeachBmemeberBofBtheBconflict'sBpositionBwhileBminimizingBhostility
3)moveBtowardBcompromise
-duringBeachBstepBmustBremainBasBpatientBandBunderstandingBasBpossible
divorceB-
BAnswertheBterminationBofBtheBunionBcreatedBbyBmarriageBbeforeBtheBdeathBofBeitherBmem
berBofBtheBunion
socioeconomicBstatusB(SES)B-
BAnswermeasuresBtheBabilityBofBtheBfamilyBtoBfunctionBinBaBhealthyBfashion,BusingBtheBeduc
ationalBbackgroundBofBtheBmembersBofBtheBfamily,BtheBfamily'sBtotalBincome,BandBtheBskill-
bothBactualBandBperceived-
requiredBbyBtheBoccupationsBofBtheBindividualsBwhoBactBasBtheBproviders
,AffectiveBcommunicationB-
BAnswerCommunicationBinBwhichBanBindividualBdemonstratesBhisBorBherBfeelingsBthroughBfaci
alBexpressions,Bmotions,Bgestures,BorBbyBoutrightBstatingBtheirBfeelings
instrumentalBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBanBindividualBinformsBanotherBmemberBofBtheBfamilyBofBaBpieceBofBfactualBin
formationBthatBisBnecessaryBtoBcarryBoutBtheBnormalBdayBtoBdayBfunctionsBofBaBfamily;BEx:B
MotherBtellingBchildBwhereBtoBfindBtheirBsocks
ClearBcommunicationB-
BAnswerIndividualBexplicitlyBstatesBtheBinformationBisBtryingBtoBconvey;Bex:B"IBamBupsetBbcB
DanielBisBnotBhomeBfromBtheBmoviesByet."
maskedBcommunicationB-
BAnsweroccursBwhenBanBindividualBstatesBtheBinformationBheBorBsheBisBtryingBtoBconveyBinB
aBvagueBandBsomewhatBconfusingBmanner;Bex:B"IBamBupset."
behavioralBmodelingB-
BAnswertheBmannerBinBwhichBchildrenBmodelBtheirBownBbehaviorBafterBtheBbehaviorBofBthei
rBparentsBandBotherBpeopleBwithBwhoBtheyBinteract
consumerBeducationB-
BAnswertheBprocessBofBteachingBaBpersonBaboutBtheBmarketplaceBandBitsBgoodsBandBservice
s,BtheBsuppliersBandBtheBvariousBconsiderationsBassociatedBwithBsearchingBforBgoodsBandBser
vices
heritageB-
BAnsweranythingBinheritedBfromBone'sBancestors,BincludingBtraditions,Bcustoms,BorBphysicalBch
aracteristics
roleB-
BAnsweraBcollectionBofBsocialBrights,Bbehaviors,BandBobligationsBthatBareBassignedBtoBaBpartic
ularBindividual;Bex:Bmother=Bprovider
roleBconfusionB-
BAnswerWhenBanBindividualBisBuncertainBofBwhatBroleBorBroles,BheBorBsheBshouldBplayBinBa
, BparticularBsituation.Bex:nurseBrunsBintoBpatientBatBgroceryBstoreBandBunsureBwhetherBtoBact
BformalBnurse-to-patientBmannerBofBfriendly
roleBstrainB-
BAnswerwhenBanBindividualBisBplacedBinBaBsituationBinBwhichBcarryingBoutBtheBdutiesBofBaBc
ertainBroleBwillBpreventBtheBindividualBfromBfulfillingBtheirBobligationsBofBanotherBrole;BMoth
er=BcaregiverBandBprovider-->BsickBchild,BworkBorBcareBforBchild?
