Praxis 7812 – Reading Questions and
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Which of the following is an example of a phoneme?
A. “cat”
✔✔ B. /k/
C. “ca”
D. “c”
What is the best way to support a student struggling to identify rhyming words?
A. Assign them more independent reading
✔✔ B. Use songs and poems to highlight rhymes
C. Ask them to memorize a rhyming dictionary
D. Have them write their own rhymes daily
Which of the following is a consonant digraph?
✔✔ A. “ch”
B. “gr”
C. “br”
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,D. “bl”
A student says “blutterfly” instead of “butterfly.” What kind of error is this?
✔✔ A. Phonological substitution
B. Semantic confusion
C. Visual decoding
D. Morphemic overuse
Which task best supports the development of phonological awareness?
✔✔ A. Clapping syllables in words
B. Writing vocabulary definitions
C. Reading silently for 20 minutes
D. Matching sight words to pictures
Which word contains a long vowel sound?
A. Hat
B. Bed
✔✔ C. Bike
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,D. Cup
In the word “running,” what is the base word?
✔✔ A. Run
B. Runn
C. Running
D. Runs
A student struggles to decode words with silent letters. Which word might be difficult for them?
✔✔ A. Knight
B. Car
C. Ship
D. Fan
Which of the following is the best definition of a grapheme?
✔✔ A. The written symbol representing a sound
B. A letter that makes no sound
C. A group of letters with no meaning
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, D. The sound itself
When teaching students about syllables, what is most helpful?
✔✔ A. Having students break words into spoken parts
B. Assigning a worksheet of definitions
C. Asking students to read silently
D. Writing spelling words repeatedly
What is the purpose of a running record?
A. To teach handwriting
✔✔ B. To assess reading fluency and miscues
C. To grade spelling tests
D. To track vocabulary usage
Which is the best example of a sight word?
A. Cat
✔✔ B. Said
C. Sand
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Answers Latest Version Already Passed
Which of the following is an example of a phoneme?
A. “cat”
✔✔ B. /k/
C. “ca”
D. “c”
What is the best way to support a student struggling to identify rhyming words?
A. Assign them more independent reading
✔✔ B. Use songs and poems to highlight rhymes
C. Ask them to memorize a rhyming dictionary
D. Have them write their own rhymes daily
Which of the following is a consonant digraph?
✔✔ A. “ch”
B. “gr”
C. “br”
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,D. “bl”
A student says “blutterfly” instead of “butterfly.” What kind of error is this?
✔✔ A. Phonological substitution
B. Semantic confusion
C. Visual decoding
D. Morphemic overuse
Which task best supports the development of phonological awareness?
✔✔ A. Clapping syllables in words
B. Writing vocabulary definitions
C. Reading silently for 20 minutes
D. Matching sight words to pictures
Which word contains a long vowel sound?
A. Hat
B. Bed
✔✔ C. Bike
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,D. Cup
In the word “running,” what is the base word?
✔✔ A. Run
B. Runn
C. Running
D. Runs
A student struggles to decode words with silent letters. Which word might be difficult for them?
✔✔ A. Knight
B. Car
C. Ship
D. Fan
Which of the following is the best definition of a grapheme?
✔✔ A. The written symbol representing a sound
B. A letter that makes no sound
C. A group of letters with no meaning
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, D. The sound itself
When teaching students about syllables, what is most helpful?
✔✔ A. Having students break words into spoken parts
B. Assigning a worksheet of definitions
C. Asking students to read silently
D. Writing spelling words repeatedly
What is the purpose of a running record?
A. To teach handwriting
✔✔ B. To assess reading fluency and miscues
C. To grade spelling tests
D. To track vocabulary usage
Which is the best example of a sight word?
A. Cat
✔✔ B. Said
C. Sand
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