FTCE Professional Education
Practice Test #2 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION) (MULTIPLE CHOICES)
(A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)
LATEST VERSION 2025
Which of the following measures is a type of summative assessment?
A. an End-of-Course assessment
B. a homework assignment
C. a learning styles inventory
D. a whole-class question and answer session - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Students in a social studies class are having a whole-class discussion about the preservation of
historical landmarks in their community. What are students likely to learn from the class discussion?
A. Historical landmarks have little economic value
B. Accurate information is critical for effective communication.
C. Community problems can be solved through thoughtful discussion.
D. Working with others can lead to better and quicker solutions to problems. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A new teacher is using innovative instructional methods in his English class. To best ensure a
supportive attitude from the principal, the teacher should
A. Invite the principal to visit his class to observe his teaching methods and their effects.
B. Present the principal with copies of scientifically based research that supports the teacher's
instructional methods.
C. Send weekly reports to the principal to keep the principal apprised of the progress of the teacher's
students.
D. Organize parents to send e-mails to the principal supporting the teacher's instructional methods. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
After a science experiment, a high school teacher asks students to respond to the following two
prompts:
1. Justify the results of your experiment.
2. Formulate a theory based on the results of your experiment.
,The major benefit to students from this assignment is that it
A. helps them recall facts and basic concepts
B. allows them to apply their learning in a new context
C. provides a means for the teacher to assess their learning.
D. promotes their critical and creative thinking skills. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
With regard to administration of the mandatory statewide assessments, which of the following
actions by a teacher would be considered unethical?
A. To present lessons in advance that focus on the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
B. To use a seating chart to plan and record student seat assignments in the testing room
C. To remain in the testing room when the students are taking the assessment.
D. To question students on test content or test items after the days set aside for state testing have
passed. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
To become successful readers, which of the following skills is most important for students to have
upon entering first grade?
A. the ability to recognize letters by name
B. the ability to recite the alphabet
C. the ability to recognize short, high-frequency sight words
D. the ability to use picture clues to aid in decoding text. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
A student who scores at the 80th percentile on a standardized achievement test has
A. Scored the same as or better than 80 percent of a norm group
B. Scored better than 20 percent of a norm group
C. Correctly answered 80 percent of the test questions.
D. Correctly answered 20 percent of the test questions. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
As students in a social studies class watch a video about the importance of recycling, the teacher
periodically stops the video and poses questions about the ideas presented. This strategy is most
probably motivated by the teacher's understanding that
A. teachers should demonstrate and model the use of higher-order thinking skills.
B. teachers' efforts to maintain and reinforce student involvement correlate with students' cognitive
engagement.
C. students stay on task when they are aware that they are being monitored.
D. students need structured, well-managed environments. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The most appropriate way for a teacher to share an innovative instructional strategy with school
colleagues is to
, A. send an email to all teachers describing the strategy and offering to demonstrate it in their
classrooms.
B. speak with the principal about demonstrating the strategy as part of a workshop for all interested
teachers.
C. speak with the superintendent about ways the strategy could be implemented throughout the
school district.
D. explain the strategy at the next school board meeting. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which of the following is most likely to promote the creative thinking skills of high school students?
A. in algebra, recognizing an equivalent representation of a numerical quantity
B. in economics, locating details on a graph, chart, or diagram
C. in science, predicting the logical next step
D. in English, writing an original short story - CORRECT ANSWER-D
A student who exhibits a cognitive style that is right-brain dominant is likely to learn best through
instruction based on
A. presentation of content in small, step-by-step increments.
B. detailed verbal explanations and instructions
C. visual and kinesthetic global activities
D. objective, short-answer questioning - CORRECT ANSWER-C
During a technology workshop, Mr. Black, the art teacher, tells the workshop presenter that he has
been using a popular computer graphics software package in his classes and that his students
thoroughly enjoy it. However, Mr. Black goes on to say that he has discovered that the school does
not own any licensed copies of the software. What action, if any, should Mr. Black take?
A. Immediately remove all copies of the software from the computers in the classroom.
B. Continue to use the software, but contact the manufacturer about obtaining licensed copies.
C. Continue to use the software, but contact the district technology specialist and discuss the
problem.
D. Continue to use the software and say nothing, because educators are allowed to use software
without obtaining licensed copies. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which of the following strategies should a fourth-grade teacher use to promote students'
comprehension of expository text?
A. Giving them explicit instruction in identifying and using the various structures found in expository
text.
