PRAXIS CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS
FOR EDUCATORS PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
SECTION 1: READING (5713)
1. Read the passage below:
Although she made many films, she said that she knows very little about the
technology of cinema and that she had no reason to learn any more: "I want
to remain where I am, on the first grounds of cinema, in the primitive zones."
The passage is primarily concerned with:
A. condemning critics' failure to appreciate the work of a particular
filmmaker
B. describing the attitude of a particular filmmaker
C. analyzing the style of a particular filmmaker
D. criticizing the technical shortcomings of a particular filmmaker
E. discussing the content of the works of a particular filmmaker
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The passage focuses on the filmmaker's own statement about
her knowledge and attitude toward cinema technology. It describes her
perspective rather than analyzing her style, criticizing her, or discussing her
works' content .
,2. Read the passage below:
One promising energy source is sophisticated development of the basic
windmills that have ground grain, drained land, and pumped water for
centuries. Coupled with advanced storage batteries, very large windmills
might satisfy total energy needs for rural areas, towns, and even small cities
in locales where strong and prevalent winds can be counted on. Wind power
has several advantages. First, no new technology is really required. Second,
the energy source is inexhaustible and one hundred percent clean. Third,
relatively little capital investment is needed to install or operate windmills.
The passage states that sea-based windmills could provide energy
effectively if:
A. they were constructed in shallow water
B. they were located near major urban ports
C. they were placed on stationary platforms
D. the power they generated could be transferred efficiently to shore
E. the power they generated could be stored in advanced high-capacity
batteries
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The passage states that sea-based windmills could provide
substantial energy "especially if the buoy-based windmills could be linked
to land by loss-free superconducting power transmission cables." This
describes efficient power transfer to shore .
3. Which of the following best describes the organization of the
windmill passage?
A. A series of interrelated events is arranged chronologically.
B. A controversial theory is proposed and then persuasively defended.
C. An unforeseen problem is described and several examples are provided.
, D. A criticism is summarized, evaluated, and then dismissed.
E. A problematical issue is discussed and a partial solution suggested.
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: The passage discusses wind power as an energy source (the
issue), presents advantages and disadvantages, and then suggests sea-
based windmills as a partial solution .
4. Read the passage below:
Jazz is the most original aesthetic form to emerge from the United States, but
it has not always been the most popular. After the big-band era of the 1930s,
most jazz was played in small rooms that held about a hundred people. The
sound systems were usually bad, and the players were considered to be
small-time entertainers. If the music was strong enough, however, the
audience would quiet down or shout approval when something especially
swinging was played. Unlike in the more polished venues found recently, the
participation of listeners was not forbidden, and people were not expected to
keep absolutely quiet until a song ended.
The primary purpose of the passage is to:
A. describe the critical response to jazz just after the big-band era
B. discuss how jazz performers have been affected by their audiences
C. indicate how audience response to jazz has changed over time
D. recount the author's experiences of listening to jazz as a young person
E. outline the historical origins of jazz in the early part of the twentieth
century
Correct Answer: C
FOR EDUCATORS PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
SECTION 1: READING (5713)
1. Read the passage below:
Although she made many films, she said that she knows very little about the
technology of cinema and that she had no reason to learn any more: "I want
to remain where I am, on the first grounds of cinema, in the primitive zones."
The passage is primarily concerned with:
A. condemning critics' failure to appreciate the work of a particular
filmmaker
B. describing the attitude of a particular filmmaker
C. analyzing the style of a particular filmmaker
D. criticizing the technical shortcomings of a particular filmmaker
E. discussing the content of the works of a particular filmmaker
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The passage focuses on the filmmaker's own statement about
her knowledge and attitude toward cinema technology. It describes her
perspective rather than analyzing her style, criticizing her, or discussing her
works' content .
,2. Read the passage below:
One promising energy source is sophisticated development of the basic
windmills that have ground grain, drained land, and pumped water for
centuries. Coupled with advanced storage batteries, very large windmills
might satisfy total energy needs for rural areas, towns, and even small cities
in locales where strong and prevalent winds can be counted on. Wind power
has several advantages. First, no new technology is really required. Second,
the energy source is inexhaustible and one hundred percent clean. Third,
relatively little capital investment is needed to install or operate windmills.
The passage states that sea-based windmills could provide energy
effectively if:
A. they were constructed in shallow water
B. they were located near major urban ports
C. they were placed on stationary platforms
D. the power they generated could be transferred efficiently to shore
E. the power they generated could be stored in advanced high-capacity
batteries
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The passage states that sea-based windmills could provide
substantial energy "especially if the buoy-based windmills could be linked
to land by loss-free superconducting power transmission cables." This
describes efficient power transfer to shore .
3. Which of the following best describes the organization of the
windmill passage?
A. A series of interrelated events is arranged chronologically.
B. A controversial theory is proposed and then persuasively defended.
C. An unforeseen problem is described and several examples are provided.
, D. A criticism is summarized, evaluated, and then dismissed.
E. A problematical issue is discussed and a partial solution suggested.
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: The passage discusses wind power as an energy source (the
issue), presents advantages and disadvantages, and then suggests sea-
based windmills as a partial solution .
4. Read the passage below:
Jazz is the most original aesthetic form to emerge from the United States, but
it has not always been the most popular. After the big-band era of the 1930s,
most jazz was played in small rooms that held about a hundred people. The
sound systems were usually bad, and the players were considered to be
small-time entertainers. If the music was strong enough, however, the
audience would quiet down or shout approval when something especially
swinging was played. Unlike in the more polished venues found recently, the
participation of listeners was not forbidden, and people were not expected to
keep absolutely quiet until a song ended.
The primary purpose of the passage is to:
A. describe the critical response to jazz just after the big-band era
B. discuss how jazz performers have been affected by their audiences
C. indicate how audience response to jazz has changed over time
D. recount the author's experiences of listening to jazz as a young person
E. outline the historical origins of jazz in the early part of the twentieth
century
Correct Answer: C
