PRAXIS 5422 -SCHOOL COUNSELOR EXAM
|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A team of four school counselors meet with their principal for their annual administrative
conference but forgot to complete the last step with regard to the administrative
conference document. Which of the following do they need to do to complete the process?
(A) Have the administrator and the school counselors sign and date the document
(B) Send a copy to all of the administrators at the school
(C) Send a copy to their district school counseling coordinator
(D) Ensure that all four school counselors' documents look the same
CORRECT ANSWER
(A) Have the administrator and the school counselors sign and date the document
Question 2
Which of the following is most important for a school counselor to consider in preparing a
statement to be delivered to the student body about the death of a student?
(A) Which feelings and sentiments the school should choose to include from other students'
social media posts
(B) What information the family of the student is comfortable sharing
(C) How to infuse an uplifting affirmation to assist students with finding hope through
tragedy
(D) How to include instruction on how the class can facilitate a discussion with the
information shared
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, CORRECT ANSWER
(B) What information the family of the student is comfortable sharing
Question 3
A school counselor uses solution-focused brief counseling with a student. The school
counselor asks the student to "Imagine that you wake up tomorrow and the problem is
completely gone. How is life different, and what is the first thing you notice?" This is an
example of which of the following?
(A) The miracle question
(B) A scaling question
(C) An exception question
(D) A coping question
CORRECT ANSWER
(A) The miracle question
Question 4
Which THREE of the following are suggested closing-the-gap student strategies?
(A) Small-group counseling
(B) Home visits
(C) Classroom presentations
(D) Appraisal
(E) Single-subject research design
CORRECT ANSWER
(A) Small-group counseling
(C) Classroom presentations
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|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A team of four school counselors meet with their principal for their annual administrative
conference but forgot to complete the last step with regard to the administrative
conference document. Which of the following do they need to do to complete the process?
(A) Have the administrator and the school counselors sign and date the document
(B) Send a copy to all of the administrators at the school
(C) Send a copy to their district school counseling coordinator
(D) Ensure that all four school counselors' documents look the same
CORRECT ANSWER
(A) Have the administrator and the school counselors sign and date the document
Question 2
Which of the following is most important for a school counselor to consider in preparing a
statement to be delivered to the student body about the death of a student?
(A) Which feelings and sentiments the school should choose to include from other students'
social media posts
(B) What information the family of the student is comfortable sharing
(C) How to infuse an uplifting affirmation to assist students with finding hope through
tragedy
(D) How to include instruction on how the class can facilitate a discussion with the
information shared
1
, CORRECT ANSWER
(B) What information the family of the student is comfortable sharing
Question 3
A school counselor uses solution-focused brief counseling with a student. The school
counselor asks the student to "Imagine that you wake up tomorrow and the problem is
completely gone. How is life different, and what is the first thing you notice?" This is an
example of which of the following?
(A) The miracle question
(B) A scaling question
(C) An exception question
(D) A coping question
CORRECT ANSWER
(A) The miracle question
Question 4
Which THREE of the following are suggested closing-the-gap student strategies?
(A) Small-group counseling
(B) Home visits
(C) Classroom presentations
(D) Appraisal
(E) Single-subject research design
CORRECT ANSWER
(A) Small-group counseling
(C) Classroom presentations
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