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The GACE exam has 150 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free GACE questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators: Elementary Education (P-5) (702) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A second-grade student reads the sentence "The horse galloped across the field" as "The pony galloped across the field." Which teacher response is MOST consistent with Georgia's structured literacy requirements?
Correct answer: B - Cover the word, have the student sound it out, then reread
Which activity assesses phonemic awareness rather than phonics?
Correct answer: A - A student hears the word "stop" and says /s/ /t/ /o/ /p/
A fourth-grade student states that 1/8 is greater than 1/4 because 8 is greater than 4. Which instructional response BEST addresses the underlying misconception?
Correct answer: C - Have the student partition identical strips and compare one part of each
Consider this problem: "Maria had some marbles. She gave 7 marbles to her brother and now has 12 marbles left. How many marbles did Maria have at the start?" This problem represents which structure?
Correct answer: C - Separate, start unknown
The Fall Line in Georgia marks the boundary between which two geographic regions?
Correct answer: A - The Piedmont and the Coastal Plain
A fifth-grade teacher wants students to analyze a primary source about the Civil Rights Movement. Which resource BEST meets this criterion?
Correct answer: D - A recorded interview with a person who marched in 1963
A fifth-grade student explains that summer is warmer because Earth is closer to the Sun. Which statement is the MOST scientifically accurate correction?
Correct answer: D - Seasons result from the tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun
Water seeps into a crack in a boulder, freezes, and splits the rock. The fragments remain in place at the boulder. This process is BEST described as:
Correct answer: B - Weathering only
A student mixes white paint into red paint. The resulting color is BEST described as a:
Correct answer: B - Tint of red
In 4/4 time, a dotted half note receives how many beats?
Correct answer: C - Three beats
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