ABCTE MSE (Multiple Subject Exam) – 2025/2026 – Optimized Test with Authentic Questions and Answers

ABCTE MSE Optimized Test With
Authentic Question and Answers
2025/2026
What is the definition of connotative? - Correct Answers-Figurative meaning,
suggests/implies

What is the definition of denotative? - Correct Answers-Literal meaning

What is the definition of hyperbole? - Correct Answers-Extreme exaggeration

What is the definition of onomatopoeia? - Correct Answers-Word imitates the sound
(zap, buzz)

What is the definition of simile? - Correct Answers-Comparison using like or as

What is the definition of metaphor? - Correct Answers-Comparison (no like or as)

What is the definition of alliteration? - Correct Answers-Repetition of sounds

What is the definition of homonym? - Correct Answers-Same spelling and sound,
different meaning

What is the definition of homophone? - Correct Answers-Same sound, different
meaning

What is the definition of homograph? - Correct Answers-Spelled the same, different
meaning

What is the definition of expository reading? - Correct Answers-Inform (little to no
dialogue)

What is the definition of roman a clef? - Correct Answers-Actual persons/events
disguised as fictional

What is the definition of grapheme? - Correct Answers-Letters (A, B, C)

What is the definition of phoneme? - Correct Answers-Smallest unit of sound

What is the definition of morpheme? - Correct Answers-Smallest unit that carries
meaning

, What is the definition of digraph? - Correct Answers-Two letters that make one sound
(ch)

What is the definition of diphthong? - Correct Answers-Two vowels (ou "out")

What is the definition of gerund? - Correct Answers-Ing (verb used as a noun)

What is the definition of syllable? - Correct Answers-Beats in a word

What is the definition of morphology? - Correct Answers-Structure of words and how it
impacts meaning

What is the definition of brackish water? - Correct Answers-Mixture of fresh and salt
water

What is the definition of estuary? - Correct Answers-Where fresh and saltwater meet

What is the largest collection of brackish water? - Correct Answers-Baltic Sea

What is the saltiest sea? - Correct Answers-Dead Sea

What is the longest river in the world? - Correct Answers-Nile River

What is the definition of fairytale? - Correct Answers-Spirits, magic, "once upon a time"

What is the definition of legend? - Correct Answers-Handed down from past to teach a
lesson

What is the definition of fable? - Correct Answers-Abstract moral ideas= concrete

What is the definition of folklore? - Correct Answers-Traditional beliefs passed down

What is the antonym of abate? - Correct Answers-Increase

What is the definition of homogeneous? - Correct Answers-Same kind

What is the definition of heterogeneous? - Correct Answers-Different, do not mix well

What is the formula for ferric acid? - Correct Answers-FeO4

What is the natural form of quartz? - Correct Answers-SiO2

What is the famous quote by Descartes? - Correct Answers-"I think, therefore I am"