FTCE Elementary Education K-6 Practice Test

Unofficial practice for the four subtests of FTCE Elementary Education K–6: language arts and reading, social science, science, mathematics.

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In the word ship, the letters sh are read as a single sound. What is this letter pair called?

A consonant blendA diphthongA digraphA silent-e pattern

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Language Arts and Reading: all 25 questions

The reading process 11

A fifth-grade teacher shows that inspect, spectator and respect share the part spect. Which kind of word knowledge is she teaching? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
A first grader can now sound out each letter of an unfamiliar word such as plum and blend the sounds into the word. Which of Ehri's phases has she reached? Linnea C. Ehri, Phases of Development in Learning to Read and Spell Words, American Educator, Fall 2023 (American Federation of Teachers), Full alphabetic phase. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
A first-grade word wall keeps friend and want apart from did and then. What sets the first pair apart, according to the IES foundational skills guide? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Recommendation 3, Example 3.8. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1

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The reading process, continued

A student finds a passage difficult to read accurately. In the glossary of the IES foundational skills guide, what level of text is this for her? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
A student reads splash and says each of the first three consonant sounds, /s/ /p/ /l/, before the vowel. What do the letters spl form? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
A teacher says the word flag, and students write a letter for each sound they hear. Which skill are they practicing? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
By the definition in the IES foundational skills guide, how many syllables does the word fantastic have, and why? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
In a story, the children pull on coats and mittens before going outside, but the text never names the season. A reader who concludes that it is winter is Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2010-4038), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
In the word ship, the letters sh are read as a single sound. What is this letter pair called? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
Which word contains a diphthong, a vowel sound that begins as one vowel and glides toward another within the same syllable? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1
Why might the word sun be easier for a beginning reader to sound out than the word tub? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 1

Texts and text analysis 4

A flyer urging a town to keep its library open quotes last year's visitor numbers and the cost of each visit. Which rhetorical appeal is this? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: English Language Arts, Rhetorical Appeals. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 2
After the class reads an article on sea turtles, which question is a higher-order question in the sense of the IES comprehension guide? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2010-4038), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 2
Which sentence contains a simile, as Florida's ELA standards describe it? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: English Language Arts, Elementary Figurative Language. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 2
"The wind whispered through the pines and tapped at the window." Which literary device does this sentence use? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: English Language Arts, Elementary Figurative Language. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 2

The writing process 3

A fifth grader explains how a hurricane forms, using facts from two articles and a clear order of ideas. Which mode of writing is this under Florida's standards? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: English Language Arts, benchmark ELA.5.C.1.4. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 3
A fourth grader writes a diary entry that no one else will read. In the terms of the IES elementary writing guide, who is the audience? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers (NCEE 2012-4058), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 3
Students are given "The bell rang." and "The class lined up." and write "When the bell rang, the class lined up." Which sentence-construction activity is this? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers (NCEE 2012-4058), Recommendation 3. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 3

Literacy instruction and assessments 5

A teacher hands out the scoring criteria before an essay is written, and students use the same criteria to check their own drafts. What is this tool? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers (NCEE 2012-4058), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 4
A teacher has a student read a passage aloud and reports the percentage of words read correctly, without regard to speed. What is being measured? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2016-4008), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 4
In cooperative learning, as the IES comprehension guide defines it, what is each student in a group responsible for? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (NCEE 2010-4038), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 4
In the IES response-to-intervention guide, what does tier 2 instruction look like for primary students who score below the benchmark on screening? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention in the Primary Grades (NCEE 2009-4045), Recommendation 3. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 4
Under the same IES guide, what is expected of core classroom reading instruction, known as tier 1? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention in the Primary Grades (NCEE 2009-4045), Recommendation 2. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 4

Communication and media literacy 2

A student swaps three words in a sentence from a website for synonyms and hands it in as her own. According to the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina, what is this? The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Plagiarism, What about paraphrasing?. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 5
Florida's grade 5 research benchmark asks students to answer a question using what kind of sources? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: English Language Arts, benchmark ELA.5.C.4.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading, competency 5