marriageB-
BAnsweraBunionBbetweenB2BindividualsBthatBisBoftenBheldBasBaBlegallyBbindingBcontractBinBw
hichBtheBmembersBstateBtheirBintentionBtoBliveBtogetherBandBaidBeachBotherBinBmaintainingB
aBfamily
familyB-
BAnsweranyBgroupBofBpeopleBwhoBliveBtogetherBinBtheBsameBhouseholdBevenBifBtheyBareBn
otBrelatedBbyBbloodBorBlegalBties
nuclearBfamilyB-BAnswertraditionalBmother,Bfather,BandBtheirBchildrenBliveBinBsameBhome
extendedBfamilyB-
BAnswerexpansionBofBnuclearBfamilyBthatBincludesBtheBmother,Bfather,BandBtheirBchildrenBasB
wellBasBaunts,Buncles,Bcousins,BandBgrandparents
single-parentBfamilyB-
BAnsweroneBparentBisBtheBonlyBoneBinBtheBhomeBcaringBforBtheBchildren
blendedBfamilyB-
BAnswerstepfamily;BparentBmarriesBorBremarriesBwhenBtheyBalreadyBhaveBchildrenBofBtheirBo
wn,BandBthereBisBaBparent,Bstepparent,BandBoneBorBmoreBchildrenBinBtheBhousehold
-shiftBfromBnuclearBtoBblended
simpleBstepfamilyB-
BAnsweronlyBoneBofBtheBindividualsBmarryingBhasBchildrenBbeforeBmarriage
complexBstepfamilyB-
BAnswerbothBparentsBmarryingBhaveBtheirBownBchildrenBbeforeBtheBmarriage.
(200) Review Questions and Answers
updated 2026
AAFCSB(AmericanBAssociationBofBFCS)B-
BAnswernationalBorganizationBthatBinfluencesBtheBeducationBofBindividualsBinBtheBmethodolog
yBandBknowledgeBassociatedBwithBfcs.BInfluenceBpublicBpolicyBandBgatherBsupportBforBprogra
msBthatBhelpBeducateBandBprotectBindividualsBandBfamiliesBfromBunsafeBhabits,BbusinessBpra
ctices,Bproducts,BandBlifestyles
FCCLAB(Family,BCareer,BandBCommunityBLeadersBofBAmerica)B-
BAnsweryouthBorganizationBforBstudents;BbyBfocusingBpublicBattentionBtoBtheBproblemsByoung
BpeopleBface,BtheBFCCLABgainsBsupportBforBprogramsBandBlawsBthatBhelpBprotectByoungBpeo
pleBandBtheirBfamilies.
directBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBaBpersonBwhoBisBattemptingBtoBconveyBaBgivenBpieceBofBinformationBSIMPLYB
STATESBthatBinformationBtoBtheBpersonBheBorBsheBwantsBtoBreceiveBtheBinformationBEx:BJim
my,BgoBsetBtheBtable.
indirectBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBtheBpersonBcommunicatingBtheBinformationBstatesBtheBinformationBbutBnotBto
BanyoneBinBparticular.BEx:BWeBneedBtoBsetBtheBtable.
ConflictBresolutionBtechniquesB-BAnswer1)identifyBtheBproblem
2)recognizeBeachBmemeberBofBtheBconflict'sBpositionBwhileBminimizingBhostility
3)moveBtowardBcompromise
-duringBeachBstepBmustBremainBasBpatientBandBunderstandingBasBpossible
divorceB-
BAnswertheBterminationBofBtheBunionBcreatedBbyBmarriageBbeforeBtheBdeathBofBeitherBmem
berBofBtheBunion
socioeconomicBstatusB(SES)B-
BAnswermeasuresBtheBabilityBofBtheBfamilyBtoBfunctionBinBaBhealthyBfashion,BusingBtheBeduc
ationalBbackgroundBofBtheBmembersBofBtheBfamily,BtheBfamily'sBtotalBincome,BandBtheBskill-
bothBactualBandBperceived-
requiredBbyBtheBoccupationsBofBtheBindividualsBwhoBactBasBtheBproviders
,AffectiveBcommunicationB-
BAnswerCommunicationBinBwhichBanBindividualBdemonstratesBhisBorBherBfeelingsBthroughBfaci
alBexpressions,Bmotions,Bgestures,BorBbyBoutrightBstatingBtheirBfeelings
instrumentalBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBanBindividualBinformsBanotherBmemberBofBtheBfamilyBofBaBpieceBofBfactualBin
formationBthatBisBnecessaryBtoBcarryBoutBtheBnormalBdayBtoBdayBfunctionsBofBaBfamily;BEx:B
MotherBtellingBchildBwhereBtoBfindBtheirBsocks
ClearBcommunicationB-
BAnswerIndividualBexplicitlyBstatesBtheBinformationBisBtryingBtoBconvey;Bex:B"IBamBupsetBbcB
DanielBisBnotBhomeBfromBtheBmoviesByet."
