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Mock paper #3

Florida Teacher Certification Examinations - General Knowledge Test (082)

A full paper drawn to the blueprint. Answers and worked explanations are at the back of this file.

Questions
95
Time
195minutes
Mark
78%our target
Paper
#3of 5

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Before you start

Sit this the way you will sit the real one. A mock done in pieces over three evenings measures your notes, not your recall.

Questions
95
Minutes
195
Per question
123s
Started at
 
  1. Set a timer for 195 minutes and do not stop it. Running over is the commonest way a prepared candidate fails, and the only place you can find that out safely is here.
  2. Mark one answer for each question on the answer sheet.
  3. Answer every question. There is no penalty for a wrong answer. A blank is a guaranteed zero and a guess is not.
  4. Flag anything you are unsure of as you go. When you mark the paper, a question you flagged and got right is worth as much of your attention as one you got wrong - you do not yet know it, you guessed it.
  5. When the timer runs out, turn to the Answers section at the back of this file. Mark the paper against the quick-reference key first, fill in the score table, and only then read the worked explanations.

What this paper covers

AreaQuestionsShare
Mathematics3537%
English Language Skills3032%
Reading3032%
Total95100%

Pass mark vs pass rate

Each subtest of the General Knowledge Test is passed on its own against a scaled score of 200. The Florida Department of Education publishes what that is worth as a percentage of correct answers: 63% for English Language Skills, 70% for Reading, 63% for Mathematics. Those are maximums - a harder form of a subtest may require slightly fewer correct answers. The Essay is scored by two independent raters whose scores are added, and Rule 6A-4.0021 sets the passing total at 6. We teach the Essay in a chapter of its own and we do not mark essays: our questions and scores cover the three multiple-choice subtests. If you fail one subtest you retake only that subtest.

Answer sheet - paper #3

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Paper #3

95 questions. 195 minutes.

1

A task of 6.5 hours is shared equally by 3 people working at the same rate. How long does each person work, in hours and minutes?

  1. A2 hours 10 minutes
  2. B2 hours 17 minutes
  3. C2 hours 30 minutes
  4. D3 hours 15 minutes
2

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

  1. AFound behind the paneling in the second-floor classroom last week.
  2. BThe mold behind the paneling in the second-floor classroom.
  3. CWhich was found behind the paneling in the second-floor classroom.
  4. DThe mold was found behind the paneling in the second-floor classroom.
3

Which sentence uses adjectives and adverbs correctly?

  1. AThe results came back quickly, and the sample looked cleanly.
  2. BThe results came back quick, and the sample looked clean.
  3. CThe results came back quickly, and the sample looked clean.
  4. DThe results came back quick, and the sample looked cleanly.

Worked explanations

The paper carries one for every question, at the back. These are the three above.

Q1 A Ch. 3: Mathematics

Answer: A - 2 hours 10 minutes

Because 0.1667 of an hour is 10 minutes, so each person works 2 hours 10 minutes.

Where the other options lead

  • B.Reads 2.17 hours as 2 hours 17 minutes. The decimal part is a fraction of an hour, not a count of minutes.
  • C.Rounds the division to a convenient figure. 6.5 ÷ 3 is not 2.5.
  • D.Divides by 2 instead of 3. The work is shared by 3 people.
Q2 D Ch. 1: English Language Skills

Answer: D - The mold was found behind the paneling in the second-floor classroom.

Because A sentence needs a subject and a finite verb and must not be left dependent. "The mold was found" supplies both and stands alone. Competencies s.82 ELS 1.3

Where the other options lead

  • A.Participial phrase with no subject. Nothing says what was found, so the group of words is a fragment.
  • B.Noun phrase with no verb. There is a subject but no predicate, so nothing is asserted.
  • C.Relative clause standing alone. "Which" makes the clause dependent on a noun that never appears.
Q3 C Ch. 1: English Language Skills

Answer: C - The results came back quickly, and the sample looked clean.

Because An adverb modifies a verb and an adjective follows a linking verb. "Looked" is a linking verb when it reports how something appears. Competencies s.82 ELS 3.8

Where the other options lead

  • A.Adverb after a linking verb. "Looked cleanly" would mean the sample did the looking.
  • B.Adjective modifying a verb. "Came back" takes the adverb "quickly".
  • D.Adjective for the verb and adverb after a linking verb. "Came back" is an action and takes an adverb; "looked" here describes the sample.

The rest of this mock paper comes with the course

FTCE General Knowledge: the whole syllabus taught, the questions that test it, 5 timed mocks, and all 6 PDFs to print.