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PRAXIS READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

when a student has awareness of phonemes in words, syllables, onset-rime segments, and spelling they're demonstrating

a)

phonological awareness

b)

phonics mastery

c)

phonemic awareness

d)

structural analysis

2.

phonemic awareness includes the ability to

a)

form compound words and combine word parts

b)

spell accurately and decode unfamiliar words

c)

pronounce individual sounds in words

d)

differentiate between homonyms and spell accurately

3.

which is NOT a best practice for vocabulary instruction

a)

model using context clues

b)

teaching prefixes, suffixes, and roots

c)

explicit instruction using a dictionary

d)

using word walls for target vocabulary

4.

if students use letter tiles and use the first tile (tr) and match it with the others to make words, the students are working on

a)

syllables and rime

b)

onset and rime

c)

onset and segmentation

d)

deletion and rime

5.

when a teacher asks students to make predictions about a text, they're fostering the students

a)

fluency

b)

comprehension

c)

decoding skills

d)

automaticity

6.

which of the following is an example of prosody

a)

reading text quickly without errors

b)

decoding confusing words for meaning

c)

determining meaning in words by analyzing prexies and suffixes

d)

reading text, pausing at commas, and using inflection for meaning

7.

a teacher is working with students on phonemes, she says the word place and asks the students to say the word without the p sound which is called

a)

deletion

b)

substitution

c)

blending

d)

segmenting

8.

a student is scribbling from left to right, what stage of the writing process is the student in

a)

preliterate

b)

emergent

c)

transitional

d)

fluent

9.

preliterate

a)

scribbling in a pattern

b)

total word count

c)

emergent

d)

speaking words

10.

emergent

a)

speaking words

b)

scribbling in a pattern

c)

can predict texts

d)

bridging

11.

transitional

a)

writing strings of words

b)

developing

c)

speaking languages

d)

reading comprehension

12.

fluent

a)

emerging

b)

correctly spelled language

c)

writing strings of words

d)

Predictability of text

13.

a teacher is helping her ells understand living situations like shopping or going to school in English. the students are matching icons and pictures to living sceneries written in English. what stage of English language proficiency are the students in?

a)

entering

b)

emerging

c)

developing

d)

bridging

14.

which three of the following are qualitative measures of text complexity

a)

predictability of text

b)

familiarity of topics in the text

c)

total word count

d)

single vs. multi-themed

15.

which of the following is considered a best practice when planning lessons for ells?

a)

using the WIDA standards to guide pedagogy and practice with ells

b)

using the internet

c)

consult with a peer teacher

d)

group all ell students together

16.

why is it important for students to work on fluency?

fluency reduces the amount of time a student spends decoding words which helps the student apply cognitive energy to understanding the text

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17.

which of the following are considered text structures

a)

cause and effect

b)

problem and solution

c)

chronological patterns

d)

character development

18.

which of the following words would be most effective to use when teaching root word analysis

a)

pizza

b)

tree

c)

computer

d)

social

19.

which is an example of personification

a)

she was as tall as a pine tree

b)

the turtle moved along the grass slowly

c)

her hair was spun gold blowing in the breeze

d)

the road had risen happily yo meet her feet

20.

which of the following are considered text features

a)

headings

b)

readability

c)

lithosphere

d)

bolded words

21.

which of the following is a CVCe word

a)

back

b)

bake

c)

tack

d)

take

22.

if a teacher wants to focus on morphology what would be the most appropriate activity to have students engage in

a)

fluency reads for time

b)

comprehension checks after reading

c)

comparing two texts to relate their similarities

d)

breaking words down into prefixes, suffixes, and roots

23.

which is a open syllable

a)

late

b)

track

c)

play

d)

cat

24.

if a teacher is helping students understand syntax which of the following would be most effective

a)

students work collaboratively to understand meaning in text

b)

students identify improper spelling and grammar in a piece of text

c)

students use the word wall to identify important words in text

d)

students identify point of view while reading a story

25.

which of the following is a component of fluency

a)

reading comprehension

b)

identifying text structure

c)

summarizing events in a text

d)

reading with prosody

26.

