CliffsTestPrep<sup>®</sup> FTCE: General Knowledge Test,9780764589485

CliffsTestPrep® FTCE: General Knowledge Test

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ISBN13: 9780764589485
ISBN10: 0764589482
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-01
Publisher(s): Cliffs Notes
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Your guide to a higher score on the FTCE: General Knowledge Test Why CliffsTestPrep Guides? Go with the name you know and trust Get the information you need-fast! Written by test prep specialists About the contents: Introduction An overview of the exam Notes on how to use this book Answers to your questions about the test Part I: Diagnostic Test Part II: Subject Reviews Reviews of exam subjects, including English language skills, reading, and math Sample questions and answers Guidelines for writing the essay Part III: Two Full-Length Practice Examinations with Answers and Explanations Test Prep Essentials from the Experts at CliffsNotes?

Author Biography

Jeffrey S. Kaplan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Educational Studies in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He has spent thirty years in education in the state of Florida. Dr. Kaplan has authored many publications on teacher preparation and lectures widely at state and national professional conferences.

Sandra Luna McCune, Ph.D., is Regents Professor and math specialist in the Department of Elementary Education at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Dr. McCune is a nationally recognized author of teacher education test preparation review materials..

Table of Contents

Introduction
1(12)
General Description
1(1)
Format of the Examination
1(1)
The Role of the FTCE General Knowledge Test in Teacher Certification
2(1)
Questions Commonly Asked About the FTCE General Knowledge Test
3(3)
How to Use This CliffsTestPrep Book
6(1)
How to Prepare for the Day of the Test
7(1)
What to Do during the Test
7(6)
PART I: DIAGNOSTIC TEST
FTCE General Knowledge Diagnostic Test
13(30)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Essay
13(1)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: English Language Skills
14(3)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Mathematics
17(5)
Mathematics Reference Sheet
17(5)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Reading
22(5)
Diagnostic Test Answer Key
27(1)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: English Language Skills
27(1)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Math Skills
27(1)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Reading
27(1)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Essay Explanation
28(2)
Topic 1---A Place That I Would Like to Visit
28(1)
Topic 2---An Invention That Changed the World
29(1)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: English Language Skills Answers and Explanations
30(2)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Mathematics Answers and Explanations
32(6)
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Reading Skills Answers and Explanations
38(5)
PART II: REVIEW OF EXAM AREAS
Review for the GK Essay Subtest
43(16)
The Essay Review in This Study Guide
43(1)
Essay Skills
43(11)
Determine Your Purpose for Writing
43(2)
Formulate a Thesis or a Statement of a Main Idea
45(1)
Organize Ideas and Details Effectively
45(2)
Provide Adequate, Relevant Supporting Material
47(1)
Use Effective Transitions
48(1)
Demonstrate a Mature Command of Language
48(1)
Avoid Inappropriate Use of Slang, Jargon, and Cliches
49(2)
Use a Variety of Sentence Patterns Effectively
51(1)
Maintain a Consistent Point of View
52(1)
Observe the Conventions of Standard American English
53(1)
General Strategies for Writing the Essay for the General Knowledge Test
54(1)
Scoring Criteria for the General Knowledge Essay
55(1)
Test Yourself--Essay Writing
55(1)
Sample Answers--Essay Writing
56(3)
Choice 1--My Teaching Philosophy
56(1)
Choice 2--A Sport I Like to Watch
57(2)
Review for the GK English Language Skills Subtest
59(28)
The English Language Skills Review in This Study Guide
59(4)
Conceptual and Organizational Skills
59(1)
Identify Logical Order in a Written Passage
59(1)
Identify Irrelevant Sentences
60(1)
Test Yourself
61(2)
Answers to Test Yourself
63(1)
Word Choice Skills
63(10)
Choose the Appropriate Word or Expression in Context
63(1)
Recognize Commonly Confused or Misused Words or Phrases
64(5)
Recognize Diction and Tone Appropriate to a Given Audience
69(1)
Test Yourself
70(1)
Answers to Test Yourself
71(2)
Sentence Structure Skills
73(3)
What Are Misplaced Modifiers?
73(1)
What Is Faulty Parallelism?
73(1)
What Are Fragments and Run-On Sentences?
73(2)
Test Yourself
75(1)
Answer Explanations for Test Yourself
75(1)
Grammar, Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation Skills
76(11)
What Is Subject-Verb Agreement?
76(1)
What Do You Need to Know About Verb Tenses?
77(1)
What Do You Need to Know About Pronouns?
78(2)
What Do You Need to Know About Adjectives and Adverbs?
80(2)
What Do You Need to Know About Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization?
82(5)
Review for the GK Mathematics Subtest
87(136)
The Math Review in This Study Guide
87(4)
Mathematics Reference Sheet
89(2)
Numeration and Operations
91(41)
What Are Operations?
91(2)
What Are Rational Numbers?
93(2)
Fractions
95(2)
Decimals
97(1)
Percents
98(5)
What Are Irrational Numbers?
103(1)
Are All Square Roots Irrational?
104(1)
What Are the Real Numbers?
104(1)
What Is Exponential Notation?
105(1)
What Is Scientific Notation?
