FTCE Professional Education Practice Test 2025
Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to standards rather than to
the performance of others? - (answers)criterion-referenced
Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a formal reading assessment:
identifying main idea - raw score of 18/25
recalling details - 70th percentile
making inferences - 30% correct
determining author's purpose - grade equivalent of 4.5
A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon - (answers)scored higher
than 70% of students who took the same test in recalling details, and above grade level in
determining author's purpose.
Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for measuring student mastery of
content in a high school algebra class at midyear? - (answers)teacher-made test
A teacher is assessing a student's oral reading skills. Which of the following assessment tools is
the most appropriate? - (answers)running record
A science teacher uses the phrase, "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" to
help the students remember the order of the planets. This phrase is an example of a -
(answers)mnemonic device.
A teacher asks, "How was the Grand Canyon formed, Patty?" Patty answers, "There is a river at
the bottom." The teacher then says, "Patty, tell us how the river affected the formation of the
Grand Canyon."
What technique is the teacher using in her last statement? - (answers)probing
While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles, nods, leans forward, and listens
attentively. Her behavior best demonstrates - (answers)nonverbal positive acknowledgement.
,Mr. Robinette is a new teacher who teaches high school algebra courses. He has difficulty
maintaining student interest in instruction and has an excessive number of disciplinary referrals.
What strategy would be the best first step to address this situation? - (answers)discussing
problems with a mentor teacher to identify strategies for reducing the number of discipline
problems
As part of her planning process, Mrs. Smith is concerned about the levels of reading
comprehension in her class. Which of the following would provide the richest source of data for
the beginning analysis of her class? - (answers)student test records
Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher promoting middle school
students' creative thinking after reading a given fiction selection? - (answers)students rewrite the
ending of the selection to change the resolution of the plot
Identify the classroom practice that best encourages a positive learning climate for all students. -
(answers)The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing equal respect and
sensitivity to each student.
At the beginning of the school year, a 2nd-grade teacher determines there are children from
diverse cultural backgrounds in the class. One of the best ways to study cultural similarities and
differences would be to have students - (answers)participate in a classroom international festival
to complete the unit on cultural study.
While students are completing individual work, the teacher leaves the classroom to pick up
handouts that have been copied for the next class.
This teacher's behavior - (answers)violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students.
Which statement is true with respect to physical growth patterns of children in the upper
elementary school? - (answers)Girls reach puberty before boys
Wesley has been identified as a slow learner. He is frequently frustrated by class activities and
seatwork assignments and sometimes cries when he cannot do the work that others complete
quickly. Which of the following teacher actions is best in this situation? - (answers)Arrange what
Wesley is to learn into a series of small steps, each followed with immediate feedback.
,A teacher finds that students can deal with abstractions and hypothetical-deductive questions,
offer interpretations, and draw conclusions. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive
development, at what stage of cognitive development are the students functioning? -
(answers)formal operations
Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a child for speech-language
evaluation? - (answers)having difficulty comprehending words and concepts
A science teacher suspects a new student of having problems with reading comprehension. To
assist the student, the teacher should - (answers)arrange for diagnostic testing in reading.
More than 65% of a 3rd-grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading fluency measure of
the school's progress-monitoring instrument. Which instructional practice would be most
effective for improving the students' oral reading fluency? - (answers)repeated reading of
familiar text with corrective feedback
Which instructional method would be the most effective for fostering vocabulary development in
a secondary content area? - (answers)presenting target words in context several times during
each week
Before sending pairs of students to practice with a text, a teacher models how to choose
unfamiliar words and write an explanation, create a title for the passage they are reading, write
questions based on their passage, and guess what will happen in the next passage.
These are examples of comprehension strategies that include - (answers)clarifying, summarizing,
questioning, and predicting.
Which 3rd-grade students' unit culminating activity provides the best opportunity for them to
integrate language art skills? - (answers)having students prepare and give a software presentation
A group of 5th-grade students collected information on how many kindergarten students like
chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream. What is the best format for an initial presentation of
results to the kindergarten students? - (answers)stacks of three different colored cubes
representing each student's choice
, A teacher reviews a student's cumulative scores on a comprehensive fluency progress monitoring
measure at midyear. Based on the data presented above, what is the most appropriate method of
differentiating instruction for this student? - (answers)intensive instruction in phoneme
segmentation fluency
Which of the following is an example of a classroom that has been best arranged to facilitate
student safety? - (answers)furniture placed to accommodate traffic patterns
Which procedure should a middle school teacher follow at the beginning of a class? -
(answers)Assign students to complete "Do Now" activity already written on the board when the
class starts.
In a middle school classroom, the teacher observes that many students are calling out answers
during large group discussions, even after being reminded of the posted classroom rules. What
would be the best strategy for the teacher to follow next? - (answers)Have students brainstorm
ways to participate in large group discussions and amend the classroom rules as necessary.
Before the teacher has had a chance to explain the school's procedure for fire drills, the fire alarm
sounds. Which of the following procedures would be most appropriate in this situation? -
(answers)Have students line up quickly and quietly and lead them out of the building; review
procedures upon returning to the classroom.
A high school teacher wants students studying the Civil War to understand the attitudes of the
soldiers on both sides. Of the following, which activity would best help meet this objective? -
(answers)Role-playing: based on class reading, have each student write a letter to a family
member about war experiences from the perspective of first a Northern and then a Southern
soldier. Students will read the letters out loud.
A 4th-grade teacher has a group of students with mixed abilities. As he plans his unit on early
Florida settlers, he should pay special attention to - (answers)varying the delivery models of
instruction to compensate for different reading levels.
