Praxis 5002 LA and SS

A student, Sandy, seems to love reading and reads very quickly. When reading individually, she is usually the first one finished. During read-alouds, she volunteers often and enthusiastically, though the other students struggle to understand her because she reads so fast. Her teacher has noticed, however, that Sandy has difficulty answering questions about what she has read.

Which of the following best describes the problem Sandy is most likely having?

• A.

  She is struggling with her reading rate, which is hindering her fluency.

• B.

  She is struggling with fluency, which is hindering her comprehension.

• C.

  She is struggling with monitoring her comprehension while reading.

• D.

  She is struggling with prosody and accuracy while reading.

A teacher writes the following sentence on the board.

Although sales can be a lucrative career, if you can’t keep your customers, you can lose a lot of money.

To best help students determine the meaning of the word “lucrative” in the preceding sentence, the teacher should have the students analyze the

• A.

  sentence structure to highlight the contrast

• B.

  sentence structure to highlight the analogy

• C.

  word structure to identify the root word and prefix

• D.

  word structure to identify both parts of the compound word

Which of the following pairs of words contains 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”

Which THREE of the following words contain an open syllable?

• A.

  Different

• B.

  Vehicle

• C.

  Jungle

• D.

  Apron

• E.

  Remembering

The clouds rolled in very slowly that afternoon.

In the sentence, the word “very” functions as

• A.

  a verb

• B.

  an adjective

• C.

  an adverb

• D.

  a noun

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

• A.

  self-monitor for meaning

• B.

  decode unknown words

• C.

  avoid reading through punctuation

• D.

  avoid substituting an incorrect word

Which THREE of the following words are phonetically regular?

• A.

  Beach

• B.

  Said

• C.

  Come

• D.

  Pine

• E.

  Stand

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.

An elementary teacher groups students with differing reading abilities into core groups of three. Each member also belongs to another group that is assigned to read specific content to become experts on a chosen topic. After the specific-content groups take time to read and discuss their information, members return to their core groups, where they share and exchange the knowledge gained in their specific-content groups. Which of the following collaborative strategies is the teacher implementing in the scenario?

• A.

  Round table

• B.

  Directed-reading thinking activity

• C.

  Jigsaw

• D.

  Reciprocal teaching

The revision stage of the writing process includes which of the following activities?

• A.

  Recognizing faulty logic

• B.

  Identifying errors in punctuation

• C.

  Developing a clear and coherent thesis

• D.

  Replacing overused words with more compelling descriptors