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NYSTCE Communication and Quantitative Skills Test
The NYSTCE Communication and Quantitative Skills test measures your knowledge according to the New York State Academic Standards. Success on this test indicates that you have the basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills necessary to teach curriculum related to a specific career or a specific technical field in the New York State public school system. The test content is drawn from these subareas: Reading (34% of the exam); Writing (33%); and Mathematics (33%). The test consists of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions.
NYSTCE Communication and Quantitative Skills Test Practice Questions
1. Find the mean of the number set 28, 25, 29, 24, and 29.
A: 24
B: 27
C: 29
D: 31
2. Find the product: -2x2(3x2 - 4x + 7)
A: 6x4 + 4x3 - 14x2
B: -6x4 - 8x3 + 14x2
C: -6x4 + 8x3 - 14x2
D: 6x4 - 8x3 - 14x2
3. Correct the underlined part of the following sentence: Dave's brother never has and never will be reliable.
A: never had
B: not ever has
C: hardly never has
D: never has been
4. Correct the underlined part of the following sentence: Now place your hands on your hips like Darryl just did.
A: as Darryl just did.
B: like Darryl's.
C: as Darryl just done.
D: like Darryl just done.
5. Which of the following illustrates the associative law of multiplication?
A: abc = abc
B: a + b x c = a x b + c
C: (a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
D: a x b = b x a
Answer Key
1. B. The mean of a set of numbers is the same thing as the average. To find the mean, add all of the numbers in the set together and divide the sum by the number of terms in the set.
2. C. When terms with a common variable are multiplied, the exponents for each variable are added.
3. D. In order to maintain an appropriate parallel structure, the entire verb form must be included. This means that each of the clauses in the sentence must include the verb "be" in some form so the first section of the sentence "Dave's brother never has" should be replaced with "Dave's brother never has been."
4. A. The word as should be used rather than like in front of a clause.
5. C. The associative law of multiplication is that quantities can be multiplied in any order to generate the same product.