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the competencies and skills of Subtest 1, Language Arts and Reading (601), of FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) in the test information guide on the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations website, https://www.fl.nesinc.com/studyguide/FL_SG_obj_060_redev.htm (copyright 2024 State of Florida, Department of State), read 2026-10-09: approximately 50 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour 5 minutes, five competencies weighted 44, 16, 10, 20 and 10 percent. This set holds 25: 11, 4, 3, 5 and 2. Every fact was read in the public document named under its question (each opened 2026-10-09): practice guides of the Institute of Education Sciences on foundational reading skills, reading comprehension, elementary writing and response to intervention; Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts; Linnea Ehri's article in American Educator; and the plagiarism handout of the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

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How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the competencies and skills of Subtest 2, Social Science (602), of FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) in the test information guide on the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations website, https://www.fl.nesinc.com/studyguide/FL_SG_obj_060_redev.htm (copyright 2024 State of Florida, Department of State), read 2026-10-09: approximately 45 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour 5 minutes, five competencies weighted 19, 26, 18, 20 and 17 percent. This set holds 23: 4, 6, 4, 5 and 4. Every fact was read on the public page named under its question (each opened 2026-10-09): the National Archives (the Constitution, milestone documents, the Electoral College and its pages for teachers), the Florida Department of State, USA.gov, the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Council for Geographic Education, NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey and six Wikipedia articles. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

Science: all 23 questions

Effective science instruction 5

A school keeps a few hazardous chemicals for science lessons. In the National Science Teaching Association's safety statement, which document governs how they are selected, stored, inventoried, used and thrown away? National Science Teaching Association, position statement Safety and School Science Instruction, Declarations. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 1
A teacher finds that the eyewash station in the science room does not work. What does the National Science Teaching Association's safety statement say teachers should do about a safety issue? National Science Teaching Association, position statement Safety and School Science Instruction, Declarations. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 1
According to the National Science Teaching Association's safety statement, above what class size can science activities no longer be safely supervised by one teacher? National Science Teaching Association, position statement Safety and School Science Instruction, Declarations. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 1

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Effective science instruction, continued

At the end of a unit on circuits, a teacher gives a test whose result documents each student's performance. What kind of assessment is this? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Teaching Math to Young Children (NCEE 2014-4005), Glossary. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 1
How does the National Science Teaching Association's early childhood statement describe the tie between science and literacy? National Science Teaching Association, position statement Early Childhood Science Education, Declarations. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 1

The nature of science 4

A class grows identical bean plants under the same light and water, and gives fertilizer to only half of them. Why keep an unfertilized half? Wikipedia, Scientific control. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 2
A company funds a study of its own product and will not let anyone else test the claim. What does Understanding Science say about ideas handled this way? Understanding Science, University of California Museum of Paleontology: Science relies on evidence. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 2
A student says, "If a theory gets enough proof, it becomes a law." How does Understanding Science correct this idea? Understanding Science, University of California Museum of Paleontology: Science at multiple levels. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 2
Which description of a hypothesis matches Understanding Science? Understanding Science, University of California Museum of Paleontology: Science at multiple levels. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 2

Physical sciences 5

A child touches a metal slide that has been warmed all morning, and heat passes from the metal into her hand. Which form of heat transfer is this? NOAA JetStream: The Transfer of Heat Energy. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 3
A rider sits at rest at the top of a steep hill and then coasts down, gaining speed. Which energy change is taking place, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration's terms? U.S. Energy Information Administration, Energy Explained: Forms of energy. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 3
A student flips a light switch off. What happens in the circuit, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration? U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Explained: Batteries, circuits, and transformers. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 3
Salt is stirred into one glass of water until it can no longer be seen. Sand is stirred into another. How do the two mixtures differ? Wikipedia, Mixture. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 3
Why are the copper wires in a lamp cord wrapped in plastic? Wikipedia, Insulator (electricity). Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 3

