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PRAXIS 5205 Practice Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
1. A teacher reviews the following student scores on a standardized reading test with the goal of
determining the areas in which the student will require additional instruction.
· 75th percentile in vocabulary knowledge
· 85th percentile in decoding
· 40th percentile in comprehension
· 70th percentile in fluency
Based on the data, which of the following activities best addresses the student's needs?
a. Reviewing high-frequency words
b. Identifying context clues in sentences
c. Listening to an audio version of the text
d. Using a plot chart to track the events in a story - answer✔d. Using a plot chart to track the
events in a story.
1. A kindergarten teacher plans a lesson designed to give students guided practice in learning a
phonological awareness skill. Having students participate in which of the following activities
best meets the teacher's goal?
a. Asking students to follow along as the teacher moves a finger from left to right while orally
reading a line of text in a picture book
b. Having students say the word "airplane" and then asking them to say it again without
pronouncing "air"
c. Distributing a set of plastic letters to students and having them use the manipulatives to form
decodable words
d. Cutting a student's name card into individual letters and modeling how to put the letters
together to form the name - answer✔b. Having students say the word "airplane" and then asking
them to say it again without pronouncing "air"
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1. A first-grade teacher selects a picture book that retells the well-known fairy tale Goldilocks
and the Three Bears to read aloud to the class. Following the first oral reading of the text, the
teacher distributes a graphic organizer with a set of questions for students to answer as the text is
read again. During the second reading, the teacher pauses at different parts of the story and asks
students to independently answer one of the questions related to that part of the story on the work
sheet. A portion of the graphic organizer the teacher uses is shown below.
Question \ The Story Says \ I Say \ And So I Believe...
The teacher's instructional method best engages students in which of the following thinking
processes related to successful reading comprehension?
a. Making decisions about what is going to happen next in a story by connecting existing
knowledge to new information an author gives as a text is read - answer✔c. Searching a story to
reach a conclusion based on clues an author gives and prior knowledge to construct meaning that
goes beyond what is literally stated
A first-grade teacher works with small groups of students to teach them how to develop their
writing skills. Which of the following methods best fosters the students' ability to use correct
mechanics, such as punctuation and capitalization, in their own writing?
a. Assigning work sheets from a workbook to complete
b. Having students copy rules in their copybooks for reference
c. Emphasizing pauses indicated by punctuation during read-alouds
d. Using mentor texts to encourage imitation of effective writing - answer✔d. Using mentor texts
to encourage imitation of effective writing
Which of the following phonemic manipulations is the most complex and is generally developed
last by most students?
a. Change the /m/ in "mouse" to /h/.
b. Say "frame." Say it again without the /r/.
c. What word is made when "bl" and "oom" are combined?
d. Say "doughnut." Now say it again, but don't say "dough." - answer✔b. Say "frame." Say it
again without the /r/.
A third-grade teacher's reading instruction includes sources from multiple content areas. During a
science lesson, students are reading a trade book about plants; the book contains many new and
difficult vocabulary words, such as "chlorophyll," "germinate," and "photosynthesis." Which of
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the following teaching activities will best help the students develop an understanding of the new
words?
a. Making lists of words from the science book to post on a word wall in the classroom
b. Planning direct instruction using multimedia methods to introduce words in rich contexts
c. Having students assume definitions for the new words and relate them to words they already
know
d. Giving the students Venn diagrams to sort the new vocabulary into well-defined categories -
answer✔b. Planning direct instruction using multimedia methods to introduce the words in rich
contexts
A kindergarten teacher assesses students' understanding of concepts of print at the beginning of
the year. The results of one student's assessment are shown.
Concepts of Print Assessment
Can you point to the front cover of the book?
September: Yes May:
Can you point to the picture at the top of the book?
September: Yes May:
Can you show me one letter?
September: Yes May:
Can you show me where to read after this word?
