FTCE GK Practice Questions (2026) — Free Sample Questions with Answers

Answer: C

Community service is something that many high school students across the country choose to do.: This states a fact but takes no position on the requirement.

There are many reasons for and against requiring community service, and thoughtful people often disagree about them.: Acknowledging both sides without a position does not answer the prompt.

High schools should require community service because it builds responsibility and connects students to local needs.: Correct. It takes a clear position and previews the reasons the essay will develop.

In this essay, I will be writing about community service and the topic of high school graduation.: This announces the topic but makes no arguable claim.

A strong thesis takes a clear, arguable position on the prompt and previews the main supporting points.

Answer: D

The award was shared between my partner and I.: "Between" is a preposition, so its objects need the objective case: "me."

My partner and me presented the project first.: "Me" cannot be a subject; it should be "I."

Us students presented the project to the judges.: "Us" cannot modify a subject; it should be "We students."

The judges gave my partner and me the award.: Correct. "Me" is an indirect object, so the objective case is right.

Test compound pronouns by removing the other noun: "gave me the award," not "gave I."

Answer: B

is: With "neither…nor," the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "teachers," which is plural.

are: Correct. The verb agrees with the closer subject, "teachers," so the plural "are" is needed.

was: "Was" is singular and also shifts to past tense.

has been: "Has been" is singular; the nearer subject is plural.

With either/or and neither/nor, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.

Answer: A

Urban trees deliver several practical public benefits.: Correct. Every detail supports the idea that trees serve useful public functions.

Urban trees provide shade for people on hot days.: Shade is mentioned only as a starting point; the passage goes beyond it.

Cities should replace roads and pipes with more trees.: The passage compares trees to infrastructure; it does not call for replacing it.

Air pollution is the most serious urban problem.: Pollution is one detail, not the central point.

The main idea is the point that all of the details support.

Answer: C

4/25: 4/25 = (4/10)², which assumes replacement.

2/5: 2/5 is the probability of drawing one red marble.

2/15: Correct. (4/10) × (3/9) = 12/90 = 2/15.

7/10: 7/10 adds probabilities instead of multiplying.

Without replacement, update the numerator and denominator for the second draw, then multiply.

Answer: A

12 feet: Correct. 13² − 5² = 169 − 25 = 144, and √144 = 12.

8 feet: 8 is 13 − 5, which subtracts lengths instead of squares.

14 feet: The leg cannot be longer than the 13-foot hypotenuse.

18 feet: 18 is 13 + 5, which adds lengths.

Pythagorean theorem: a² + b² = c², where c is the hypotenuse (here, the ladder).