ABCTE Elementary Education
Question and Answers Updated
2026
MagnaBCartaB-
BAnswer(1215)BaBcharterBofBlibertiesB(freedoms)BthatBKingBJohnB"Lackland"BofBEngladBwasBfo
rcedBtoBsign;BitBmadeBtheBkingBobeyBtheBsameBlawsBasBtheBcitizensBofBhisBkingdom
13thBAmmendmentB-BAnswerofficiallyBabolishedBslavery,BprohibitsBinvoluntaryBservitude.
ArticlesBofBConfederationB-BAnswer1stBConstitutionBofBtheBU.S.B1781-1788B(weaknesses-
noBexecutive,BnoBjudicial,BnoBpowerBtoBtax,BnoBpowerBtoBregulateBtrade)
CubanBMissileBCrisisB-
BAnswerTheB1962BconfrontationBbewteenBUSBandBtheBSovietBUnionBoverBSovietBmissilesBinBC
uba.
RogerBWilliamsB-
BAnswerHeBfoundedBRhodeBIslandBforBseparationBofBChurchBandBState.BHeBbelievedBthatBthe
BPuritansBwereBtooBpowerfulBandBwasBorderedBtoBleaveBtheBMassachusettsBBayBColonyBforB
hisBreligiousBbeliefs.
Jean-JacquesBRousseauB-
BAnswer"SocialBContract"BheBexplainedBanBidealBsocietyBwhereBeachBcommunityBmemberBwo
uldBvoteBonBissuesBandBmajorityBwouldBbecomeBoneBlaw.
SumeriansB-
BAnswerTheBpeopleBwhoBdominatedBsouthernBMesopotamiaBthroughBtheBendBofBtheBthirdBm
illenniumBB.C.E.BTheyBwereBresponsibleBforBtheBcreationBofBmanyBfundamentalBelementsBofB
MesopotamianBculture-suchBasBirrigationBtechnology,Bcuneiform,BandBreligiousBconceptions.
OctoberBRevolutionB(BolshevikBRevolution)B-
BAnswersecondBpartBofBtheBrussianBrevolutionBledBbyBlenin;BleninBwasBaBstudentBofBmarxism
BandBsaidBthatBtheBproletariatBwouldBriseBupBagainstBtheBbourgeoisie;BbolsheviksBoverthrewB
theBprovisionalBgovernmentBinBaBbloodlessBcoup;BtransformBpoliticalBandBeconomicBlandscape
BofBtheBnation;BlandBredistribution;BsovietBunionBwasBtheBworldsBfirstBcommunistBnation
,FallBofBtheBRomanBEmpireB-
BAnswerTheBfallBofBthisBempireBwasBprecipitatedBbyBGermanicBattacksBandBtowardBtheBmidBf
ifthBcenturyBbarbarianBchieftainsBreplacedBromanBemperors.BRomeBandBWesternBEuropeBwasB
overrunBbyBtheBGermanBtribesBbutBtheyBrespectedBtheBRomanBcultureBandBlearnedBfromBthe
irBromanBsunjects.BSomeBRomanBgovernmentBandBculturalBideasBsurvivedBandBblendedBwithB
GermanicBculture.B476BAD
adageB-BAnsweraBfamiliarBproverbBorBwiseBsaying
ContinentalBDivideB-BAnswerseparationBofBtwoBdifferentBlandBforms
invisibleBhandB-
BAnswerABphraseBcoinedBbyBAdamBSmithBtoBdescribeBtheBprocessBthatBturnsBself-
directedBgainBintoBsocialBandBeconomicBbenefitsBforBall
Laissez-faireBeconomicsB-
BAnswerTheoryBthatBopposesBgovernmentalBinterferenceBinBeconomicBaffairsBbeyondBwhatBisB
necessaryBtoBprotectBlifeBandBproperty.
InternationalBDatelineB-
BAnswerisBanBimaginaryBlineBofBlongitudeBgenerallyB180°B(degrees)BeastBorBwestBofBtheBPrim
eBMeridian.BTheBInternationalBDateBLineBisBwhereBeachBnewBdayBbegins.
ImplicitBPhonicsB-
BAnswerteachingBletter/soundBcorrespondencesB"opportunistically"BorBasBteachableBmoments
ExplicitBPhonicsB-BAnswerTeachingBofBletter-
soundBcorrespondencesBdirectlyBandBusuallyBsystematically.