September: No May:
Based on the data, which of the following instructional methods will best promote the student's
understanding of print conventions?
a. Teaching letter-sound relationships explicitly and in isolation
b. Activating the student's background knowledge of concepts that are important to the content of
the text
c. Using a finger to draw attention to letters and words in the text during a shared reading -
answer✔c. Using a finger to draw attention to letters and words in the text during a shared
reading
Place the following oral language milestones in the order in which they are developed, earliest to
latest.
a. Responding to simple questions with a "yes" or "no"
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b. Making an oral presentation that is appropriate for the given audience
c. Answering questions using complete sentences and a variety of sentence structures
d. Using content-related vocabulary correctly during conversations - answer✔a. Responding to
simple questions with a "yes" or "no"
d. Using content-related vocabulary correctly during conversations
b. Making an oral presentation that is appropriate for the given audience
c. Answering questions using complete sentences and a variety of sentence structures
Ms. Jones introduces visualizing as a comprehension skill to her first-grade students using a
short passage of text. Which of the following strategies illustrates how to best introduce the skill?
a. Allowing the students to read the passage independently and draw an illustration to match it
b. Assigning partners to illustrate the passage that is read aloud by the teacher
c. Demonstrating how to summarize the passage using a story map with pictures
d. Explaining the process in detail and modeling it by thinking aloud while reading the passage -
answer✔d. Explaining the process in detail and modeling it by thinking aloud while reading the
passage
A kindergarten teacher sets a benchmark goal for students to quickly recognize a set of ten new
sight words within a three-week instructional time period. The teacher introduces the words by
using flash cards and engages students in a series of activities that reinforce learning within
authentic contexts. During this time, the teacher also creates a small-group workshop activity in
which students view each word printed in large letters on a card, say the word, and then use pipe
cleaners to form the word. Which of the following is the primary benefit to students of
participating in the workshop activity?
a. Improving long-term memory of a nondecodable word by engaging multiple student senses in
learning
b. Building a student's reading fluency by improving the ability to flexibly apply phonological
awareness skills
c. Increasing a student's ability to use several sensory modalities to phonetically decode and
recognize - answer✔a. Improving long-term memory of a non-decodable word by engaging
multiple student senses in learning
Which of the following statements about the correlation between phonemic awareness and
reading development is best supported by research?
a. Students' reading skills advance as students develop greater phonemic awareness.
b. Weak phonemic awareness has virtually no impact on reading skills after the third grade.
PRAXIS 5205 Practice Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
1. A teacher reviews the following student scores on a standardized reading test with the goal of
determining the areas in which the student will require additional instruction.
· 75th percentile in vocabulary knowledge
· 85th percentile in decoding
· 40th percentile in comprehension
· 70th percentile in fluency
Based on the data, which of the following activities best addresses the student's needs?
a. Reviewing high-frequency words
b. Identifying context clues in sentences
c. Listening to an audio version of the text
d. Using a plot chart to track the events in a story - answer✔d. Using a plot chart to track the
events in a story.
1. A kindergarten teacher plans a lesson designed to give students guided practice in learning a
phonological awareness skill. Having students participate in which of the following activities
best meets the teacher's goal?
a. Asking students to follow along as the teacher moves a finger from left to right while orally
reading a line of text in a picture book
b. Having students say the word "airplane" and then asking them to say it again without
pronouncing "air"
c. Distributing a set of plastic letters to students and having them use the manipulatives to form
decodable words
d. Cutting a student's name card into individual letters and modeling how to put the letters
together to form the name - answer✔b. Having students say the word "airplane" and then asking
them to say it again without pronouncing "air"
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1. A first-grade teacher selects a picture book that retells the well-known fairy tale Goldilocks
and the Three Bears to read aloud to the class. Following the first oral reading of the text, the
teacher distributes a graphic organizer with a set of questions for students to answer as the text is
read again. During the second reading, the teacher pauses at different parts of the story and asks
students to independently answer one of the questions related to that part of the story on the work
sheet. A portion of the graphic organizer the teacher uses is shown below.
Question \ The Story Says \ I Say \ And So I Believe...