106(2)
How Do You Compare and Order Real Numbers?
108(2)
How Do You Add and Subtract Fractions and Decimals?
110(2)
How Do You Multiply and Divide Fractions and Decimals?
112(3)
How Do You Add and Subtract Signed Numbers?
115(4)
In What Order Do You Do the Operations?
119(2)
How Do You Solve Real-World Problems Involving Rational Numbers?
121(10)
Sample Questions
131(1)
Answer Explanations for Sample Questions
132(1)
Measurement
132(19)
How Do You Convert from One Measurement Unit to Another?
132(2)
How Do You Solve Problems Involving Unit Rates?
134(1)
How Do You Read Measurement Instruments?
135(1)
How Do You Solve Problems Involving Scaled Drawings or Models?
136(3)
How Do You Find Perimeter and Circumference?
139(4)
How Do You Find Area?
143(3)
How Do You Find Surface Area?
146(1)
How Do You Find Volume?
146(1)
How Do You Solve Real-World Problems Involving Perimeter, Area, and Volume?
147(2)
Sample Questions
149(1)
Answer Explanations for Sample Questions
150(1)
Geometry
151(35)
How Do You Classify Angles?
151(2)
How Do You Classify Lines?
153(2)
What Are Two-Dimensional Figures?
155(3)
What Are Congruence, Symmetry, and Similarity?
158(2)
What Are Three-Dimensional Figures?
160(4)
How Do You Solve Problems Involving the Pythagorean Relationship?
164(2)
How Do You Locate and Name Points in a Coordinate System?
166(7)
How Do You Find the Slope of the Line Between Two Points?
173(3)
How Do You Find the Distance between Two Points?
176(2)
How Do You Find the Midpoint between Two Points?
178(1)
What Are Geometric Transformations?
178(6)
Sample Questions
184(1)
Answer Explanations for Sample Questions
185(1)
Algebraic Reasoning
186(15)
What Is a Sequence?
186(1)
How Do You Find Patterns in Sequences?
187(2)
How Do You Interpret Algebraic Expressions?
189(1)
How Do You Simplify Algebraic Expressions?
190(3)
How Do You Solve Equations?
193(2)
How Do You Solve Inequalities?
195(1)
How Do You Decide Whether an Ordered Pair Satisfies a System of Equations?
196(3)
Sample Questions
199(1)
Answer Explanations for Sample Questions
200(1)
Data Analysis and Probability
201(22)
How Can You Organize and Present Data?
201(5)
How Can Presentation of Data Lead to Inappropriate Interpretations?
206(3)
What Are Measures of Central Tendency?
209(2)
What Are Important Characteristics of the Measures of Central Tendency?
211(1)
What Are Measures of Dispersion?
212(2)
What Is Probability?
214(1)
How Do You Count the Number of Ways to Arrange or Combine Things?
215(2)
How Do You Solve Real-World Problems Involving Counting and Probability?
217(1)
Sample Questions
218(2)
Answer Explanations for Sample Questions
220(3)
Review for the GK Reading Subtest
223(24)
The Reading Review in This Study Guide
223(1)
Literal Comprehension Skills
223(2)
Recognize Main Ideas
223(1)
Identify Supporting Details
224(1)
Determine the Meaning of Words or Phrases in Context
225(1)
Inferential Comprehension Skills
225(22)
Determine the Purpose
227(1)
Identify Overall Organizational Patterns
228(6)
Distinguish between Fact and Opinion
234(1)
Recognize Bias
234(1)
Recognize Tone
235(1)
Determine Relationships between Sentences
235(2)
Analyzing the Validity of Arguments
237(2)
Drawing Logical Inferences and Conclusions
239(1)
Test Yourself
240(1)
Answers to Test Yourself
241(6)
PART III: TWO FULL-LENGTH PRACTICE TESTS
General Knowledge Practice Test 1
247(60)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Essay
247(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: English Language Skills
248(7)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Mathematics
255(13)
Mathematics Reference Sheet
255(13)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Reading
268(7)
Answer Key
275(2)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: English Language Skills
275(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Mathematics
275(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Reading
276(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Essay Explanation
277(2)
Topic 1--Why I Want to Become a Teacher
277(1)
Topic 2--A Person Whom I Admire
278(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: English Language Skills Answers and Explanations
279(2)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Mathematics Answers and Explanations
281(19)
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Reading Skills Answers and Explanations
300(7)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2
307(49)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Essay
307(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: English Language Skills
308(7)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Mathematics
315(15)
Mathematics Reference Sheet
315(15)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Reading
330(7)
Answer Key
337(2)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: English Language Skills
337(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Mathematics
337(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Reading
338(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Essay Explanation
339(2)
Topic 1--What Are Your Favorite Hobbies?
339(1)
Topic 2--A Historical Figure Who Changed the World
340(1)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: English Language Skills Answers and Explanations
341(2)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Mathematics Answers and Explanations
343(13)
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Reading Skills Answers and Explanations
356

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