What are the FCAT questions like?
Most of the test questions are multiple-choice, but some of the mathematics questions require students to bubble in their answers on a grid. Other reading, mathematics, and science questions ask for a short, written answer, and a few ask for a more detailed or extended answer. In some parts of the test, students write answers in response to an article or story, to assess how well they understand what they have read. The table below shows the various item formats on FCAT by the subject and grade level assessed.
Most of the test questions are multiple-choice, but some of the mathematics and science questions require students to bubble in their answers on a grid. Other reading and mathematics questions ask for a short, written answer, and a few ask for a more detailed or extended answer. In some parts of the test, students write answers in response to an article or story, to assess how well they understand what they have read. The table below shows the various item formats on the FCAT by the subject and grade level assessed.