Earth and space 4

A bathroom mirror fogs over during a hot shower. Which water-cycle process is at work on the mirror? U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science School: Condensation and the Water Cycle. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 4
A rock that began as limestone was changed deep underground by high heat and pressure. How does the U.S. Geological Survey class the new rock? U.S. Geological Survey, FAQ: What are metamorphic rocks?. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 4
What causes ocean tides, according to NOAA's National Ocean Service? NOAA National Ocean Service: What are tides?. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 4
Which event does NASA describe as the dawn of the Space Age? NASA History: Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 4

Life science 5

A bean seedling on a windowsill bends toward the glass. What is this growth response to light called? Wikipedia, Phototropism. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 5
How does a virus differ from a bacterium, according to the National Human Genome Research Institute? National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary: Virus. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 5
In a food web, where do plants and algae sit, and why? NOAA Education: Aquatic food webs. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 5
Which of these is a distinctive feature of plant cells? Wikipedia, Plant cell. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 5
Which statement is one of cell theory's three tenets? Wikipedia, Cell theory. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 3, Science, competency 5

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the competencies and skills of Subtest 3, Science (603), of FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) in the test information guide on the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations website, https://www.fl.nesinc.com/studyguide/FL_SG_obj_060_redev.htm (copyright 2024 State of Florida, Department of State), read 2026-10-09: approximately 45 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour 10 minutes, five competencies weighted 20, 18, 20, 19 and 23 percent. This set holds 23: 5, 4, 5, 4 and 5. Every fact was read on the public page named under its question (each opened 2026-10-09): two position statements of the National Science Teaching Association, a practice guide of the Institute of Education Sciences, Understanding Science of the University of California Museum of Paleontology, the U.S. Energy Information Administration, NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA, the National Human Genome Research Institute and six Wikipedia articles. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

Mathematics: all 18 questions

Integers, decimals and fractions in base 10 5

A fifth grader has to add 2/3 and 3/4 and correctly rewrites the problem as 8/12 + 9/12. What sum should she reach? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.5.FR.2.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 1
A student lists the factor pairs of 51 as only 1 × 51 and calls 51 prime. Which factor pair shows that 51 is composite? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.4.AR.3.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 1
In a class of 25 students, 8 walk to school. What percent of the class walks? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.6.AR.3.4. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 1

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Integers, decimals and fractions in base 10, continued

The temperature at dawn is −6°F. By noon it has risen 15 degrees, and by night it has fallen 12 degrees from the noon reading. What is the temperature at night? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.6.NSO.4.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 1
Which decimal is greater than 0.4 and less than 0.45? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.5.NSO.1.4. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 1

Algebraic reasoning 3

A printer produces 180 pages in 12 minutes. At that rate, how many pages does it print in 20 minutes? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.6.AR.3.2. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 2
A sixth grader substitutes a = 4 and b = 6 into 2a² − 3(b − a) and gets 58. What is the correct value, and what went wrong? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.6.AR.1.3. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 2
For a fundraiser, a print shop charges a class a one-time setup fee of $18 and 35 cents for each bookmark printed. Which expression gives the cost in dollars of b bookmarks? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.6.AR.1.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 2

Measurement, data analysis and statistics 2

A science fair opens in 3 days and 6 hours. How many hours away is that? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.5.M.1.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 3
Seven quiz scores are 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9 and 24. Which measure of center is least affected by the score of 24? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.6.DP.1.2. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 3

Geometric concepts 3

A fish tank in the shape of a right rectangular prism is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide, and it holds 240 cubic inches. How high is the tank? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.5.GR.3.3. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 4
A triangular pennant is 18 inches long at its base and 10 inches high. What is its area? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.6.GR.2.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 4
Points A(−3, 4) and B(5, 4) are plotted on a coordinate plane. What is the distance between them? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.6.GR.1.2. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 4