FluencyBLevelB-BAnswerIndependentBLevel-
RelativelyBeasyBforBtheBstudentBtoBreadB(95%BwordBaccuracy).
InstructionalBLevel-ChallengingBbutBmanageableBforBtheBreaderB(90%BwordBaccuracy).
FrustrationBLevel-DifficultBtextBforBtheBstudentBtoBreadB(lessBthanB90%BwordBaccuracy).
, 60-80Bwpm
IdiomB-
BAnswerABcommon,BoftenBusedBexpressionBthatBdoesn'tBmakeBsenseBifByouBtakeBitBliterally.
DennotationB-BAnswertheBdictionaryBmeaningBofBaBword
ConnotationB-BAnswerAllBtheBmeanings,Bassociations,BorBemotionsBthatBaBwordBsuggests
spuriousBcorrelationB-
BAnsweranBapparentBbutBfalseBrelationshipBbetweenBtwoB(orBmore)BvariablesBthatBisBcausedB
byBsomeBotherBvariable
AllusionB-BAnswerABreferenceBtoBanotherBworkBofBliterature,Bperson,BorBevent
AppositiveB-BAnswerABwordBorBphraseBthatBrenamesBaBnearbyBnounBorBpronoun.
commaBspliceB-BAnswertwoBsentencesBjoinedBincorrectlyBwithBonlyBaBcomma
pastBparticipleB-BAnswerABpastBparticipleBisBaBVERBB+B-EDBusedBasBanBadjectiveBorBaBverb.
presentBparticipleB-BAnsweraddBingBandBhelpingBverb
presentBperfectB-BAnswertenseBwithBtheBpastBparticipleBandBhelpingBverbBHAVEBandBHAS
futureBperfectB-BAnswertenseBwithBtheBpastBparticipleBandBhelpingBverbBWILLBHAVE
futureBprogressiveB-BAnswerwillBbeB+BpresentBparticiple
futureBperfectBprogressiveB-BAnswerwillBhaveBbeenB+BpresentBparticiple
pastBperfectBprogressiveB-BAnswerhadBbeenB+BpresentBparticiple
Question and Answers Updated
2026
MagnaBCartaB-
BAnswer(1215)BaBcharterBofBlibertiesB(freedoms)BthatBKingBJohnB"Lackland"BofBEngladBwasBfo
rcedBtoBsign;BitBmadeBtheBkingBobeyBtheBsameBlawsBasBtheBcitizensBofBhisBkingdom
13thBAmmendmentB-BAnswerofficiallyBabolishedBslavery,BprohibitsBinvoluntaryBservitude.
ArticlesBofBConfederationB-BAnswer1stBConstitutionBofBtheBU.S.B1781-1788B(weaknesses-
noBexecutive,BnoBjudicial,BnoBpowerBtoBtax,BnoBpowerBtoBregulateBtrade)
CubanBMissileBCrisisB-
BAnswerTheB1962BconfrontationBbewteenBUSBandBtheBSovietBUnionBoverBSovietBmissilesBinBC
uba.
RogerBWilliamsB-
BAnswerHeBfoundedBRhodeBIslandBforBseparationBofBChurchBandBState.BHeBbelievedBthatBthe
BPuritansBwereBtooBpowerfulBandBwasBorderedBtoBleaveBtheBMassachusettsBBayBColonyBforB
hisBreligiousBbeliefs.
Jean-JacquesBRousseauB-
BAnswer"SocialBContract"BheBexplainedBanBidealBsocietyBwhereBeachBcommunityBmemberBwo
uldBvoteBonBissuesBandBmajorityBwouldBbecomeBoneBlaw.
SumeriansB-
BAnswerTheBpeopleBwhoBdominatedBsouthernBMesopotamiaBthroughBtheBendBofBtheBthirdBm
illenniumBB.C.E.BTheyBwereBresponsibleBforBtheBcreationBofBmanyBfundamentalBelementsBofB
MesopotamianBculture-suchBasBirrigationBtechnology,Bcuneiform,BandBreligiousBconceptions.
