FTCE Pk-3 Practice Exam Questions and
Answers
1. Which of the following factors is found more frequently in children
from low socioeconomic
status backgrounds than in those from high socioeconomic
status back-grounds?
A. below average vocabulary
B. below average stature
C. below average quantitative reasoning
D. below average independent thinking
Answer A. below average vocabulary
2. As a kindergarten teacher reads aloud, one of the students
believes the teacher is reading the
pictures, not the words in the book. The student is demonstrating a
lack of understanding in
A. concepts of print.
B. alphabetic principle.
C. phonological awareness.
D. letter knowledge.
Answer A. concepts of print.
,3. Mr. Alvarez is planning a science unit for his 3rd-grade class
that includes three mainstreamed
students. Which instructional strategy will benefit these students the
most?
A. using whole group instruction for the entire science unit
B. assigning students to work in heterogeneous groups of three twice
a week
C.providing a "hands-on" environment that supplements and
enriches curricu-lum
D.teaching students, using a third grade science textbook, for all
assignments-
Answer C. providing a "hands-on" environment that supplements and enriches curriculum
4. Which statement about critical brain development periods is true?
A. Critical periods are absolute time periods.
B. Critical periods are the same across sensory and cognitive domains.
C. Critical periods are times when environmental stimulation is
necessary for optimal brain
development.
D. Critical periods are specific times that support developmental
transitions.
Answer C.
Critical periods are times when environmental stimulation is necessary for optimal brain
,development.
5. Which of the following behaviors might reasonably be
attributed to cultural experiences?
A. inability to sit still
B. blurting out
C. doodling
D. failure to make eye contact
Answer D. failure to make eye contact
6. A kindergarten teacher, demonstrating the concept of
conservation, poured water into a tall,
narrow glass. The teacher then poured the same amount of water into
a short, wide glass. The
teacher asked the question, "Which container has the most water?"
The chil-dren responded,
"The tall glass."
This is an example of which Piagetian stage?
A. sensorimotor
B. preoperational
C. concrete operations
D. formal operations
Answer B. preoperational
, 7. Identify the curriculum model that focuses on independent
exploration of the environment
through manipulation where children are respected, encouraged to
make choices, and given
opportunities to develop self-discipline.
A. Bank Street
B. Gardner
C. Montessori
D. High Scope
Answer C. Montessori
8. Which of the following established the right of individuals with
disabilities to be placed in the
least restricted environment?
A. Diana v. State Board of Education
B. Title I
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Answer D. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
9. A 3rd-grade teacher is developing a research unit on habitats.
Identify the best resource for
selecting lesson plans and activities to satisfy the grade-level
standard.
Answers
1. Which of the following factors is found more frequently in children
from low socioeconomic
status backgrounds than in those from high socioeconomic
status back-grounds?
A. below average vocabulary
B. below average stature
C. below average quantitative reasoning
D. below average independent thinking
Answer A. below average vocabulary
2. As a kindergarten teacher reads aloud, one of the students
believes the teacher is reading the
pictures, not the words in the book. The student is demonstrating a
lack of understanding in
A. concepts of print.
B. alphabetic principle.
C. phonological awareness.
D. letter knowledge.
Answer A. concepts of print.
,3. Mr. Alvarez is planning a science unit for his 3rd-grade class
that includes three mainstreamed
students. Which instructional strategy will benefit these students the
most?
A. using whole group instruction for the entire science unit
B. assigning students to work in heterogeneous groups of three twice
a week
C.providing a "hands-on" environment that supplements and
enriches curricu-lum
D.teaching students, using a third grade science textbook, for all
assignments-
Answer C. providing a "hands-on" environment that supplements and enriches curriculum
4. Which statement about critical brain development periods is true?
A. Critical periods are absolute time periods.
B. Critical periods are the same across sensory and cognitive domains.
C. Critical periods are times when environmental stimulation is
necessary for optimal brain
development.
D. Critical periods are specific times that support developmental
transitions.
Answer C.
Critical periods are times when environmental stimulation is necessary for optimal brain
,development.
5. Which of the following behaviors might reasonably be
attributed to cultural experiences?
A. inability to sit still
B. blurting out
C. doodling
D. failure to make eye contact
Answer D. failure to make eye contact
6. A kindergarten teacher, demonstrating the concept of
conservation, poured water into a tall,
narrow glass. The teacher then poured the same amount of water into
a short, wide glass. The
teacher asked the question, "Which container has the most water?"
The chil-dren responded,
"The tall glass."
This is an example of which Piagetian stage?
A. sensorimotor
B. preoperational
C. concrete operations
D. formal operations
Answer B. preoperational
, 7. Identify the curriculum model that focuses on independent
exploration of the environment
through manipulation where children are respected, encouraged to
make choices, and given
opportunities to develop self-discipline.
A. Bank Street
B. Gardner
C. Montessori
D. High Scope
Answer C. Montessori
8. Which of the following established the right of individuals with
disabilities to be placed in the
least restricted environment?
A. Diana v. State Board of Education
B. Title I
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Answer D. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
9. A 3rd-grade teacher is developing a research unit on habitats.
Identify the best resource for
selecting lesson plans and activities to satisfy the grade-level
standard.