Which of the following tests relates an individual's test performance to standards rather than to
the performance of others? - (answers)criterion-referenced
Sharon, a 3rd-grade student, received the following scores on a formal reading assessment:
identifying main idea - raw score of 18/25
recalling details - 70th percentile
making inferences - 30% correct
determining author's purpose - grade equivalent of 4.5
A teacher who interprets these data can accurately conclude that Sharon - (answers)scored higher
than 70% of students who took the same test in recalling details, and above grade level in
determining author's purpose.
Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for measuring student mastery of
content in a high school algebra class at midyear? - (answers)teacher-made test
A teacher is assessing a student's oral reading skills. Which of the following assessment tools is
the most appropriate? - (answers)running record
A science teacher uses the phrase, "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" to
help the students remember the order of the planets. This phrase is an example of a -
(answers)mnemonic device.
A teacher asks, "How was the Grand Canyon formed, Patty?" Patty answers, "There is a river at
the bottom." The teacher then says, "Patty, tell us how the river affected the formation of the
Grand Canyon."
What technique is the teacher using in her last statement? - (answers)probing
While a student is giving a report to the class, the teacher smiles, nods, leans forward, and listens
attentively. Her behavior best demonstrates - (answers)nonverbal positive acknowledgement.
,Mr. Robinette is a new teacher who teaches high school algebra courses. He has difficulty
maintaining student interest in instruction and has an excessive number of disciplinary referrals.
What strategy would be the best first step to address this situation? - (answers)discussing
problems with a mentor teacher to identify strategies for reducing the number of discipline
problems
As part of her planning process, Mrs. Smith is concerned about the levels of reading
comprehension in her class. Which of the following would provide the richest source of data for
the beginning analysis of her class? - (answers)student test records
Which of the following situations is the best example of a teacher promoting middle school
students' creative thinking after reading a given fiction selection? - (answers)students rewrite the
ending of the selection to change the resolution of the plot
Identify the classroom practice that best encourages a positive learning climate for all students. -
(answers)The teacher includes all students in class discussions, showing equal respect and
sensitivity to each student.
At the beginning of the school year, a 2nd-grade teacher determines there are children from
diverse cultural backgrounds in the class. One of the best ways to study cultural similarities and
differences would be to have students - (answers)participate in a classroom international festival
to complete the unit on cultural study.
While students are completing individual work, the teacher leaves the classroom to pick up
handouts that have been copied for the next class.
This teacher's behavior - (answers)violates the professional duty to protect the safety of students.
Which statement is true with respect to physical growth patterns of children in the upper
elementary school? - (answers)Girls reach puberty before boys
Wesley has been identified as a slow learner. He is frequently frustrated by class activities and
seatwork assignments and sometimes cries when he cannot do the work that others complete
quickly. Which of the following teacher actions is best in this situation? - (answers)Arrange what
Wesley is to learn into a series of small steps, each followed with immediate feedback.
,A teacher finds that students can deal with abstractions and hypothetical-deductive questions,
offer interpretations, and draw conclusions. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive
development, at what stage of cognitive development are the students functioning? -
(answers)formal operations
Which of the following behaviors may indicate the need to refer a child for speech-language
evaluation? - (answers)having difficulty comprehending words and concepts
A science teacher suspects a new student of having problems with reading comprehension. To
assist the student, the teacher should - (answers)arrange for diagnostic testing in reading.
More than 65% of a 3rd-grade class scored at high risk on the oral reading fluency measure of
the school's progress-monitoring instrument. Which instructional practice would be most
effective for improving the students' oral reading fluency? - (answers)repeated reading of
familiar text with corrective feedback
Which instructional method would be the most effective for fostering vocabulary development in
a secondary content area? - (answers)presenting target words in context several times during
each week
Before sending pairs of students to practice with a text, a teacher models how to choose
unfamiliar words and write an explanation, create a title for the passage they are reading, write
questions based on their passage, and guess what will happen in the next passage.
These are examples of comprehension strategies that include - (answers)clarifying, summarizing,
questioning, and predicting.
Which 3rd-grade students' unit culminating activity provides the best opportunity for them to
integrate language art skills? - (answers)having students prepare and give a software presentation
A group of 5th-grade students collected information on how many kindergarten students like
chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream. What is the best format for an initial presentation of
results to the kindergarten students? - (answers)stacks of three different colored cubes
representing each student's choice
, A teacher reviews a student's cumulative scores on a comprehensive fluency progress monitoring
measure at midyear. Based on the data presented above, what is the most appropriate method of
differentiating instruction for this student? - (answers)intensive instruction in phoneme
segmentation fluency
Which of the following is an example of a classroom that has been best arranged to facilitate
student safety? - (answers)furniture placed to accommodate traffic patterns
Which procedure should a middle school teacher follow at the beginning of a class? -
(answers)Assign students to complete "Do Now" activity already written on the board when the
class starts.
In a middle school classroom, the teacher observes that many students are calling out answers
during large group discussions, even after being reminded of the posted classroom rules. What
would be the best strategy for the teacher to follow next? - (answers)Have students brainstorm
ways to participate in large group discussions and amend the classroom rules as necessary.
Before the teacher has had a chance to explain the school's procedure for fire drills, the fire alarm
sounds. Which of the following procedures would be most appropriate in this situation? -
(answers)Have students line up quickly and quietly and lead them out of the building; review
procedures upon returning to the classroom.
A high school teacher wants students studying the Civil War to understand the attitudes of the
soldiers on both sides. Of the following, which activity would best help meet this objective? -
(answers)Role-playing: based on class reading, have each student write a letter to a family
member about war experiences from the perspective of first a Northern and then a Southern
soldier. Students will read the letters out loud.
A 4th-grade teacher has a group of students with mixed abilities. As he plans his unit on early
Florida settlers, he should pay special attention to - (answers)varying the delivery models of
instruction to compensate for different reading levels.