OctoberBRevolutionB(BolshevikBRevolution)B-
BAnswersecondBpartBofBtheBrussianBrevolutionBledBbyBlenin;BleninBwasBaBstudentBofBmarxism
BandBsaidBthatBtheBproletariatBwouldBriseBupBagainstBtheBbourgeoisie;BbolsheviksBoverthrewB
theBprovisionalBgovernmentBinBaBbloodlessBcoup;BtransformBpoliticalBandBeconomicBlandscape
BofBtheBnation;BlandBredistribution;BsovietBunionBwasBtheBworldsBfirstBcommunistBnation
,FallBofBtheBRomanBEmpireB-
BAnswerTheBfallBofBthisBempireBwasBprecipitatedBbyBGermanicBattacksBandBtowardBtheBmidBf
ifthBcenturyBbarbarianBchieftainsBreplacedBromanBemperors.BRomeBandBWesternBEuropeBwasB
overrunBbyBtheBGermanBtribesBbutBtheyBrespectedBtheBRomanBcultureBandBlearnedBfromBthe
irBromanBsunjects.BSomeBRomanBgovernmentBandBculturalBideasBsurvivedBandBblendedBwithB
GermanicBculture.B476BAD
adageB-BAnsweraBfamiliarBproverbBorBwiseBsaying
ContinentalBDivideB-BAnswerseparationBofBtwoBdifferentBlandBforms
invisibleBhandB-
BAnswerABphraseBcoinedBbyBAdamBSmithBtoBdescribeBtheBprocessBthatBturnsBself-
directedBgainBintoBsocialBandBeconomicBbenefitsBforBall
Laissez-faireBeconomicsB-
BAnswerTheoryBthatBopposesBgovernmentalBinterferenceBinBeconomicBaffairsBbeyondBwhatBisB
necessaryBtoBprotectBlifeBandBproperty.
InternationalBDatelineB-
BAnswerisBanBimaginaryBlineBofBlongitudeBgenerallyB180°B(degrees)BeastBorBwestBofBtheBPrim
eBMeridian.BTheBInternationalBDateBLineBisBwhereBeachBnewBdayBbegins.
ImplicitBPhonicsB-
BAnswerteachingBletter/soundBcorrespondencesB"opportunistically"BorBasBteachableBmoments
ExplicitBPhonicsB-BAnswerTeachingBofBletter-
soundBcorrespondencesBdirectlyBandBusuallyBsystematically.
FluencyBLevelB-BAnswerIndependentBLevel-
RelativelyBeasyBforBtheBstudentBtoBreadB(95%BwordBaccuracy).
InstructionalBLevel-ChallengingBbutBmanageableBforBtheBreaderB(90%BwordBaccuracy).
FrustrationBLevel-DifficultBtextBforBtheBstudentBtoBreadB(lessBthanB90%BwordBaccuracy).
, 60-80Bwpm
IdiomB-
BAnswerABcommon,BoftenBusedBexpressionBthatBdoesn'tBmakeBsenseBifByouBtakeBitBliterally.
DennotationB-BAnswertheBdictionaryBmeaningBofBaBword
ConnotationB-BAnswerAllBtheBmeanings,Bassociations,BorBemotionsBthatBaBwordBsuggests
spuriousBcorrelationB-
BAnsweranBapparentBbutBfalseBrelationshipBbetweenBtwoB(orBmore)BvariablesBthatBisBcausedB
byBsomeBotherBvariable
AllusionB-BAnswerABreferenceBtoBanotherBworkBofBliterature,Bperson,BorBevent
AppositiveB-BAnswerABwordBorBphraseBthatBrenamesBaBnearbyBnounBorBpronoun.
commaBspliceB-BAnswertwoBsentencesBjoinedBincorrectlyBwithBonlyBaBcomma
pastBparticipleB-BAnswerABpastBparticipleBisBaBVERBB+B-EDBusedBasBanBadjectiveBorBaBverb.
presentBparticipleB-BAnsweraddBingBandBhelpingBverb
presentBperfectB-BAnswertenseBwithBtheBpastBparticipleBandBhelpingBverbBHAVEBandBHAS
futureBperfectB-BAnswertenseBwithBtheBpastBparticipleBandBhelpingBverbBWILLBHAVE
futureBprogressiveB-BAnswerwillBbeB+BpresentBparticiple
futureBperfectBprogressiveB-BAnswerwillBhaveBbeenB+BpresentBparticiple
pastBperfectBprogressiveB-BAnswerhadBbeenB+BpresentBparticiple
