PRAXIS 5205 Practice Exam
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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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Having students
say the word "airplane" and then asking them to say it again without pronouncing
"air"
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
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,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 -
CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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." - CORRECT
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 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
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Questions and Answers 100%
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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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Having students
say the word "airplane" and then asking them to say it again without pronouncing
"air"
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
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,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 -
CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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." - CORRECT
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 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
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