CliffsTestPrep FTCE: General Knowledge Test

✍ Scribed by Jeffrey S. Kaplan, Sandra Luna McCune PhD

• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 370
• Series: CliffsTestPrep
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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?

✦ Table of Contents

CliffsTestPrep® FTCE: General Knowledge Test......Page 3
Acknowledgments......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 11
Part 1 DIAGNOSTIC TEST......Page 19
Answer Sheet for FTCE General Knowledge Diagnostic Examination......Page 21
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Essay......Page 23
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: English Language Skills......Page 24
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Mathematics......Page 27
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Reading......Page 32
Diagnostic Test Answer Key......Page 37
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Essay Explanation......Page 38
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: English Language Skills Answers and Explanations......Page 40
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Mathematics Answers and Explanations......Page 42
General Knowledge Diagnostic Test: Reading Skills Answers and Explanations......Page 48
Part 2 REVIEW OF EXAM AREAS......Page 51
Essay Skills......Page 53
General Strategies for Writing the Essay for the General Knowledge Test......Page 64
Test Yourself–Essay Writing......Page 65
Sample Answers–Essay Writing......Page 66
The English Language Skills Review in This Study Guide......Page 69
Word Choice Skills......Page 73
Sentence Structure Skills......Page 83
Grammar, Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation Skills......Page 86
The Math Review in This Study Guide......Page 97
Numeration and Operations......Page 101
Measurement......Page 142
Geometry......Page 161
Algebraic Reasoning......Page 196
Data Analysis and Probability......Page 211
Literal Comprehension Skills......Page 233
Inferential Comprehension Skills......Page 235
Part 3 TWO FULL-LENGTH PRACTICE TESTS......Page 253
Answer Sheet for FTCE General Knowledge Practice Test 1......Page 255
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Essay......Page 257
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: English Language Skills......Page 258
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Mathematics......Page 265
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Reading......Page 278
Answer Key......Page 285
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Essay Explanation......Page 287
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: English Language Skills Answers and Explanations......Page 289
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Mathematics Answers and Explanations......Page 291
General Knowledge Practice Test 1: Reading Skills Answers and Explanations......Page 310
Answer Sheet for FTCE General Knowledge Practice Test 2......Page 315
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Essay......Page 317
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: English Language Skills......Page 318
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Mathematics......Page 325
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Reading......Page 340
Answer Key......Page 347
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Essay Explanation......Page 349
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: English Language Skills Answers and Explanations......Page 351
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Mathematics Answers and Explanations......Page 353
General Knowledge Practice Test 2: Reading Skills Answers and Explanations......Page 366