FTCE Prekindergarten - Primary PK-3 Exam

The Prekindergarten - Primary PK-3 subject examination consists of about 120 multiple-choice questions. Test-takers will receive a test booklet and a separate answer sheet. Question formats will include direct question, command, sentence completion, and scenario. Each question will contain four response options, which will be answered by bubbling in choice A, B, C, or D.

The test encompasses 9 core competencies, each with between 2 and 20 skill areas. Competencies are defined as areas of content knowledge, with skills being the behaviors that demonstrate those competencies. Each competency is also assigned a percentage representing the approximate proportion of test items in that content area on the test. Together, the competencies and skills are representative of knowledge that has been determined by content specialists to be important for beginning teachers.

Test-takers will need to demonstrate knowledge of child growth and development; foundations; research, standards, and trends; effective practices; issues and strategies for family and community involvement; developmentally appropriate curriculum; the diverse needs of all children and their families; diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation; and child guidance and classroom behavioral management.

FTCE Prekindergarten - Primary PK-3 Exam Practice Questions

1. Running, walking on tiptoes, and jumping are examples of ______________.

A. fine motor skills
B. gross motor skills
C. social skills
D. toddler skills

2. Being unusually passive or aloof, rarely making use of fantasy or imitation in play, and being unable to build a tower of six to eight blocks are signs of a possible ________________.

A. language disorder
B. mental retardation alert
C. developmental delay
D. emotional withdrawal syndrome

3. The theory that proposes four distinct stages of mental representation that children pass through before they achieve an adult stage of intelligence is:

A. Weiner's Attribution Theory in Action
B. Vygotsky's Social Development Theory
C. Bandura's Social Learning Theory
D. Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

4. The world's largest organization working on behalf of young children, encompassing numerous position statements on topics such as anti-discrimination, early learning standards, and developmentally appropriate practices, is the:

A. International Reading Association
B. Southern Early Childhood Association
C. National Association for the Education of Young Children
D. Association for Childhood Education International

5. An understanding that written words are composed of patterns of letters representing the sounds of spoken words is:

A. graphonemic knowledge
B. phonemic awareness
C. block and print awareness
D. comprehension awareness

Answer Key

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. A