which of the following is a component of phonemic awareness

a)

identifying individual sounds in words

b)

understanding correct spelling of words

c)

identifying proper endings in words like ing and ed

d)

memorizing high-frequency words

27.

what is dialect?

language spoken by a specific group of people

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28.

which of the following is used in an online magazine or blog to give the reader immediate access to material related to the content being communicated in a publication

a)

bibliography

b)

citation

c)

hyperlink

d)

index

29.

which of the following perspectives does third-person omniscient narrative give the reader

a)

only the narrators perspective

b)

only the main characters perspective

c)

no ones perspective

d)

everyones perspective

30.

which of the following is an example of a teacher using quantitative measures for evaluating text complexity

a)

counting how many times a student miscues while reading the text

b)

asking students how the text relates to their lives

c)

using exile to determine reading level

d)

evaluating survey data to see what book students like most

31.

which of the following words depends on context for its meaning

a)

swim

b)

read

c)

relax

d)

restate

32.

which of the following is most aligned with tone in text

a)

the overall feeling of the text

b)

the central theme of the text

c)

the setting in the text

d)

the interaction among characters in the text

33.

which two would be considered expository writing

a)

brochure on the Grand Canyon

b)

letter from a husband to a wife during the civil war

c)

an op ed in the local newspaper discussing new bridge construction

d)

an excerpt from a social studies textbook on WWII

34.

what is a misplaced modifier

a)
  1. a phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.

b)

subject-verb agreement

c)

parallel structure

d)

pronoun-antecedent

35.

what would be the most effective tool for students to use for free writing

a)

wiki

b)

word processing software

c)

presentation software

d)

search engine

36.

which of the following would be considered the publishing stage of the writing process

a)

mailing a letter to the editor of the newspaper

b)

brainstorming new ideas to write about

c)

reading another student paper for content and understanding

d)

editing grammar mistakes in research paper

37.

a student wrote; "we went to the UTHER gas STASHUN." What stage of writing is the student in

a)

pre-literate

b)

emergent

c)

transitional

d)

fluent

38.

what would be considered a primary source

a)

MLK I have a dream speech

b)

president reagen's letters to his wife

c)

a biography on the life of George Washington

d)

a social studies textbook

39.

what figurative language is being used in the excerpt below: the teak sizzled and popped on the hot grill

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

metaphor

40.

which word has the prefix that means half

a)

semicolon

b)

bilateral

c)

tricycle

d)

dichotomy

41.

which word is correctly broken up by onset and rime

a)

/mon/-/key/

b)

/t/- /ap/

c)

/hand/-/ly/

d)

/pro/-/tect/

42.

students are using tiles to match (tree, house, top) with the others to make words, the students are working on which TWO concepts

a)

syllables

b)

rime

c)

segmentation

d)

compound words

43.

which word has a vowel team

a)

pineapple

b)

relief

c)

jumpstart

d)

underhand

44.

a teacher is working with a student on initial sounds and says pet and asks the student to replace the initial consonant to make other words such as get, vet, and set. what is this an example of

a)

segmenting

b)

blending

c)

structural analysis

d)

substituting

45.

when walking around the classroom, the teacher is taking anecdotal notes on student learning and student behavior, what kind of data is she collecting

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

summative

d)

criterion-referenced

46.

the word redoubled has both a

a)

prefix and suffix

b)

beginning and prefix

c)

word phrase and suffix

d)

verb tense and suffix

47.

which of the following are essential skills in reading comprehension

a)

decoding, word recognition, fluency

b)

decoding, spelling, word knowledge

c)

spelling, fluency, understanding the text

d)

decoding, monitoring, speed

48.

what stage of writing is a student in if she is using symbols and other drawings to represent letters and words

a)

transitional

b)

fluent

c)

emergent

d)

developmental

49.

which two syllables are present in the word apart

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

vowel-team

d)

r-controlled

50.

when using qualitative measures of text complexity, what is true?

Qualitative measures help to evaluate attributes of a text that cannot be quantified.

