FTCE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
PRACTICE TEST 2 2026 STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a
selection of text. The 4 basic steps that are used in reciprocal teaching
are: Answer: Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
◉ What type of test could a school district use to determine if state
standards were being effectively taught? Answer: Criterion-referenced
test
◉ Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective?
Answer: 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? Answer: The obligation to the profession.
◉ Learning activities should always be based on: Answer: 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: Answer: Invite parents to a "reading night"
where student and parents meet to read and share favorite poems.
◉ Which of the following statements from a teacher would be
considered classroom management through use of negative
reinforcement? Answer: "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
Answer: should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
◉ Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory
council? Answer: Developing a school improvement plan
◉ Which of the following would be an example of negative
reinforcement? Answer: 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
Answer: 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 Answer: Spreadsheet
◉ The most effective way to present vocabulary is Answer: in context to
convey rich meaning to the students.
◉ The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences
is Answer: 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 years. The student's academic struggles
are likely the result of Answer: 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 Answer: Being given information
that is just slightly above their ability level in the second language.
◉ The No Child Left Behind Act states that Answer: Student whose first
language is not English may only be tested in English.
◉ Student test performance reflects Answer: a student's understanding
of the topic and the quality of instruction.
PRACTICE TEST 2 2026 STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ A student-centered classroom uses reciprocal teaching to analyze a
selection of text. The 4 basic steps that are used in reciprocal teaching
are: Answer: Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing.
◉ What type of test could a school district use to determine if state
standards were being effectively taught? Answer: Criterion-referenced
test
◉ Which of the following is the best example of a cognitive objective?
Answer: 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? Answer: The obligation to the profession.
◉ Learning activities should always be based on: Answer: 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: Answer: Invite parents to a "reading night"
where student and parents meet to read and share favorite poems.
◉ Which of the following statements from a teacher would be
considered classroom management through use of negative
reinforcement? Answer: "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
Answer: should be followed by all students and be consistently enforced.
◉ Which of the following would be a responsibility of a school advisory
council? Answer: Developing a school improvement plan
◉ Which of the following would be an example of negative
reinforcement? Answer: 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
Answer: 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 Answer: Spreadsheet
◉ The most effective way to present vocabulary is Answer: in context to
convey rich meaning to the students.
◉ The best graphic organizer for analyzing similarities and differences
is Answer: 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 years. The student's academic struggles
are likely the result of Answer: 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 Answer: Being given information
that is just slightly above their ability level in the second language.
◉ The No Child Left Behind Act states that Answer: Student whose first
language is not English may only be tested in English.
◉ Student test performance reflects Answer: a student's understanding
of the topic and the quality of instruction.