Student reasoning and instructional practices 5

A student computes 4.8 × 5.1 and writes 244.8. Which habit from Florida's Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning standards would catch the error fastest? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, standard MA.K12.MTR.6.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 5
A student writes 3/4 + 2/5 = 5/9. Which misunderstanding does this work show? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, benchmark MA.5.FR.2.1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 5
A teacher shows a fully solved long-division problem with one step left blank and asks students to supply the missing step. Which practice from the IES mathematics intervention guide is this? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades (WWC 2021006), Recommendation 1. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 5
In Florida's B.E.S.T. fluency hierarchy, what marks the procedural fluency stage of an operation? Florida Department of Education, Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Mathematics, Fluency with Arithmetic Operations, Stage 3. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 5
Why does the IES guide on mathematics intervention in the elementary grades give the number line a recommendation of its own? Institute of Education Sciences, practice guide Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades (WWC 2021006), Recommendation 4. Written to FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) Subtest 4, Mathematics, competency 5

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the competencies and skills of Subtest 4, Mathematics (604), of FTCE Elementary Education K–6 (060) in the test information guide on the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations website, https://www.fl.nesinc.com/studyguide/FL_SG_obj_060_redev.htm (copyright 2024 State of Florida, Department of State), read 2026-10-09: approximately 35 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour 10 minutes, five competencies weighted 29, 15, 14, 15 and 27 percent. This set holds 18: 5, 3, 2, 3 and 5. Each question names the benchmark of Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics or the practice guide of the Institute of Education Sciences it was written to (each opened 2026-10-09), and every computed answer was recomputed. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

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This free FTCE Elementary Education K-6 practice test has a question set for each of the four subtests of exam 060. It is unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Florida Department of Education or Pearson.

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Sets and clock

The sets hold 25, 23, 23 and 18 questions, about half of each subtest, in the guide's percentages. Exam mode allows 33, 33, 36 and 36 minutes, the pace of the real 1 hour 5 minutes and 1 hour 10 minutes.

Where the facts come from

The National Archives, the Florida Department of State, NASA, NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey, practice guides of the Institute of Education Sciences and Florida's B.E.S.T. standards. Each mathematics answer is recomputed. The page read is linked under each question.

The real Mathematics subtest gives an on-screen four-function calculator, so keep a basic one beside you for that set.
Florida history questions follow the history pages of the Florida Department of State.
The reading process carries the most weight in Subtest 1, about 44% of its questions.

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the FTCE Elementary Education K-6 test?

About 175 across four subtests: about 50 in Language Arts and Reading, 45 in Social Science, 45 in Science and 35 in Mathematics, all multiple choice on computer, according to the test's page on the FTCE site.

What score do you need to pass the FTCE Elementary Education K-6?

A scaled score of at least 200 on each subtest, and all four must be passed. A scaled score is not a percent, so this page gives your number right and no pass verdict.

Can you take the FTCE K-6 subtests one at a time?

Yes. Since February 28, 2023, the FTCE site says the four subtests may be split across appointments in any combination. Each appointment needs its own registration, and one subtest costs $37.50.

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Language Arts and Reading: all 25 questions

The reading process 11

The reading process, continued

Texts and text analysis 4

The writing process 3

Literacy instruction and assessments 5

Communication and media literacy 2

Social Science: all 23 questions

Instructional practice and assessment 4

Instructional practice and assessment, continued

History: time, continuity and change 6

Geography: people, places and environment 4

Government and civics 5

Economics 4

Science: all 23 questions

Effective science instruction 5

Effective science instruction, continued

The nature of science 4

Physical sciences 5

Earth and space 4

Life science 5

Mathematics: all 18 questions

Integers, decimals and fractions in base 10 5

Integers, decimals and fractions in base 10, continued

Algebraic reasoning 3

Measurement, data analysis and statistics 2

Geometric concepts 3

Student reasoning and instructional practices 5

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