Praxis 5025 Early Childhood Education Exam
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1
A second-grade teacher in upstate New York is reading a short story designed for
children that is set in mid-nineteenth-century Georgia. Which of the following should
be discussed with students to help them better understand the story?
A. the way the short story switches between different registers
B. the content-specific words students may be unfamiliar with
C. the dialogue from characters who speak in a different dialect
D. the reasons people in the nineteenth century did not speak properly
Correct Answer
C. the dialogue from characters who speak in a different dialect
Question 2
Which TWO of the following actions demonstrate self-awareness in an average first-
grade student?
A.Taking turns when playing with other students
B.Hiding tears when starting to cry in front of other students
C.Setting a goal to read five picture books in a single week
D.Listening to another student who is retelling a familiar story
Correct Answer
B.Hiding tears when starting to cry in front of other students
C.Setting a goal to read five picture books in a single week
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,Question 3
Which of the following best reflects an inquiry-based science activity for a unit about
the life cycle of insects?
A.Visiting a live-butterfly exhibit online
B.Reading books about types of worms
C.Raising caterpillars in the classroom
D.Drawing pictures of insects
Correct Answer
C.Raising caterpillars in the classroom
Question 4
A second-grade teacher notices that one of her students has lost interest in reading
or speaking in her home language. To encourage her, she asks for the student's "help"
to read a short blurb in a newspaper in the student's home language. Why is the
teacher most likely doing this?
A. She wants to assess the student's oral fluency in her home language.
B. She wants to encourage the student to read more informational texts.
C. She wants to encourage the student to maintain her biliteracy.
D. She wants the student to practice prosody and rate in her home language.
Correct Answer
C. She wants to encourage the student to maintain her biliteracy.
Question 5
Which of the following concepts do students need to understand in order to answer
the following question?
What is the largest three-digit number can you make using the digits 3, 6, and 8?
A. rounding
B. place value
C. decomposing
D. subitizing
Correct Answer
B. place value
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,Question 6
Which of the following Earth science topics is developmentally appropriate for
kindergartners?
A. the four seasons
B. shifting continents and landforms
C. geological formation of different types of rocks
D. ozone depletion
Correct Answer
A. the four seasons
Question 7
On the number line, the point with coordinate 1/2 is the greatest distance from the
point with which of the following coordinates?
A. 3/2
B. 0
C. 1
D.−3/2
Correct Answer
D.−3/2
Question 8
Which of the following two calculations yield a Lexile score for a text?
A. word frequency and sentence length
B. knowledge demand and text structure
C. levels of meaning and vocabulary
D. word frequency and knowledge demand
Correct Answer
A. word frequency and sentence length
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, Question 9
A third-grade teacher asks his class to compare the different way they might write an
email or letter to a close friend with the way they might write a social studies report.
Which of the following characteristics of effective writing is he trying to develop in his
students?
A. theme
B. mechanics
C. concept development
D. style
Correct Answer
D. style
Question 10
A school playground contains a large grassy area where students often enjoy showing
off various new skills. Which new skill is a kindergarten teacher most likely to see
students showing off?
A. a somersault
B. a backflip
C. sitting with legs crossed
D. clapping
Correct Answer
A. a somersault
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STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1
A second-grade teacher in upstate New York is reading a short story designed for
children that is set in mid-nineteenth-century Georgia. Which of the following should
be discussed with students to help them better understand the story?
A. the way the short story switches between different registers
B. the content-specific words students may be unfamiliar with
C. the dialogue from characters who speak in a different dialect
D. the reasons people in the nineteenth century did not speak properly
Correct Answer
C. the dialogue from characters who speak in a different dialect
Question 2
Which TWO of the following actions demonstrate self-awareness in an average first-
grade student?
A.Taking turns when playing with other students
B.Hiding tears when starting to cry in front of other students
C.Setting a goal to read five picture books in a single week
D.Listening to another student who is retelling a familiar story
Correct Answer
B.Hiding tears when starting to cry in front of other students
C.Setting a goal to read five picture books in a single week
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,Question 3
Which of the following best reflects an inquiry-based science activity for a unit about
the life cycle of insects?
A.Visiting a live-butterfly exhibit online
B.Reading books about types of worms
C.Raising caterpillars in the classroom
D.Drawing pictures of insects
Correct Answer
C.Raising caterpillars in the classroom
Question 4
A second-grade teacher notices that one of her students has lost interest in reading
or speaking in her home language. To encourage her, she asks for the student's "help"
to read a short blurb in a newspaper in the student's home language. Why is the
teacher most likely doing this?
A. She wants to assess the student's oral fluency in her home language.
B. She wants to encourage the student to read more informational texts.
C. She wants to encourage the student to maintain her biliteracy.
D. She wants the student to practice prosody and rate in her home language.
Correct Answer
C. She wants to encourage the student to maintain her biliteracy.
Question 5
Which of the following concepts do students need to understand in order to answer
the following question?
What is the largest three-digit number can you make using the digits 3, 6, and 8?
A. rounding
B. place value
C. decomposing
D. subitizing
Correct Answer
B. place value
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,Question 6
Which of the following Earth science topics is developmentally appropriate for
kindergartners?
A. the four seasons
B. shifting continents and landforms
C. geological formation of different types of rocks
D. ozone depletion
Correct Answer
A. the four seasons
Question 7
On the number line, the point with coordinate 1/2 is the greatest distance from the
point with which of the following coordinates?
A. 3/2
B. 0
C. 1
D.−3/2
Correct Answer
D.−3/2
Question 8
Which of the following two calculations yield a Lexile score for a text?
A. word frequency and sentence length
B. knowledge demand and text structure
C. levels of meaning and vocabulary
D. word frequency and knowledge demand
Correct Answer
A. word frequency and sentence length
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, Question 9
A third-grade teacher asks his class to compare the different way they might write an
email or letter to a close friend with the way they might write a social studies report.
Which of the following characteristics of effective writing is he trying to develop in his
students?
A. theme
B. mechanics
C. concept development
D. style
Correct Answer
D. style
Question 10
A school playground contains a large grassy area where students often enjoy showing
off various new skills. Which new skill is a kindergarten teacher most likely to see
students showing off?
A. a somersault
B. a backflip
C. sitting with legs crossed
D. clapping
Correct Answer
A. a somersault
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