Praxis 5001 Elementary Mathematics Instruction

Question 1

A student uses base-ten blocks to represent 347. How many tens blocks are needed?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

7

Answer

34

Question 2

Which strategy involves breaking apart numbers into friendlier parts to make addition easier?

Accepted Answer

Decomposition

Answer

Standard algorithm

Answer

Rounding to estimate

Answer

Counting on

Question 3

According to the Common Core, which concept should students understand about multiplication by the end of third grade?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication as repeated addition and equal groups

Answer

Long multiplication with multi-digit numbers

Answer

Multiplying fractions

Answer

Prime factorization

Question 4

A teacher shows students that 4 × 7 = 7 × 4. This illustrates which property of multiplication?

Accepted Answer

Commutative property

Answer

Associative property

Answer

Distributive property

Answer

Identity property

Question 5

A student estimates 493 + 312 by rounding each number to the nearest hundred. What is the estimate?

Accepted Answer

800

Answer

700

Answer

750

Answer

900

Question 6

Which model best helps students understand fractions as parts of a whole?

Accepted Answer

Area model (like a circle or rectangle divided into equal parts)

Answer

Number line only

Answer

Tally marks

Answer

Place value chart