maskedBcommunicationB-
BAnsweroccursBwhenBanBindividualBstatesBtheBinformationBheBorBsheBisBtryingBtoBconveyBinB
aBvagueBandBsomewhatBconfusingBmanner;Bex:B"IBamBupset."
behavioralBmodelingB-
BAnswertheBmannerBinBwhichBchildrenBmodelBtheirBownBbehaviorBafterBtheBbehaviorBofBthei
rBparentsBandBotherBpeopleBwithBwhoBtheyBinteract
consumerBeducationB-
BAnswertheBprocessBofBteachingBaBpersonBaboutBtheBmarketplaceBandBitsBgoodsBandBservice
s,BtheBsuppliersBandBtheBvariousBconsiderationsBassociatedBwithBsearchingBforBgoodsBandBser
vices
heritageB-
BAnsweranythingBinheritedBfromBone'sBancestors,BincludingBtraditions,Bcustoms,BorBphysicalBch
aracteristics
roleB-
BAnsweraBcollectionBofBsocialBrights,Bbehaviors,BandBobligationsBthatBareBassignedBtoBaBpartic
ularBindividual;Bex:Bmother=Bprovider
roleBconfusionB-
BAnswerWhenBanBindividualBisBuncertainBofBwhatBroleBorBroles,BheBorBsheBshouldBplayBinBa
, BparticularBsituation.Bex:nurseBrunsBintoBpatientBatBgroceryBstoreBandBunsureBwhetherBtoBact
BformalBnurse-to-patientBmannerBofBfriendly
roleBstrainB-
BAnswerwhenBanBindividualBisBplacedBinBaBsituationBinBwhichBcarryingBoutBtheBdutiesBofBaBc
ertainBroleBwillBpreventBtheBindividualBfromBfulfillingBtheirBobligationsBofBanotherBrole;BMoth
er=BcaregiverBandBprovider-->BsickBchild,BworkBorBcareBforBchild?
marriageB-
BAnsweraBunionBbetweenB2BindividualsBthatBisBoftenBheldBasBaBlegallyBbindingBcontractBinBw
hichBtheBmembersBstateBtheirBintentionBtoBliveBtogetherBandBaidBeachBotherBinBmaintainingB
aBfamily
familyB-
BAnsweranyBgroupBofBpeopleBwhoBliveBtogetherBinBtheBsameBhouseholdBevenBifBtheyBareBn
otBrelatedBbyBbloodBorBlegalBties
nuclearBfamilyB-BAnswertraditionalBmother,Bfather,BandBtheirBchildrenBliveBinBsameBhome
extendedBfamilyB-
BAnswerexpansionBofBnuclearBfamilyBthatBincludesBtheBmother,Bfather,BandBtheirBchildrenBasB
wellBasBaunts,Buncles,Bcousins,BandBgrandparents
single-parentBfamilyB-
BAnsweroneBparentBisBtheBonlyBoneBinBtheBhomeBcaringBforBtheBchildren
blendedBfamilyB-
BAnswerstepfamily;BparentBmarriesBorBremarriesBwhenBtheyBalreadyBhaveBchildrenBofBtheirBo
wn,BandBthereBisBaBparent,Bstepparent,BandBoneBorBmoreBchildrenBinBtheBhousehold
-shiftBfromBnuclearBtoBblended
simpleBstepfamilyB-
BAnsweronlyBoneBofBtheBindividualsBmarryingBhasBchildrenBbeforeBmarriage
complexBstepfamilyB-
BAnswerbothBparentsBmarryingBhaveBtheirBownBchildrenBbeforeBtheBmarriage.