Praxis 5002 Practice Test 1-TeachersTestPrep(Answered 100% Correctly)
1) The idea that, in English, words are made up of letters that approximate the
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sounds heard when we speak these words is called_____
a) The alphabetic principle
b) phonics
c) pragmatics
d) fast mapping
A
2) A teacher shows a class cards with various words and reads them aloud,
pronouncing certain written units distinctly. For example:
nobody = "no/bo/dy"
saxophone = "sax/o/phone"
elementary = "el/em/en/ta/ry"
This exercise is an example of:
a) morpheme division
b) phonic construction
c) phonemic segmentation
d) syllabication
D
3) A child says the phrase "I hungry." This can be considered an example of which
of the following?
a) habituation
b) underextension
c) telegraphic speech
d) a dipthong
C
4) An individual who speaks a language historically related to English may have an
advantage in learning English as a second language because:
a) the affixes of the individual's first language will be similar to English
b) many words and roots are likely to have similar spellings and meanings
c) the individual may rely on his knowledge of etymology
d) the cultures using the two languages will be very similar
B
5) Which of the following is considered to be the best predictor of a child's success
in learning to read?
a) phonemic awareness and understanding of letters
b) oral vocabulary
c) analytical skills and overall intelligence
d) creativity
A
6) A student has begun to recognize text in larger units, develop broader word
recognition, and utilize decoding skills with fluency. These are all indicators that
the student has entered which phase of literacy development?
a) pre-alphabetic phase
b) early alphabetic phase
c) late alphabetic phase
d) orthographic phase
D
7) When reading a passage, a student recognizes an error in the text. This would
best be described as an example of what?
a) Semantics
b) literal comprehension
c) critical comprehension
d) metacognition
D
8) An opera singer holds a note for 10 seconds. The sound she is making employs
a:
a) consonant
b) vowel
c) rime
d) phoneme
B
9) Clues to a word's connotative meanings can usually be found in all of the
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