Praxis 5001 Reading and Language Arts

Question 1

Which instructional approach focuses on teaching students to decode words by understanding the relationship between letters and sounds?

Accepted Answer

Phonics-based instruction

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Whole language instruction

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Sight-word memorization

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Language experience approach

Question 2

A student can read words accurately but very slowly and without expression. Which reading skill does this student most need to develop?

Accepted Answer

Fluency

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Phonemic awareness

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Vocabulary

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Comprehension

Question 3

When a student reads 'the dog runned away,' what type of error has the student made?

Accepted Answer

Morphological error

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Substitution error

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Omission error

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Reversal error

Question 4

Which strategy best supports students' comprehension before reading a new informational text?

Accepted Answer

Activating prior knowledge and previewing

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Round-robin reading

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Independent silent reading

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Oral retelling after reading

Question 5

A teacher uses the gradual release model for writing instruction. Which sequence correctly represents this model?

Accepted Answer

I do it, we do it, you do it

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You do it, we do it, I do it

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We do it, you do it, I do it

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You do it, I do it, we do it

Question 6

Which text structure would a student most likely encounter in a passage that explains why volcanoes erupt?

Accepted Answer

Cause and effect

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Compare and contrast

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Chronological sequence

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