GACE Elementary Practice Questions (2026) — Free Sample Questions with Answers

Answer: C

/s/ /h/ /i/ /p/: Sh represents one phoneme, /sh/, not two separate sounds.

/shi/ /p/: This splits onset-rime incorrectly and does not isolate each phoneme.

/sh/ /i/ /p/: Correct. "Ship" has three phonemes: /sh/, /i/, /p/.

s-h-i-p: Spelling letter names is not phoneme segmentation.

Phonemes are sounds, not letters: digraphs like sh, ch and th each represent one phoneme.

Answer: D

Commutative property of multiplication: The commutative property changes order (7 × 14 = 14 × 7).

Associative property of multiplication: The associative property regroups factors.

Identity property of multiplication: The identity property involves multiplying by 1.

Distributive property: Correct. 7 × (10 + 4) = 7 × 10 + 7 × 4.

Distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac—the basis of partial-products multiplication.

Answer: B

Tell the student to always compare the numerators only: Comparing numerators alone works only with like denominators.

Have the student place 3/8 and 4/8 on a number line: Correct. Seeing 1/2 = 4/8 on a number line shows 3/8 is less than 1/2.

Have the student memorize a list of common fractions: Memorization does not address the reasoning error.

Tell the student that larger denominators always mean larger fractions: This restates the misconception.

Use benchmarks (1/2) and number lines or equivalent fractions to compare fractions.

Answer: B

Blue Ridge: The Blue Ridge is in the mountainous northeast.

Piedmont: Correct. The Fall Line marks the boundary between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain.

Valley and Ridge: This region is in northwest Georgia.

Appalachian Plateau: This region is in the far northwest corner.

Georgia's five regions: Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain; the Fall Line divides the last two.

Answer: C

Earth's shadow falls across a different part of the Moon each night of the month.: Earth's shadow on the Moon causes lunar eclipses, not phases.

Clouds block different parts of the Moon each night.: Clouds are temporary and do not cause regular phases.

We see different amounts of the Moon's sunlit half as it orbits Earth.: Correct. The Moon's orbit changes how much of its lit side faces Earth.

The Moon produces less light as it moves away from Earth.: The Moon reflects sunlight; it does not produce light.

Phases result from the changing view of the Moon's sunlit half as it orbits Earth.

Answer: D

Flexibility: Flexibility is the range of motion at joints.

Body composition: Body composition is the ratio of fat to lean mass.

Muscular strength: Strength is the maximum force a muscle can produce.

Cardiorespiratory endurance: Correct. Sustained aerobic activity strengthens heart and lungs.

Health-related fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition.