PRAXIS II PLT GRADES 5-9 |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Mr. Fortuin is explaining an individual child's performance on a school-administered test to
the child's parents. He explains that this particular test compares the child's performance
to that of her classmates and other larger groups. It tells how well she did compared to
her classmates on a given set of knowledge, but it does not indicate what information she
does and does not know. The score will be given in a percentile, which was derived from
raw scores obtained from testing a large population. The test Mr. Fortuin is describing is
most likely
A.an aptitude test.
B.a criterion-referenced test.
C.a norm-referenced test.
D.a standard-score test.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 2
During Piaget's concrete operational stage, children
A.are egocentric thinkers who believe everyone thinks as they do.
B.are able to handle abstract reasoning and understand hypothetical concepts.
C.are not yet capable of concrete problem solving.
D.begin to organize their thoughts and reason logically.
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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,Question 3
Robert Gagne, an experimental psychologist, published The Conditions of Learning, which
A.outlined the relation of appropriate instructional designs to learning objectives.
B.described the relation of child development to learning styles.
C.defined the psychological strategies children must learn to be self-sufficient.
D.are used widely by states to assess students' learning.
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
No Child Left Behind legislation
A.authorized and funded the Goals 2000 program.
B.set national educational goals for U.S. students that were to be achieved by the year 2000.
C.identified eight national goals, including that all children in the United States would start
school ready to learn.
D.supports standards-based education reform, which proposes setting high standards and
establishing assessable goals will improve students' learnin
g.
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 5
A writing approach designed for use at all grade levels, in which students have
opportunities to choose writing topics and styles, and teachers and peers act as mentor
authors and confer with students as they advance their ways through the writing process,
is known as
2
,A.writing with technology.
B.guided writing.
C.a writing workshop.
D.individualized writing.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 6
Which of the following learning theories views learning as a process whereby learners
build new ideas and concepts?
A.constructivism
B.behaviorism
C.cognitivism
D.naturalism
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 7
Accommodations
A.may lower the level of difficulty of a task so students with special needs may experience
success.
B.may offer alternative ways for students to share what they are learning with others.
C.reduce the standards of achievement for the learner.
D.must be made for all children with special needs.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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, Question 8
A school is seeking to use Title I funds to support a new literacy program at the grade five
through grade nine levels. The school must investigate upon what research the new
program is based. This is an example of
A.due process.
B.Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Services Act.
C.using scientifically based research to make critical decisions about programming.
D.legislation related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 9
A classroom teacher is concerned about the varying skill levels and learning styles in his
ninth-grade classroom. To meet his students' needs, he plans to acquire materials across
readability levels, present ideas orally and visually, and set up the classroom in interest
centers that allow students to practice inquiry learning. These approaches are examples of
A.learning theories.
B.discriminatory practices.
C.gender inequalities.
D.differentiated instruction.
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 10
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Mr. Fortuin is explaining an individual child's performance on a school-administered test to
the child's parents. He explains that this particular test compares the child's performance
to that of her classmates and other larger groups. It tells how well she did compared to
her classmates on a given set of knowledge, but it does not indicate what information she
does and does not know. The score will be given in a percentile, which was derived from
raw scores obtained from testing a large population. The test Mr. Fortuin is describing is
most likely
A.an aptitude test.
B.a criterion-referenced test.
C.a norm-referenced test.
D.a standard-score test.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 2
During Piaget's concrete operational stage, children
A.are egocentric thinkers who believe everyone thinks as they do.
B.are able to handle abstract reasoning and understand hypothetical concepts.
C.are not yet capable of concrete problem solving.
D.begin to organize their thoughts and reason logically.
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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,Question 3
Robert Gagne, an experimental psychologist, published The Conditions of Learning, which
A.outlined the relation of appropriate instructional designs to learning objectives.
B.described the relation of child development to learning styles.
C.defined the psychological strategies children must learn to be self-sufficient.
D.are used widely by states to assess students' learning.
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
No Child Left Behind legislation
A.authorized and funded the Goals 2000 program.
B.set national educational goals for U.S. students that were to be achieved by the year 2000.
C.identified eight national goals, including that all children in the United States would start
school ready to learn.
D.supports standards-based education reform, which proposes setting high standards and
establishing assessable goals will improve students' learnin
g.
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 5
A writing approach designed for use at all grade levels, in which students have
opportunities to choose writing topics and styles, and teachers and peers act as mentor
authors and confer with students as they advance their ways through the writing process,
is known as
2
,A.writing with technology.
B.guided writing.
C.a writing workshop.
D.individualized writing.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 6
Which of the following learning theories views learning as a process whereby learners
build new ideas and concepts?
A.constructivism
B.behaviorism
C.cognitivism
D.naturalism
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 7
Accommodations
A.may lower the level of difficulty of a task so students with special needs may experience
success.
B.may offer alternative ways for students to share what they are learning with others.
C.reduce the standards of achievement for the learner.
D.must be made for all children with special needs.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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, Question 8
A school is seeking to use Title I funds to support a new literacy program at the grade five
through grade nine levels. The school must investigate upon what research the new
program is based. This is an example of
A.due process.
B.Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Services Act.
C.using scientifically based research to make critical decisions about programming.
D.legislation related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 9
A classroom teacher is concerned about the varying skill levels and learning styles in his
ninth-grade classroom. To meet his students' needs, he plans to acquire materials across
readability levels, present ideas orally and visually, and set up the classroom in interest
centers that allow students to practice inquiry learning. These approaches are examples of
A.learning theories.
B.discriminatory practices.
C.gender inequalities.
D.differentiated instruction.
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 10
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