FTCE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6 EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Concepts of print. Answer: Should understand print conveys
meaning, directionality, concept of word (word boundaries), one-to-
one corresponding letter knowledge, phonemic awareness, and
literacy language (author, illustrations, title...).
◉ Poetry. Answer: Contains short lines, imagery, and elements of
sound, such as rhythm and rhyme.
◉ Folklore. Answer: Stories that were told by word of mouth:
nursery rhymes, fairy tales, fables, myths, legends, tall tales,
◉ Fantasy. Answer: Stories that could not happen in the real world
◉ Science fiction. Answer: Stories that might happen in the future
◉ Realistic fiction. Answer: Stories focusing on events that could
happen in the real world.
◉ Historical fiction. Answer: Realistic stories set in the past.
,◉ Biography. Answer: Stories that tell the tale of a person's life
◉ Nonfiction. Answer: Books that present information.
◉ Literary Elements. Answer: Setting, Characters, plot, theme, style
◉ Setting. Answer: where the story takes place
◉ Characters. Answer: people or animals in a story, novel, or play
◉ Plot. Answer: the events that take place in a story; often includes a
climax and resolution
◉ Theme. Answer: the subject or central idea of the story
◉ Style. Answer: the vocabulary and syntax the author uses to create
the story
◉ Alliteration. Answer: two or more words or syllables, near each
other, with the same beginning consonant
, ◉ Hyperbole. Answer: an exaggeration used to emphasize a point
◉ Analogy. Answer: a detailed and sometimes lengthy comparison of
two ideas or events
◉ Irony. Answer: using words that mean the opposite of what the
author intends
◉ Personification. Answer: giving human qualities to a thing or
abstraction
◉ Metaphor. Answer: a comparison of two distinctly different things
suggesting a similarity between them
◉ Simile. Answer: a comparison using like or as
◉ selecting quality multicultural lit books. Answer: Depicts diversity
but avoids stereotyping
Explores cultural differences and similarities
Provides accurate and positive portrayal of culture represented
Language and setting must be consistent with culture
SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Concepts of print. Answer: Should understand print conveys
meaning, directionality, concept of word (word boundaries), one-to-
one corresponding letter knowledge, phonemic awareness, and
literacy language (author, illustrations, title...).
◉ Poetry. Answer: Contains short lines, imagery, and elements of
sound, such as rhythm and rhyme.
◉ Folklore. Answer: Stories that were told by word of mouth:
nursery rhymes, fairy tales, fables, myths, legends, tall tales,
◉ Fantasy. Answer: Stories that could not happen in the real world
◉ Science fiction. Answer: Stories that might happen in the future
◉ Realistic fiction. Answer: Stories focusing on events that could
happen in the real world.
◉ Historical fiction. Answer: Realistic stories set in the past.
,◉ Biography. Answer: Stories that tell the tale of a person's life
◉ Nonfiction. Answer: Books that present information.
◉ Literary Elements. Answer: Setting, Characters, plot, theme, style
◉ Setting. Answer: where the story takes place
◉ Characters. Answer: people or animals in a story, novel, or play
◉ Plot. Answer: the events that take place in a story; often includes a
climax and resolution
◉ Theme. Answer: the subject or central idea of the story
◉ Style. Answer: the vocabulary and syntax the author uses to create
the story
◉ Alliteration. Answer: two or more words or syllables, near each
other, with the same beginning consonant
, ◉ Hyperbole. Answer: an exaggeration used to emphasize a point
◉ Analogy. Answer: a detailed and sometimes lengthy comparison of
two ideas or events
◉ Irony. Answer: using words that mean the opposite of what the
author intends
◉ Personification. Answer: giving human qualities to a thing or
abstraction
◉ Metaphor. Answer: a comparison of two distinctly different things
suggesting a similarity between them
◉ Simile. Answer: a comparison using like or as
◉ selecting quality multicultural lit books. Answer: Depicts diversity
but avoids stereotyping
Explores cultural differences and similarities
Provides accurate and positive portrayal of culture represented
Language and setting must be consistent with culture
