PRAXIS 5205 Practice Exam Questions
1. 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
stu- dent'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: d. Using a plot chart to
,track the events in a story.
2. 1. A kindergarten teacher plans a lesson designed to give students
guided practice in learning a phonological awareness skill. Having students
partici- pate 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: b. Having students say the
word "airplane" and then asking them to say it again without
pronouncing "air"
,3. 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
connect- ing existing knowledge to new information an author gives as a
text is read
b. Determining what is important in a story and recording it in the student's
own words
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
d. Creating mental images of the events happening in a story that support
recall of main ideas: 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
4. 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
1. 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
stu- dent'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: d. Using a plot chart to
,track the events in a story.
2. 1. A kindergarten teacher plans a lesson designed to give students
guided practice in learning a phonological awareness skill. Having students
partici- pate 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: b. Having students say the
word "airplane" and then asking them to say it again without
pronouncing "air"
,3. 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
connect- ing existing knowledge to new information an author gives as a
text is read
b. Determining what is important in a story and recording it in the student's
own words
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
d. Creating mental images of the events happening in a story that support
recall of main ideas: 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
4. 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
