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. What effect did the Crusades have on Europe's Jewish population?

Persecution of Jewish people declined as the Crusaders focused on Muslims.Entire European Jewish communities were killed during the First Crusade.To avoid persecution, some Jewish-only battalions fought in each Crusade.Most Jewish traders and merchants profited through Crusades-related business.

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

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

3. After students have read the first chapter of a book, their teacher asks them to speculate on what the main character is going to do next. The students are being asked to use a comprehension strategy called:

monitoring and correcting.summarizing.making predictions.drawing conclusions.

4. Which of the following represents a chemical change?

Dissolution of salt in waterPulverized rockSublimation of waterA spoiling apple

5. The formation of sedimentary rock includes all of the following processes except

heat.cementation.layering.compaction.

6. Which of the following is true?

a metaphor makes a comparison while a simile does not.a simile compares different things by using a word such as like or as.a simile makes a comparison while a metaphor does not.a metaphor compares different things by using a word such as like or as.

7. 'Language load' refers to:

The number of unrecognizable words an English Language Learner encounters when reading a passage or listening to a teacherThe number of different languages a person has mastered.The basic vocabulary words a first grader has committed to memoryThe damage that carrying a pile of heavy books could cause to a child's physique

8. In order to be included in the formation of a scientific conclusion, evidence must be

QuantitativeAll of the aboveObviousReproducible

9. 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 species is based on the ability of populations to mix and produce fertile hybrids.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 reproductive isolation of populations.

10. __________ is the overall choice of language you make for your writing; __________ are the specific words from a given discipline that you use when writing within or about that discipline.

Vocabulary; jargonVocabulary; dictionDiction; vocabularyStyle; vocabulary

11. Which statement best describes the feudal society of Western Europe in the Middle Ages?

Rulers granted land strictly on the basis of blood relationships.Religious institutions owned most of the land and leased portions to vassals.Feudalism shifted a spice-based economy to a land-based economy.Rulers granted vassals land in exchange for military and political service.

12. Which of the following do The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, and The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe have in common?

They are all examples of a purely descriptive writing type/purpose.They are all examples of works of primarily expository writing type.They are all examples of writing of the persuasive type and purpose.They are all examples of the narrative type and purpose of writing.

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

25 and 2225.6 and 2225 and 2622.4 and 26

14. Which of the following situations would result in the generation of new crust?

A crustal plate is pushed down into the mantle.Two crustal plates slide past one another.Two crustal plates move apart.Two crustal plates converge.

15. Which statement best describes the role of the Catholic Church in medieval Western Europe?

Powerful and wealthy, the Church was important to both poor and rich people.Weakened by infighting about Church doctrine, the Church struggled to wield power.The Catholic Church served as a neutral force between competing political leaders.The Church concerned itself mainly with the poorer members of medieval society.

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

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

17. When students write letters to the local newspaper in response to an issue of local concern, they are practicing:

functional writing.poetic writing.narrative writing.informational writing.

18. This organelle contains digestive enzymes that break down food and unneeded substances. They are also thought to be linked to the aging process. What part of a cell does this describe?

PlastidsChromatinGolgi ApparatusLysosomes

19. A class is reading The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. The teacher asks students to write a short paper explaining the story's resolution. She is asking them to locate and discuss the story's:

Lowest pointOutcomePlotHighest or most dramatic moment

20.  is a factor of the equation
. If the
 factor is divided out, the remainder has:

Negative complex rootsBoth positive and negative rootsNegative irrational rootsNegative integer roots

21. How did Jean Baptiste Lamarck's theory of evolution compare to Darwin's theory of natural selection?

He provided evidence to Darwin's belief that the desires and needs of organisms affected evolution of populations.He proposed an alternate theory by stating that favorable traits developed due to environmental conditions and the desire and needs of the organisms.He expanded Darwin's theory of natural selection by stating that some genes allow for better survival than others.He opposed Darwin's view that evolution was predetermined and believed that the selection of traits was more random.

22. A student encounters a multisyllabic word. She's not sure if she's seen it before. What should she do first? What should she do next?

Look it up in the dictionary, then write down the meaningLocate the consonants, then locate the vowelsLocate the vowels, then locate familiar word partsLocate familiar word parts, then locate the consonants

23. The five basic parts of any speech are opener, preview, body, review, and close. Which of the following would be an appropriate opener?

Tell a short story and ask a relevant question.Give the topic and objective of the speech.Tell a short story that will get the attention of the audience.Ask a relevant question.

24. What is the educational purpose of having students measure the length of an object, such as their desk or table, with non-standard measuring units smaller than the object, such as crayons?

Students learn to measure something larger than a unit with repetitive use of that unitChildren cannot read the markings on a standard ruler or yard stickMeasuring with small units is easier for young childrenStudents will later be able to transfer measurements from meters to yards

25. A student who is a non-native speaker of English hands in a composition that includes the following sentences:Yesterday I go to the park. I have a good time swimming on the pool. Which kinds of errors did the student make?

pronoun error and dangling modifiersubject/verb agreement and word ordermisplaced modifier and sentence fragmentverb tense and preposition use