FTCE General Knowledge Reading What’s in the Study Guide
Taking the FTCE General Knowledge Reading exam can be a daunting task. Because its goal is to test your classroom readiness across the spectrum of content, it covers a lot of ground.
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Taking the FTCE General Knowledge Reading exam can be a daunting task. Because its goal is to test your classroom readiness across the spectrum of content, it covers a lot of ground.
Taking the FTCE General Knowledge Reading exam can be a daunting task. Because its goal is to test your classroom readiness across the spectrum of content, it covers a lot of ground. This breadth can make it hard to know how to prepare. Luckily, if you understand how the test is organized and what it is testing, you will have no problem prepping for this test. In order to cover everything needed, the exam is broken into three content categories—Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, and Integration of Information and Ideas.
For more information, check out our FTCE General Knowledge practice test and breakdown.
Questions | Time limit | |
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Reading | 40 | 55’ |
You will have 55 minutes to complete the 40 questions.
The FTCE General Knowledge Reading exam is made up of 40 multiple-choice questions. The test is administered via computer.
You should expect to see three main types of questions: single-answer, stimulus-based, and cluster. You should expect most questions to require you simply to click an oval next to the correct answer. They may ask you to zoom in on details in a graphic or picture, click boxes next to all that apply, click on checkboxes, click on parts of a graphic or sentence, use a drag and drop feature, or select your answer from a drop-down menu.