The teacher's instructional method best engages students in which of the following thinking
processes related to successful reading comprehension?
a. Making decisions about what is going to happen next in a story by connecting existing
knowledge to new information an author gives as a text is read - answer✔c. Searching a story to
reach a conclusion based on clues an author gives and prior knowledge to construct meaning that
goes beyond what is literally stated
A first-grade teacher works with small groups of students to teach them how to develop their
writing skills. Which of the following methods best fosters the students' ability to use correct
mechanics, such as punctuation and capitalization, in their own writing?
a. Assigning work sheets from a workbook to complete
b. Having students copy rules in their copybooks for reference
c. Emphasizing pauses indicated by punctuation during read-alouds
d. Using mentor texts to encourage imitation of effective writing - answer✔d. Using mentor texts
to encourage imitation of effective writing
Which of the following phonemic manipulations is the most complex and is generally developed
last by most students?
a. Change the /m/ in "mouse" to /h/.
b. Say "frame." Say it again without the /r/.
c. What word is made when "bl" and "oom" are combined?
d. Say "doughnut." Now say it again, but don't say "dough." - answer✔b. Say "frame." Say it
again without the /r/.
A third-grade teacher's reading instruction includes sources from multiple content areas. During a
science lesson, students are reading a trade book about plants; the book contains many new and
difficult vocabulary words, such as "chlorophyll," "germinate," and "photosynthesis." Which of
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the following teaching activities will best help the students develop an understanding of the new
words?
a. Making lists of words from the science book to post on a word wall in the classroom
b. Planning direct instruction using multimedia methods to introduce words in rich contexts
c. Having students assume definitions for the new words and relate them to words they already
know
d. Giving the students Venn diagrams to sort the new vocabulary into well-defined categories -
answer✔b. Planning direct instruction using multimedia methods to introduce the words in rich
contexts
A kindergarten teacher assesses students' understanding of concepts of print at the beginning of
the year. The results of one student's assessment are shown.
Concepts of Print Assessment
Can you point to the front cover of the book?
September: Yes May:
Can you point to the picture at the top of the book?
September: Yes May:
Can you show me one letter?
September: Yes May:
Can you show me where to read after this word?
September: No May:
Based on the data, which of the following instructional methods will best promote the student's
understanding of print conventions?
a. Teaching letter-sound relationships explicitly and in isolation
b. Activating the student's background knowledge of concepts that are important to the content of
the text
c. Using a finger to draw attention to letters and words in the text during a shared reading -
answer✔c. Using a finger to draw attention to letters and words in the text during a shared
reading
Place the following oral language milestones in the order in which they are developed, earliest to
latest.
a. Responding to simple questions with a "yes" or "no"
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b. Making an oral presentation that is appropriate for the given audience
c. Answering questions using complete sentences and a variety of sentence structures
d. Using content-related vocabulary correctly during conversations - answer✔a. Responding to
simple questions with a "yes" or "no"
d. Using content-related vocabulary correctly during conversations
b. Making an oral presentation that is appropriate for the given audience
c. Answering questions using complete sentences and a variety of sentence structures
Ms. Jones introduces visualizing as a comprehension skill to her first-grade students using a
short passage of text. Which of the following strategies illustrates how to best introduce the skill?
a. Allowing the students to read the passage independently and draw an illustration to match it
b. Assigning partners to illustrate the passage that is read aloud by the teacher
c. Demonstrating how to summarize the passage using a story map with pictures
d. Explaining the process in detail and modeling it by thinking aloud while reading the passage -
answer✔d. Explaining the process in detail and modeling it by thinking aloud while reading the
passage
A kindergarten teacher sets a benchmark goal for students to quickly recognize a set of ten new
sight words within a three-week instructional time period. The teacher introduces the words by
using flash cards and engages students in a series of activities that reinforce learning within
authentic contexts. During this time, the teacher also creates a small-group workshop activity in
which students view each word printed in large letters on a card, say the word, and then use pipe
cleaners to form the word. Which of the following is the primary benefit to students of
participating in the workshop activity?
a. Improving long-term memory of a nondecodable word by engaging multiple student senses in
learning
b. Building a student's reading fluency by improving the ability to flexibly apply phonological
awareness skills
c. Increasing a student's ability to use several sensory modalities to phonetically decode and
recognize - answer✔a. Improving long-term memory of a non-decodable word by engaging
multiple student senses in learning
Which of the following statements about the correlation between phonemic awareness and
reading development is best supported by research?
a. Students' reading skills advance as students develop greater phonemic awareness.
b. Weak phonemic awareness has virtually no impact on reading skills after the third grade.
