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FTCE Professional Education Practice Test
Study Questions with Verified Solutions
Graded A+ 2025
Teachers who conduct action research might: -Correct Answers ✔-Videotape their
lessons to reflect on instructional strategies.
A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection of
text. The 4 basic steps that are used in reciprocal teaching are: -Correct Answers
✔-Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
What type of test could a school district use to determine if state standards were
being effectively taught? -Correct Answers ✔-Criterion-referenced test
Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective? -Correct
Answers ✔-Students will complete a two-digit multiplication skills test with 85%
mastery.
An educator signed up for a paid online professional development session that
required watching short video segments and personally reflecting on their content.
The educator let the videos run in the background, and quickly clicked through the
acknowledgments without completing the reflections. What portion of the Code of
Ethics does this violate? -Correct Answers ✔-The obligation to the profession.
Learning activities should always be based on: -Correct Answers ✔-specific
objectives.
An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their
children. The most effective way to do this while fostering parent communication
is to: -Correct Answers ✔-Invite parents to a "reading night" where student and
parents meet to read and share favorite poems.
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Which of the following statements from a teacher would be considered classroom
management through use of negative reinforcement? -Correct Answers ✔-"If you
would start turning in your homework, I wouldn't have to call your mother every
afternoon!"
In order to practice effective behavior management, classroom rules -Correct
Answers ✔-should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory council? -
Correct Answers ✔-Developing a school improvement plan
Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement? -Correct
Answers ✔-The teacher stops complaining about the messy floor after the students
clean it up.
A teacher has discovered and implemented a new online behavior-management
program that is improving student behavior while providing an easy way to
communicate with parents. The teacher should -Correct Answers ✔-Meet with the
principal to discussing sharing the new product at the next professional
development day.
The best tool for a teacher to use to keep a running, averaged record of student
scores throughout the year is -Correct Answers ✔-Spreadsheet
The most effective way to present vocabulary is -Correct Answers ✔-in context to
convey rich meaning to the students.
The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences is -Correct
Answers ✔-a Venn diagram
An ELL joins the classroom mid-year. She appears to speak fluent English and
participates well in class, yet struggles academically in reading and science. When
questioned, the teacher learns that the student has only lived in America for 2
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years. The student's academic struggles are likely the result of -Correct Answers
✔-Not having mastered cognitive academic language proficiency due to the length
of time she has been speaking English.
The input-hypothesis model developed by Steven Krashen would suggest that
ELLs would benefit from -Correct Answers ✔-Being given information that is just
slightly above their ability level in the second language.
The No Child Left Behind Act states that -Correct Answers ✔-Student whose first
language is not English may only be tested in English.
Student test performance reflects -Correct Answers ✔-a student's understanding of
the topic and the quality of instruction.
When teaching idioms it is important to -Correct Answers ✔-Explicitly teach the
implied meaning of the phrase.
A teacher wants to know if he is allowed to copy software onto more of his
classroom computers. To find this out he should consult the -Correct Answers ✔-
site license
A student comes to school and says that her report is done but she is out of ink on
her home printer. She asks the teacher if she can email the assignment to school
and have the teacher print it out. The teacher should -Correct Answers ✔-be
cautious because emails can contain viruses.
Prior to teaching a unit on bacteria and viruses, a teacher has students evaluate a
list of content-area statements as being true or false. After the lesson is complete,
the students reevaluate the statements. What was the purpose of giving the
assignment before the lesson if it was also to be complete afterwards? -Correct
Answers ✔-The teacher using an anticipation chart to increase student interest and
focus the instruction.
FTCE
FTCE Professional Education Practice Test
Study Questions with Verified Solutions
Graded A+ 2025
Teachers who conduct action research might: -Correct Answers ✔-Videotape their
lessons to reflect on instructional strategies.
A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a selection of
text. The 4 basic steps that are used in reciprocal teaching are: -Correct Answers
✔-Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
What type of test could a school district use to determine if state standards were
being effectively taught? -Correct Answers ✔-Criterion-referenced test
Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective? -Correct
Answers ✔-Students will complete a two-digit multiplication skills test with 85%
mastery.
An educator signed up for a paid online professional development session that
required watching short video segments and personally reflecting on their content.
The educator let the videos run in the background, and quickly clicked through the
acknowledgments without completing the reflections. What portion of the Code of
Ethics does this violate? -Correct Answers ✔-The obligation to the profession.
Learning activities should always be based on: -Correct Answers ✔-specific
objectives.
An elementary reading teacher wants to get parents reading nightly with their
children. The most effective way to do this while fostering parent communication
is to: -Correct Answers ✔-Invite parents to a "reading night" where student and
parents meet to read and share favorite poems.
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Which of the following statements from a teacher would be considered classroom
management through use of negative reinforcement? -Correct Answers ✔-"If you
would start turning in your homework, I wouldn't have to call your mother every
afternoon!"
In order to practice effective behavior management, classroom rules -Correct
Answers ✔-should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory council? -
Correct Answers ✔-Developing a school improvement plan
Which of the following would be an example of negative reinforcement? -Correct
Answers ✔-The teacher stops complaining about the messy floor after the students
clean it up.
A teacher has discovered and implemented a new online behavior-management
program that is improving student behavior while providing an easy way to
communicate with parents. The teacher should -Correct Answers ✔-Meet with the
principal to discussing sharing the new product at the next professional
development day.
The best tool for a teacher to use to keep a running, averaged record of student
scores throughout the year is -Correct Answers ✔-Spreadsheet
The most effective way to present vocabulary is -Correct Answers ✔-in context to
convey rich meaning to the students.
The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences is -Correct
Answers ✔-a Venn diagram
An ELL joins the classroom mid-year. She appears to speak fluent English and
participates well in class, yet struggles academically in reading and science. When
questioned, the teacher learns that the student has only lived in America for 2
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years. The student's academic struggles are likely the result of -Correct Answers
✔-Not having mastered cognitive academic language proficiency due to the length
of time she has been speaking English.
The input-hypothesis model developed by Steven Krashen would suggest that
ELLs would benefit from -Correct Answers ✔-Being given information that is just
slightly above their ability level in the second language.
The No Child Left Behind Act states that -Correct Answers ✔-Student whose first
language is not English may only be tested in English.
Student test performance reflects -Correct Answers ✔-a student's understanding of
the topic and the quality of instruction.
When teaching idioms it is important to -Correct Answers ✔-Explicitly teach the
implied meaning of the phrase.
A teacher wants to know if he is allowed to copy software onto more of his
classroom computers. To find this out he should consult the -Correct Answers ✔-
site license
A student comes to school and says that her report is done but she is out of ink on
her home printer. She asks the teacher if she can email the assignment to school
and have the teacher print it out. The teacher should -Correct Answers ✔-be
cautious because emails can contain viruses.
Prior to teaching a unit on bacteria and viruses, a teacher has students evaluate a
list of content-area statements as being true or false. After the lesson is complete,
the students reevaluate the statements. What was the purpose of giving the
assignment before the lesson if it was also to be complete afterwards? -Correct
Answers ✔-The teacher using an anticipation chart to increase student interest and
focus the instruction.
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