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NYSTCE Multi-Subject
The NYSTCE Multi-subject test measures your knowledge according to the New York State Academic Standards. Success on this test indicates that you are qualified to teach English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and other similar subjects for any grade up to grade 9 in the New York State public school system. The test content is drawn from these subareas: English Language Arts (21% of the exam); Mathematics (18%); Science and Technology (13%); Social Studies (15%); the Fine Arts (8%); Health and Fitness (8%); Family and Consumer Science and Career Development (7%); and a Foundations of Reading constructed-response question (10%). The test consists of approximately 90 multiple-choice questions and one constructed-response question.
NYSTCE Multi-subject Practice Questions
1. Write 78.4% as a decimal.
A: 78.4
B: 0.00784
C: 0.0784
D: 0.784
2. Which eighteenth-century composer wrote The Marriage of Figaro?
A: Bach
B: Handel
C: Mozart
D: Beethoven
3. Who unified Italy as the leader of the Red Shirts?
A: Borgia
B: Garibaldi
C: Mussolini
D: Machiavelli
4. What is extracted when a leaf is boiled in alcohol?
A: Chlorophyll
B: Sugar
C: Iodine
D: Ammonia
5. Correct the underlined part of the following sentence: Nothing would appease him but that I buy him a replacement.
A: that
B: when that
C: but
D: Correct as is
Answer Key
1. D. Each percentage point represents one-hundredth of a single unit.
2. C. The Marriage of Figaro was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In the opera, a servant hoodwinks his ignoble employer.
3. B. Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-82) is generally credited with unifying modern Italy.
4. A. Chlorophyll is found in the chloroplasts of all plants and it can be extracted by boiling a leaf in alcohol.
5. D. In this case, "but that" is an acceptable replacement for "except that".
