FTCE PREK-3 SCIENCE PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ pH of human skin.
Answer: a pH of 5.5
◍ Coding System.
Answer: A description of behaviors and how they will be recorded. The key
idea is to delimit the range of behaviors that are observed.
◍ Active learning refers to
A. going outside to engage in activities that use large muscles.
B. any hands-on experience.]
C. infusing art and music into science instruction to tap into children's
natural curiosity.
D. problem-based learning in which children construct new knowledge
through sensory experiences..
Answer: D. problem-based learning in which children construct new
knowledge through sensory experiences.
◍ Lab Report includes.
Answer: Title: what is being studiedAbstract: Summary of the
reportPurpose: state the problemHypothesis: educated guess (what's
expected from the outcome)
◍ Which planets can be seen with the naked eye for much of the year?
A. Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, and Pluto
B. Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Mars
C. Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
D. Mars, Venus, Pluto, Uranus.
, Answer: C. Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
◍ Molecule.
Answer: the smallest particle of substance that can exist independently and
has all of the properties of that substance.
◍ Kantianism.
Answer: Theory proposed by Immanuel Kant, which ascribes intrinsic value
to rational beings, and is the philosophical foundation of contemporary
human rights.
◍ Minerals must adhere to five criteria:.
Answer: Be non-living, be formed in nature, be solid in form, have atoms
that form a crystalline pattern, have a chemical composition fixed within
narrow limits.
◍ Which of the following is considered an engineering practice?
A. Asking questions
B. Defining problems
C. Constructing explanations
D. Analyzing data.
Answer: B. Defining problems
◍ Matthias Schlediden.
Answer: botanist famous for cell theory
◍ Carl von Linnaeus.
Answer: Botanist known for contributions in ecology & taxonomy
◍ Nuclear energy.
Answer: The energy present in the nucleus of atoms.
◍ Insertion or Translocation (DNA).
Answer: A segment from another place on the DNA is inserted in the wrong
place
◍ Popular science-based consumer products.
Answer: GMO foods, pharmaceuticals, plastics, nylon, cosmetics, household
, cleaning products, color additives.
◍ Saturn.
Answer: Second largest planetHas rings of ice, rock, and dust particles
circling itAtmosphere: hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammoniaHas more
then 20 satellitesNamed after the Roman God of Agriculture
◍ Rolling a ball down a hill is an example of which of the following?
A. Kinetic energy
B. Potential energy
C. Mechanical energy
D. Physical energy.
Answer: A. Kinetic energy
◍ Mercury.
Answer: Its surface has craters and rocks. Atmosphere composed of
hydrogen, helium, and sodium. Named after the Roman Messenger of God.
◍ Quasar.
Answer: An object that photographs like a star. Believed to be the active
core of a very distant galaxy.
◍ Momentum conservation.
Answer: States that when two objects collide in an isolated system, the total
momentum of the two objects before the collision is equal to the total
momentum of the two objects after the collision.
◍ Spring, or Vernal, Equinox.
Answer: Occurs on March 20 or 21, when the direct energy from the sun
falls on the equator, providing equal day and night hours in both
hemispheres.
◍ pH of gastric acid.
Answer: a pH of 1
◍ Ice storm.
Answer: Consists of falling rain that freezes when it strikes the ground,
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ pH of human skin.
Answer: a pH of 5.5
◍ Coding System.
Answer: A description of behaviors and how they will be recorded. The key
idea is to delimit the range of behaviors that are observed.
◍ Active learning refers to
A. going outside to engage in activities that use large muscles.
B. any hands-on experience.]
C. infusing art and music into science instruction to tap into children's
natural curiosity.
D. problem-based learning in which children construct new knowledge
through sensory experiences..
Answer: D. problem-based learning in which children construct new
knowledge through sensory experiences.
◍ Lab Report includes.
Answer: Title: what is being studiedAbstract: Summary of the
reportPurpose: state the problemHypothesis: educated guess (what's
expected from the outcome)
◍ Which planets can be seen with the naked eye for much of the year?
A. Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, and Pluto
B. Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Mars
C. Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
D. Mars, Venus, Pluto, Uranus.
, Answer: C. Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
◍ Molecule.
Answer: the smallest particle of substance that can exist independently and
has all of the properties of that substance.
◍ Kantianism.
Answer: Theory proposed by Immanuel Kant, which ascribes intrinsic value
to rational beings, and is the philosophical foundation of contemporary
human rights.
◍ Minerals must adhere to five criteria:.
Answer: Be non-living, be formed in nature, be solid in form, have atoms
that form a crystalline pattern, have a chemical composition fixed within
narrow limits.
◍ Which of the following is considered an engineering practice?
A. Asking questions
B. Defining problems
C. Constructing explanations
D. Analyzing data.
Answer: B. Defining problems
◍ Matthias Schlediden.
Answer: botanist famous for cell theory
◍ Carl von Linnaeus.
Answer: Botanist known for contributions in ecology & taxonomy
◍ Nuclear energy.
Answer: The energy present in the nucleus of atoms.
◍ Insertion or Translocation (DNA).
Answer: A segment from another place on the DNA is inserted in the wrong
place
◍ Popular science-based consumer products.
Answer: GMO foods, pharmaceuticals, plastics, nylon, cosmetics, household
, cleaning products, color additives.
◍ Saturn.
Answer: Second largest planetHas rings of ice, rock, and dust particles
circling itAtmosphere: hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammoniaHas more
then 20 satellitesNamed after the Roman God of Agriculture
◍ Rolling a ball down a hill is an example of which of the following?
A. Kinetic energy
B. Potential energy
C. Mechanical energy
D. Physical energy.
Answer: A. Kinetic energy
◍ Mercury.
Answer: Its surface has craters and rocks. Atmosphere composed of
hydrogen, helium, and sodium. Named after the Roman Messenger of God.
◍ Quasar.
Answer: An object that photographs like a star. Believed to be the active
core of a very distant galaxy.
◍ Momentum conservation.
Answer: States that when two objects collide in an isolated system, the total
momentum of the two objects before the collision is equal to the total
momentum of the two objects after the collision.
◍ Spring, or Vernal, Equinox.
Answer: Occurs on March 20 or 21, when the direct energy from the sun
falls on the equator, providing equal day and night hours in both
hemispheres.
◍ pH of gastric acid.
Answer: a pH of 1
◍ Ice storm.
Answer: Consists of falling rain that freezes when it strikes the ground,