B. Routinely assigning them challenging expository text to read that requires consulting resource
materials
C. Encouraging them to memorize definitions of words they encounter frequently in expository text.
Practice Test #2 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION) (MULTIPLE CHOICES)
(A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)
LATEST VERSION 2025
Which of the following measures is a type of summative assessment?
A. an End-of-Course assessment
B. a homework assignment
C. a learning styles inventory
D. a whole-class question and answer session - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Students in a social studies class are having a whole-class discussion about the preservation of
historical landmarks in their community. What are students likely to learn from the class discussion?
A. Historical landmarks have little economic value
B. Accurate information is critical for effective communication.
C. Community problems can be solved through thoughtful discussion.
D. Working with others can lead to better and quicker solutions to problems. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A new teacher is using innovative instructional methods in his English class. To best ensure a
supportive attitude from the principal, the teacher should
A. Invite the principal to visit his class to observe his teaching methods and their effects.
B. Present the principal with copies of scientifically based research that supports the teacher's
instructional methods.
C. Send weekly reports to the principal to keep the principal apprised of the progress of the teacher's
students.
D. Organize parents to send e-mails to the principal supporting the teacher's instructional methods. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
After a science experiment, a high school teacher asks students to respond to the following two
prompts:
1. Justify the results of your experiment.
2. Formulate a theory based on the results of your experiment.
,The major benefit to students from this assignment is that it
A. helps them recall facts and basic concepts
B. allows them to apply their learning in a new context
C. provides a means for the teacher to assess their learning.
D. promotes their critical and creative thinking skills. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
With regard to administration of the mandatory statewide assessments, which of the following
actions by a teacher would be considered unethical?
A. To present lessons in advance that focus on the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
B. To use a seating chart to plan and record student seat assignments in the testing room
C. To remain in the testing room when the students are taking the assessment.
D. To question students on test content or test items after the days set aside for state testing have
passed. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
To become successful readers, which of the following skills is most important for students to have
upon entering first grade?
A. the ability to recognize letters by name
B. the ability to recite the alphabet
C. the ability to recognize short, high-frequency sight words
D. the ability to use picture clues to aid in decoding text. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
A student who scores at the 80th percentile on a standardized achievement test has
A. Scored the same as or better than 80 percent of a norm group
B. Scored better than 20 percent of a norm group
C. Correctly answered 80 percent of the test questions.
D. Correctly answered 20 percent of the test questions. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
As students in a social studies class watch a video about the importance of recycling, the teacher
periodically stops the video and poses questions about the ideas presented. This strategy is most
probably motivated by the teacher's understanding that
A. teachers should demonstrate and model the use of higher-order thinking skills.
B. teachers' efforts to maintain and reinforce student involvement correlate with students' cognitive
engagement.
C. students stay on task when they are aware that they are being monitored.
D. students need structured, well-managed environments. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The most appropriate way for a teacher to share an innovative instructional strategy with school
colleagues is to
, A. send an email to all teachers describing the strategy and offering to demonstrate it in their
classrooms.
B. speak with the principal about demonstrating the strategy as part of a workshop for all interested
teachers.
C. speak with the superintendent about ways the strategy could be implemented throughout the
school district.
D. explain the strategy at the next school board meeting. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which of the following is most likely to promote the creative thinking skills of high school students?
A. in algebra, recognizing an equivalent representation of a numerical quantity
B. in economics, locating details on a graph, chart, or diagram
C. in science, predicting the logical next step
D. in English, writing an original short story - CORRECT ANSWER-D
A student who exhibits a cognitive style that is right-brain dominant is likely to learn best through
instruction based on
A. presentation of content in small, step-by-step increments.
B. detailed verbal explanations and instructions
C. visual and kinesthetic global activities
D. objective, short-answer questioning - CORRECT ANSWER-C
During a technology workshop, Mr. Black, the art teacher, tells the workshop presenter that he has
been using a popular computer graphics software package in his classes and that his students
thoroughly enjoy it. However, Mr. Black goes on to say that he has discovered that the school does
not own any licensed copies of the software. What action, if any, should Mr. Black take?
A. Immediately remove all copies of the software from the computers in the classroom.
B. Continue to use the software, but contact the manufacturer about obtaining licensed copies.
C. Continue to use the software, but contact the district technology specialist and discuss the
problem.
D. Continue to use the software and say nothing, because educators are allowed to use software
without obtaining licensed copies. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which of the following strategies should a fourth-grade teacher use to promote students'
comprehension of expository text?
A. Giving them explicit instruction in identifying and using the various structures found in expository
text.
B. Routinely assigning them challenging expository text to read that requires consulting resource
materials
C. Encouraging them to memorize definitions of words they encounter frequently in expository text.