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51.

which three of the following can be classified as expository writing

a)

diary

b)

educational speech

c)

scientific report

d)

research report

52.

which context clue can be used to determine the meanings of a word within the sentence by using opposites

a)

root words and affix

b)

definition

c)

contrast

d)

example or illustration

53.

the sentence, " I like to go outside and play after school," is an example of

a)

interrogative

b)

imperative

c)

declarative

d)

exclamatory

54.

which of the following would be the most reliable source for a research paper

a)

.com

b)

.net

c)

.edu

d)

.org

55.

according to WIDA, at what level would a students linguistic complexity be if the student is using short sentences while speaking and writing

a)

entering

b)

developing

c)

expanding

d)

reaching

56.

the teacher walked HAPPILY with her students to the bus after a long day of school

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

pronoun

d)

subject

57.

what syllabication is represented in the word , SISTER

a)

CVC

b)

CVVC

c)

VC-CV

d)

V-CV

58.

WHAT TYPE OF VOCABULARY TIER IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND CONTEXT AND WORD MEEANING

a)

TIER 1

b)

TIER 2

c)

TIER 3

d)

TIER 4

59.

what are examples of secondary sources

a)

websites

b)

diary

c)

photos

d)

newspaper articles and biographies

60.

which of the following is included in the conclusion of an oral presentation

a)

expand on the thesis statement

b)

identify details to support thesis statement

c)

attempt to build rapport with audience

d)

move to gain the audiences attention

61.

which is the proper sequence of stages pf phonetic spelling

a)

beginning sounds, ending sounds, middle sounds, vowel sounds

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

beginning sounds, middle sounds, ending sounds, vowel sounds

62.

which is considered a primary source

a)

biography

b)

newspaper article

c)

textbook

d)

autobiography

63.

when students break down words using prefixes and suffixes they are conducting a

a)

structural analysis

b)

semantic analysis

c)

phonics analysis

d)

rubric analysis

64.

if a teacher wants students to understand prefixes, which group of words would be useful to analyze

a)

cat, bat, sat

b)

uneven, unruly, undone

c)

bat, mat, cat

d)

rip, dip, sip

65.

students are in the prewriting phase, which of the following would not BE AN ACTIVTY THEY ARE DOING

a)

brainstorming

b)

editing

c)

webbing

d)

outlining

66.

metacognition is an important skill for students to comprehend text, what would be the best activity to foster metacognition in students

a)

round robin reading

b)

read-aloud and think-aloud

c)

silent sustained reading

d)

popcorn reading

67.

which of the following is NOT a text feature of an online source

a)

sidebar

b)

hyperlink

c)

glossary

d)

heading

68.

what is haiku?

when a poem exhibits syllable patterns

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69.

a teacher is asking students to compare two texts with similar themes and evaluate their meanings and how they relate to each other which is

a)

complexity of text

b)

critical thinking

c)

text to self

d)

qualitative thinking

70.

students should be given rubrics because

a)

shows comprehension

b)

show miscues

c)

conveys standards and tested items

d)

communicate expectations and guidelines

71.

when reviewing a student's paper, the teacher notices thatthe grammar and phrases are not coherent, meaning what part of the writing is incorrect

a)

semantic

b)

organization

c)

syntactic

d)

ideas/content

72.

what can students do to be sure they are using the correct mode of writing

a)

understand how to use imagery in writing

b)

evaluate what type of audience they are writing to

c)

identify language patterns in writing

d)

use a dictionary to select appropriate words

73.

a teacher shows a video of hurricanes before students begin to free-write on the topi of hurricanes, what stage of writing are the students in

a)

prewriting

b)

drafting

c)

editing

d)

revising

74.

a teacher understands the importance of the role of speaking, listening, and viewing play in language acquisition for ELLS, which way of presenting a lesson would be the most beneficial

a)

silent reading

b)

lecture of materials

c)

choral speaking and reading

d)

popcorn reading

75.

which mode of writing conveys factual information with data and is free from bias

a)

expository

b)

narrative

c)

argumentative

d)

persuasive