1|Page
New 2025 FTCE Middle Grades Social Sciences 5-9
Sample Practice Questions and Correct Answers
Latest / FTCE MIDDLE GRADES SOCIAL SCIENCES
5-9 Exam 2025 – 200 Practice Qs and As
Which of the properties listed below is a characteristic of
a liquid but not of a gas?
A. It has the ability to flow.
B. It maintains its volume in an open container.
C. Its molecules are constantly in motion.
D. Its volume varies depending on temperature. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ B
A 0.100 m3 chamber is filled with oxygen gas at standard
conditions (101 kPa at 273 k). Assuming ideal conditions
and behavior, what will be the pressure of the gas in the
chamber after it is heated to 819 k?
A. 34 kPa
B. 51 kPa
C. 202 kPa
D. 303 kPa - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D
,2|Page
In 1898, J.J. Thomson provided the first hard evidence for
the existence of subatomic particles in the atom by using
a cathode ray tube to discover the
A. proton.
B. neutron.
C. electron.
D. nucleus. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ C
If all of the atoms in a substance have the same atomic
number, the substance is a(an)
A. compound.
B. element.
C. mixture.
D. alloy. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B
The balanced chemical equation for the formation of iron
(III) oxide is
A. Fe + O2 -> FeO2.
B. 4Fe + 3O2 -> 2Fe2O3.
C. 3Fe + O2 -> Fe3O2.
D. Fe + O -> FeO. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B
,3|Page
Small molecules that contain H bonded to O have higher
boiling points than similar molecules in which H is
bonded to S. Why does this change occur?
A. The H to O bond is nonpolar.
B. The H to S bond is more polar than the H to O bond.
C. The H to O bond is more polar than the H to S bond.
D. The H to S bond is nonpolar. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ C
A + B -> AB What type of reaction is given above?
A. combination
B. decomposition
C. double displacement
D. single displacement - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A
According to Hooke's Law, the relationship between the
elastic force and the distance of stretch for an elastic
material is
A. inversely proportional.
B. directly proportional.
C. exponential.
, 4|Page
D. power squared. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B
A ball rolls off a horizontal table and hits the floor at a
faster vertical speed than when it leaves the table. This is
an example of which law of objects in motion?
A. Newton's 1st law
B. Newton's 2nd law
C. Kepler's 1st law
D. Kepler's 2nd law - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B
The pitch of a car's horn changes as the car approaches.
This is an example of
A. constructive interference.
B. destructive interference.
C. diffraction.
D. the Doppler effect. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D
Two identical objects with identical electrostatic charges
will
A. repel one another.
B. attract one another.
New 2025 FTCE Middle Grades Social Sciences 5-9
Sample Practice Questions and Correct Answers
Latest / FTCE MIDDLE GRADES SOCIAL SCIENCES
5-9 Exam 2025 – 200 Practice Qs and As
Which of the properties listed below is a characteristic of
a liquid but not of a gas?
A. It has the ability to flow.
B. It maintains its volume in an open container.
C. Its molecules are constantly in motion.
D. Its volume varies depending on temperature. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ B
A 0.100 m3 chamber is filled with oxygen gas at standard
conditions (101 kPa at 273 k). Assuming ideal conditions
and behavior, what will be the pressure of the gas in the
chamber after it is heated to 819 k?
A. 34 kPa
B. 51 kPa
C. 202 kPa
D. 303 kPa - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D
,2|Page
In 1898, J.J. Thomson provided the first hard evidence for
the existence of subatomic particles in the atom by using
a cathode ray tube to discover the
A. proton.
B. neutron.
C. electron.
D. nucleus. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ C
If all of the atoms in a substance have the same atomic
number, the substance is a(an)
A. compound.
B. element.
C. mixture.
D. alloy. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B
The balanced chemical equation for the formation of iron
(III) oxide is
A. Fe + O2 -> FeO2.
B. 4Fe + 3O2 -> 2Fe2O3.
C. 3Fe + O2 -> Fe3O2.
D. Fe + O -> FeO. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B
,3|Page
Small molecules that contain H bonded to O have higher
boiling points than similar molecules in which H is
bonded to S. Why does this change occur?
A. The H to O bond is nonpolar.
B. The H to S bond is more polar than the H to O bond.
C. The H to O bond is more polar than the H to S bond.
D. The H to S bond is nonpolar. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ C
A + B -> AB What type of reaction is given above?
A. combination
B. decomposition
C. double displacement
D. single displacement - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A
According to Hooke's Law, the relationship between the
elastic force and the distance of stretch for an elastic
material is
A. inversely proportional.
B. directly proportional.
C. exponential.
, 4|Page
D. power squared. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B
A ball rolls off a horizontal table and hits the floor at a
faster vertical speed than when it leaves the table. This is
an example of which law of objects in motion?
A. Newton's 1st law
B. Newton's 2nd law
C. Kepler's 1st law
D. Kepler's 2nd law - ...ANSWER...✓✓ B
The pitch of a car's horn changes as the car approaches.
This is an example of
A. constructive interference.
B. destructive interference.
C. diffraction.
D. the Doppler effect. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ D
Two identical objects with identical electrostatic charges
will
A. repel one another.
B. attract one another.
