FTCE PRACTICE TEST FAMILY AND CONSUMER
SCIENCE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ In which kind of society are people more likely to live with their
extended families? Answer: Agrarian
◉ Which of the following is NOT considered to be necessary for a
person to commit emotionally to a marriage? Answer: Financial
Stability
◉ Which of the following factors has no effect on job satisfaction?
Answer: having a child between the ages of 2 & 4
◉ What is the first step a person should take after divorce? Answer:
accept the fact that the marriage is over
◉ For which pair would sibling rivalry likely be greatest? Answer:
Brothers, ages 3 and 5
,◉ Which of the following statements about marriage is false?
Answer: married women typically earn higher wages than single
women
◉ In general, accepting a stepparent is hardest for Answer:
adolescent girls
◉ Which of the following statements about families is false? Answer:
the content rather than the style of family communication is
important
◉ According to John Gottman, which of the following is the best
response to criticism by a spouse? Answer: Humor
◉ The greatest amount of variation between people of the same age
is found during Answer: early adolescence
◉ When two children have a dispute and agree to settle it according
to their mother's opinion, they are engaging in Answer: arbitration
◉ In general, when a mother works Answer: Her children have more
self-esteem
, ◉ Which of the following is an assumption of structured family
therapy? Answer: during times of conflict, family members will take
sides to consolidate power
◉ What is one drawback of inpatient treatment for alcoholism?
Answer: it is expensive
◉ According to piaget's model, the ability to imagine the mental
lives of others emerges during the Answer: preoperational stage
◉ Role strain is exemplified by Answer: a new teacher who struggles
to maintain authority in the classroom
◉ which of the following people is most likely to have an IQ of 125?
Answer: an eight year old with the mental age of a ten year old
◉ A student whose interest level and performance have steadily
declined admits to his teacher that he is depressed, but is not yet
willing to do anything to remedy this problem. In which stage of
transtheoretical model of change is this student? Answer:
Contemplation
◉ Starting at about nine months, an infant will begin nonsensically
imitating adult speech, a process known as Answer: echolalia
SCIENCE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ In which kind of society are people more likely to live with their
extended families? Answer: Agrarian
◉ Which of the following is NOT considered to be necessary for a
person to commit emotionally to a marriage? Answer: Financial
Stability
◉ Which of the following factors has no effect on job satisfaction?
Answer: having a child between the ages of 2 & 4
◉ What is the first step a person should take after divorce? Answer:
accept the fact that the marriage is over
◉ For which pair would sibling rivalry likely be greatest? Answer:
Brothers, ages 3 and 5
,◉ Which of the following statements about marriage is false?
Answer: married women typically earn higher wages than single
women
◉ In general, accepting a stepparent is hardest for Answer:
adolescent girls
◉ Which of the following statements about families is false? Answer:
the content rather than the style of family communication is
important
◉ According to John Gottman, which of the following is the best
response to criticism by a spouse? Answer: Humor
◉ The greatest amount of variation between people of the same age
is found during Answer: early adolescence
◉ When two children have a dispute and agree to settle it according
to their mother's opinion, they are engaging in Answer: arbitration
◉ In general, when a mother works Answer: Her children have more
self-esteem
, ◉ Which of the following is an assumption of structured family
therapy? Answer: during times of conflict, family members will take
sides to consolidate power
◉ What is one drawback of inpatient treatment for alcoholism?
Answer: it is expensive
◉ According to piaget's model, the ability to imagine the mental
lives of others emerges during the Answer: preoperational stage
◉ Role strain is exemplified by Answer: a new teacher who struggles
to maintain authority in the classroom
◉ which of the following people is most likely to have an IQ of 125?
Answer: an eight year old with the mental age of a ten year old
◉ A student whose interest level and performance have steadily
declined admits to his teacher that he is depressed, but is not yet
willing to do anything to remedy this problem. In which stage of
transtheoretical model of change is this student? Answer:
Contemplation
◉ Starting at about nine months, an infant will begin nonsensically
imitating adult speech, a process known as Answer: echolalia
