FTCE PK-3 practice questions - frequently asked questions
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No - and you should be wary of any site claiming otherwise. Every question here is original, written to mirror the style, difficulty, and judgment the real FTCE PK-3 exam tests. Each one comes with a plain-language explanation of why the right answer is right and the others aren't.
The FTCE PK-3 exam spans 22 domains: Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Child Growth, Child Development, and Relationships with Families and the Community (14% of the exam); Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of the Profession and Foundations of Early Childhood (PreK-3) Education (12% of the exam); Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (20% of the exam); Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Developmentally Appropriate Curricula (12% of the exam); Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Developmentally Appropriate Intervention Strategies and Resources Available to Meet the Needs of All Students (15% of the exam); Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Diagnosis, Assessment, and Evaluation (14% of the exam); Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Child Guidance and Classroom Behavioral Management (13% of the exam); Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Literacy and Literacy Instruction (24% of the exam); Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Literary and Informational Texts (18% of the exam); Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Foundational Reading Skills (24% of the exam); Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Language Elements Used for Effective Oral and Written Communication (22% of the exam); Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Assessments to Inform Literacy Instruction (12% of the exam); Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Number Concepts and Operations in Base-10 (33% of the exam); Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Algebraic Thinking (16% of the exam); Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Measurement, Data Collection, and Analysis (15% of the exam); Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Geometry and Spatial Concepts (13% of the exam); Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Student Reasoning and Instructional Practices (23% of the exam); Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of Effective Science Instruction (19% of the exam); Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of the Nature of Science (19% of the exam); Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of the Earth and Space Sciences (20% of the exam); Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of the Physical Sciences (17% of the exam); Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of the Life Sciences (25% of the exam). Every practice question on this site is tagged to one of these domains.
The domains are not weighted equally on the exam. By share of the marks: Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Number Concepts and Operations in Base-10 33%; Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of the Life Sciences 25%; Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Literacy and Literacy Instruction 24%; Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Foundational Reading Skills 24%; Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Student Reasoning and Instructional Practices 23%; Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Language Elements Used for Effective Oral and Written Communication 22%; Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Developmentally Appropriate Practices 20%; Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of the Earth and Space Sciences 20%; Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of Effective Science Instruction 19%; Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of the Nature of Science 19%; Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Literary and Informational Texts 18%; Subtest 4 Science - Knowledge of the Physical Sciences 17%; Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Algebraic Thinking 16%; Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Developmentally Appropriate Intervention Strategies and Resources Available to Meet the Needs of All Students 15%; Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Measurement, Data Collection, and Analysis 15%; Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Child Growth, Child Development, and Relationships with Families and the Community 14%; Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Diagnosis, Assessment, and Evaluation 14%; Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Child Guidance and Classroom Behavioral Management 13%; Subtest 3 Mathematics - Knowledge of Geometry and Spatial Concepts 13%; Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of the Profession and Foundations of Early Childhood (PreK-3) Education 12%; Subtest 1 Developmental Knowledge - Knowledge of Developmentally Appropriate Curricula 12%; Subtest 2 Language Arts and Reading - Knowledge of Assessments to Inform Literacy Instruction 12%.
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