PRAXIS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MULTIPLE SUBJECTS READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS (5002) FORM 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Phonological awareness primarily affects literacy skills through its impact on students’ ability to A.imitate and produce basic sentence structures B.use context clues to confirm understanding C.read with appropriate rate and expression D.decode multisyllable words in a text D.decode multisyllable words in a text Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight. A first-grade teacher reads the poem to the students. Then the students do a choral reading of the poem with the teacher, and the teacher points to each word as the students say it. Which of the following best describes the objective of the choral reading activity? A.Supporting sight word recognition B.Modeling automaticity and prosody C.Introducing segments and blends D.Demonstrating comprehension strategies B.Modeling automaticity and prosody Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight. The highlighted words could be best used in a phonics lesson on A.open syllables B.r-controlled vowels C.irregular vowel families D.VCCe words C.irregular vowel families Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight. Which of the following words in the poem is a sight word that cannot be decoded using conventional rules? A.Star B.See C.May D.Have D.Have Which of the following multisyllabic words is correctly segmented into its phonemes? A.Dif-fer-ent B.St-op-s-ign C.R-e-s-t-a-u-r-a-n-t D.C-are-f-u-ll-y D.C-are-f-u-ll-y To increase comprehension, a reading teacher suggests that a student read a selection from a text repeatedly, while focusing on proper intonation. The intervention is appropriate for helping the student to A.self-monitor for meaning B.decode unknown words C.avoid reading through punctuation D.avoid substituting an incorrect word C.avoid reading through punctuation Which of the following groups lists words that are best categorized as kindergarten sight words? A.Bite, when, I, car B.Am, to, the, on C.Dog, jump, are, toes D.Jail, tram, see, from B.Am, to, the, on A teacher is working with a group of students to help them achieve greater phonological awareness. The teacher writes the following on a whiteboard to begin a discussion. (picture on back) Which of the following concepts is the teacher demonstrating for the students? A.Decoding words by using syllabication B.Working with rimes to create new words C.Building words with an understanding of onsets D.Deleting phonemes to change from one word to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANSWER: B.Working with rimes to create new words Which TWO of the following words contain a closed syllable? A.bat B.be C.go D.she E.top A.bat E.top Which of the following correctly segments the word “blueberry” by its onset? A.b-lueberry B.bl-ueberry C.blue-berry D.blue-ber-ry B.bl-ueberry Which of the following is a major challenge of teaching the decoding of /s/ to students in kindergarten? A.Students cannot write to reinforce their learning. B.The /s/ sound is difficult to pronounce until age 7. C.It is not possible to assign just one sound to the grapheme of “s.” D.Students with varied dialects pronounce “s” differently. C.It is not possible to assign just one sound to the grapheme of “s.” Which of the following best describes automaticity? A.Rapid recognition of words without conscious decoding B.Independent decoding of sentences using phonics and sight reading C.Rapid decoding of words by applying phonics knowledge D.Fluent reading of sentences with expression and phrasing A.Rapid recognition of words without conscious decoding Which of the following words is most appropriate to include on a list of spelling words that contain a silent consonant? A.Under B.Flower C.Switches D.Whistle D.Whistle Which of the following pairs of words contain a consonant sound that cannot be represented by any single letter? A.“cradle” and “ceiling” B.“crying” and “kindle” C.“garage” and “vision” D.“thumb” and “chick C.“garage” and “vision” Which THREE of the following statements from a reading assessment checklist provide information about a student’s fluency abilities? A.The student adheres to punctuation and reads a selection with good phrasing. B.The student recalls and properly identifies characters, setting, and plot. C.The student maintains a conversational pace while reading a selection. D.The student uses sound and letter correspondences to decode unknown words. E.The student responds to text structure by reading with appropriate expression. A.The student adheres to punctuation and reads a selection with good phrasing. C.The student maintains a conversational pace while reading a selection. E.The student responds to text structure by reading with appropriate expression. A teacher is practicing aspects of phonological awareness with her students using the word “sun.” Place each example with the aspect of phonological awareness it best exemplifies. 1. Phoneme Segmentation 2. Onset 3. Rime 4. Syllable Segmentation A. sun, sun-shine, sun-ny B. /s/ C. s-u-n D. /un/ 1. Phoneme Segmentation : C. s-u-n 2. Onset : B. /s/ 3. Rime : D. /un/ 4. Syllable Segmentation : A. sun, sun-shine, sun-ny Which of the following words contains a Latin root meaning “beneath”? A.Intercept B.Introvert C.Infrastructure D.Irredeemable C.Infrastructure The following passages are excerpts from a government Web site about astronauts. Passage A Astronauts living and working in space have the same hygiene needs as people on Earth. They wash their hair, brush their teeth, shave, and wash their hands. However, because of the microgravity environment, astronauts take care of themselves in different ways. Astronauts wash their hair with a rinseless shampoo that was originally developed for hospital patients who were unable to take a shower. Many astronauts have a personal-hygiene kit. The kit contains the personal hygiene items each astronaut has chosen to take. Passage B Imagine going camping for more than a week with several of your close friends. Because you’ll be away from home so long, you would make sure you have plenty of food and the gear to cook and eat it with. The food would have to be stored properly and be nonperishable to avoid spoilage. . . . Astronauts basically do the same thing when they go to space, but since they’ll be away from the planet, preparations are a lot more intense. Preparation varies with the food type. Some foods can be eaten in their natural forms, such as brownies and fruit. Other foods require adding water, such as macaroni and cheese or spaghetti. The two passages are most similar in... A.the presentation of supporting details about identical subject matter B.the integration of cause-and-effect text structure to present ideas C.the use of vignette as a means to hook an audience’s attention D.the inclusion of details explaining the origins of technology used in space B.the integration of cause-and-effect text structure to present ideas