The General Curriculum exam is a subtest requirement of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) program. 

The General Curriculum test consists of two subtests, Mathematics and Multi-subject. The Mathematics subtest consists of 45 multiple-choice questions and one open response assignment. The Multi-subject subtest consists of 55 multiple-choice questions and one open response assignment.

You must pass both subtests with a score of at least 240 to pass the General Curriculum test.

MTEL General Curriculum Practice Test

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25 Questions

1. Civic responsibility differs from personal responsibility in that the subject matter of civic responsibility is mainly:

fair dealings between governments.a person's responsibilities as a government worker.a person's responsibilities as a citizen.fair reporting of government actions.

2. The volume of water in a bucket is 2.5 liters. When an object with an irregular shape and a mass of 40 grams is submerged in the water, the volume of the water is 4.5 liters. What is the density of the object?

2 g/L80 g/L1/10 g/L20 g/L

3. Research indicates that developing oral language proficiency in emergent readers is important because:

The more verbally expressive emergent readers are, the more confident they become. Such students will embrace both Academic and Independent reading levelsIt encourages curiosity about others. With strong oral language skills, students begin to question the world around them. The more they ask, the richer their background knowledgeProficiency with oral language enhances students' phonemic awareness and increases vocabularyIt demonstrates to students that their ideas are important and worth sharing

4. The French and Indian War ended in 1763. Which subsequent British policy regarding the American colonies was most important to the American Revolution?

The Proclamation of 1763 limiting the location of new American coloniesIncreasing the colonies' dependence on the British militaryA determination that the colonies should help pay for the WarIncreasingly limited oversight of the colonies in order to focus on Canadian territories

5. Which of the following is most important for a second-grade teacher to consider when evaluating a student's math ability on the basis of standardized test results?

Children of primary school age change rapidly and may test differently from one day to another.Standardized tests are generally based on insufficient or unreliableStandardized tests have proved to be consistently unreliable in gauging students' mathematical abilities.Standardized tests have proved to be consistently reliable in gauging students' mathematical abilities.

6. In about 1428, the Mesoamerican city-states Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan formed a Triple Alliance. How did this influence Aztec history?

The alliance agreed that each city-state would offer a specific number of human sacrifices each year.Texcoco and Tlacopan secretly conspired against Tenochtitlan, using the Alliance as a front.The allied city-states joined forces to conquer other city-states, incorporating them into an Aztec Empire.Disagreements about strategy between the city-states weakened Aztec resistance to Spanish invaders.

7. Seven samples were obtained having the values 21, 22, 26, 29, 27, 26 and 24. The mean and mode values are:

25 and 2222.4 and 2625 and 2625.6 and 22

8. Which of the following represents a chemical change?

Pulverized rockDissolution of salt in waterA spoiling appleSublimation of water

9. Which of the following best describes a main difference between anthropology and psychology?

Anthropology uses primarily quantitative research methods; psychology does not.Anthropology focuses only on the physical evolution of the human species; psychology focuses on human behavior.Anthropology involves natural science; psychology does not.Anthropology focuses on humans as a species; psychology focuses more on humans as individuals.

10. Social studies education has many practical applications. Which of the following is the most direct application of teaching the structure of the U.S. government?

Informed participation in school electionsKnowledge of a system of checks and balancesKnowledge of the fundamentals of federalismInformed participation in U.S. political processes

11. Two coins are tossed. The probability of both coins landing as tails is 1 in:

3.2.8.4.

12. The statement
 is represented by which graph below:

13. Which statement best explains the Biological Species Concept (BSC)?

It states that the status of species is based on the ability to pass on  the most successful traits to their offspring.It states that the status of a species is due to the theory of natural selection.It states that the status of species is based on the ability of populations to mix and produce fertile hybrids.It states that the status of species is based on the reproductive isolation of populations.

14. Which of the following should be AVOIDED in an oral presentation?

reading from notesusing visual aidsbeing positiveinvolving the audience

15. Which statement best describes the role played by the French economy in causing the 1789 French Revolution?

France's very large national debt led to heavy tax burdens on the French peasantry.Nearly sixty percent of annual national expenditures financed luxuries for the French nobility.Reforms in the guild system allowed many peasants to rise to the middle class.The king's attempt to curtail free trade led skilled journeymen to rebel against the monarchy.

16. Which of the following words is not connected to the process of mountain building?

ConvergentFoldingTransformFaulting

17. Which of the following statements is true of vocal changes in developing adolescents?

It is largely a myth and can be kept in check by teaching proper technique.Girls' singing voices do not change, although boys' singing voices do change.Girls' singing voices change just as boys' voices do.Because their voices change in unpredictable ways, boys should stop singing during the middle school years and then resume in high school.

18. Given of the following test scores:

81	69	67	60	55
83	66	77	78	64
73	64	75	73	82
76	62	80	83	80
62	64	80	66	54

Find the mean, median, mode(s), and range.

19. During the Civil War, General William T. Sherman led Union troops in a march from Atlanta to Savannah. Which is the best description of the goal of this March to the Sea?

Breaking the will to fight among Southern civilians as well as soldiersFreeing slaves who might otherwise contribute to the Confederate causeDistracting Robert E. Lee's troops from their engagement in MarylandPreventing Confederate access to Savannah

20. The value of
 divided by
 is:

2.338401320210

21. In 1777, the United States Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation limited the power of the federal government by denying it:

the power to make international treaties.the power to raise taxes.the power to borrow money.the power to declare war.

22. The first-grade teacher wants her class to understand that stories have a certain order. She reads them a story, then orally reviews with them how each event that happened in the story caused the next event to happen. To reinforce the lesson the teacher should:

Give each child a piece of drawing paper that has been folded in half and then again, creating four boxes, along with a piece that has not been folded. The teacher should then ask the students to draw a cartoon about anything they want. She reminds them tGive each child a piece of drawing paper and ask the students to draw the most important sceneGive each child a piece of drawing paper and ask the students to draw the story's beginning on the front of the page and ending on the backGive each child a piece of drawing paper that has been folded in half and then again, creating four boxes, along with a piece that has not been folded. The teacher should then ask the students to draw a cartoon about the story. Each of the first four boxes will show the events in order. The second page is to show how the story ends

23. A magician has a hat that holds two rabbits. One rabbit is black and the other is white. In his last 16 performances he has randomly pulled the black rabbit from the hat 16 times. The probability that he will pull the white rabbit from the hat in his next performance is:

01/21/171

24. At Whiteley Elementary School, 60 percent of the 720 students are entering a nationwide essay contest. Which of the following computations can be used to determine how many students will be entering the contest?

25. The graph of
 intersects the line
 at coordinates:

(0,5) and (-5,0)(3,4) and (4,3)(1,6) and (4,-1)(-4,1) and (0,5)