Praxis® Elementary Education.
Reading and Language Arts (5002)
Practice Test 2
Why is phonological awareness an important foundation for literacy development? –
answer Recognizing speech sounds is essential to learning any alphabetic writing
system.
Phonological awareness is the ability to recognize and manipulate small units of oral
language, without which it is impossible to relate the language to a written alphabet.
A first-grade English-language learner can blend sounds to decode a known word; a
third-grade English-language learner can apply this skill to unfamiliar words. At what
language acquisition level are the first- and third-grade learners functioning,
respectively? - answerBeginning and entering
Levels of language acquisition are determined in part by developmental
appropriateness, exposure to the skills in the learner's first language, and the ability to
transfer those skills into English. For a first-grade learner, blending indicates a
beginning level of acquisition; for a third-grade learner, blending indicates an entering
level, even with unfamiliar words.
How does phonological awareness affect literacy development? - answerThe ability to
distinguish sounds in oral language is necessary to understand the relationship between
written language and sounds
To make the connection between written language and oral sounds, one must be able
to distinguish and manipulate sounds in oral language.
In the word stem, what is -em? - answerRime
A rime in a one-syllable word consists of the vowel and the final consonant(s) of the
word.
How does knowledge of phonics contribute to literacy development? - answerPhonics
helps readers decode visually unfamiliar words, which furthers their abilities in writing
and spelling.
The ability to decode words that are not sight words helps readers develop their writing
and spelling skills.
, Indicate whether each of the following words is best identified as a high-frequency sight
word or a decodable word for the third grade: Community, Knitting, Mislabel, Terrible -
answer"Community" is a high-frequency sight word for a third-grade student. It is
encountered regularly in reading but does not follow typical decodable syllable patterns.
"Knitting" is a decodable word for a third-grade student. The student can break the word
down into syllable patterns and identify the word. "Mislabel" is a decodable word for a
third-grade student. The student can break the word down into syllable patterns and
identify the word. "Terrible" is a high-frequency sight word for a third-grade student. It is
encountered regularly in reading but does not follow typical decodable syllable patterns.
In the word university, the segment uni- is best defined as which of the following? -
answerAffix
An affix is a letter or group of letters with its own meaning that appears at the beginning
or ending of a word.
In the word biography, the segment graph is best defined as which of the following? -
answerRoot word
A root word is the part of a word that remains after any prefixes and suffixes are
removed. The root word "graph" means "to write."
Which affix should be added to the root word form to create a word that means "to badly
shape"? - answerMal-
The prefix mal- means "bad." When mal- and form are combined, the resulting word is
malform.
An English language learner can write connected paragraphs that use sentences of
varying length and complexity. Although the student's writing might have some spelling
or grammatical errors, these do not interfere with a reader's ability to understand the
student's text.According to the WIDA taxonomy, which level of language acquisition
identifies this student? - answerExpanding
In the expanding stage, a student's writing is more complex than in the developing stage
but does not have the complexity of the bridging or reaching stages.
Which of the following statements best describes the difference in a language learner's
vocabulary use in the beginning and developing stages of language acquisition in the
content area of social studies, according to the WIDA taxonomy? - answerIn the
beginning stage, the language learner's vocabulary is limited to general vocabulary
related to social studies, while in the developing stage, the language learner's
vocabulary includes some specific vocabulary.
Reading and Language Arts (5002)
Practice Test 2
Why is phonological awareness an important foundation for literacy development? –
answer Recognizing speech sounds is essential to learning any alphabetic writing
system.
Phonological awareness is the ability to recognize and manipulate small units of oral
language, without which it is impossible to relate the language to a written alphabet.
A first-grade English-language learner can blend sounds to decode a known word; a
third-grade English-language learner can apply this skill to unfamiliar words. At what
language acquisition level are the first- and third-grade learners functioning,
respectively? - answerBeginning and entering
Levels of language acquisition are determined in part by developmental
appropriateness, exposure to the skills in the learner's first language, and the ability to
transfer those skills into English. For a first-grade learner, blending indicates a
beginning level of acquisition; for a third-grade learner, blending indicates an entering
level, even with unfamiliar words.
How does phonological awareness affect literacy development? - answerThe ability to
distinguish sounds in oral language is necessary to understand the relationship between
written language and sounds
To make the connection between written language and oral sounds, one must be able
to distinguish and manipulate sounds in oral language.
In the word stem, what is -em? - answerRime
A rime in a one-syllable word consists of the vowel and the final consonant(s) of the
word.
How does knowledge of phonics contribute to literacy development? - answerPhonics
helps readers decode visually unfamiliar words, which furthers their abilities in writing
and spelling.
The ability to decode words that are not sight words helps readers develop their writing
and spelling skills.
, Indicate whether each of the following words is best identified as a high-frequency sight
word or a decodable word for the third grade: Community, Knitting, Mislabel, Terrible -
answer"Community" is a high-frequency sight word for a third-grade student. It is
encountered regularly in reading but does not follow typical decodable syllable patterns.
"Knitting" is a decodable word for a third-grade student. The student can break the word
down into syllable patterns and identify the word. "Mislabel" is a decodable word for a
third-grade student. The student can break the word down into syllable patterns and
identify the word. "Terrible" is a high-frequency sight word for a third-grade student. It is
encountered regularly in reading but does not follow typical decodable syllable patterns.
In the word university, the segment uni- is best defined as which of the following? -
answerAffix
An affix is a letter or group of letters with its own meaning that appears at the beginning
or ending of a word.
In the word biography, the segment graph is best defined as which of the following? -
answerRoot word
A root word is the part of a word that remains after any prefixes and suffixes are
removed. The root word "graph" means "to write."
Which affix should be added to the root word form to create a word that means "to badly
shape"? - answerMal-
The prefix mal- means "bad." When mal- and form are combined, the resulting word is
malform.
An English language learner can write connected paragraphs that use sentences of
varying length and complexity. Although the student's writing might have some spelling
or grammatical errors, these do not interfere with a reader's ability to understand the
student's text.According to the WIDA taxonomy, which level of language acquisition
identifies this student? - answerExpanding
In the expanding stage, a student's writing is more complex than in the developing stage
but does not have the complexity of the bridging or reaching stages.
Which of the following statements best describes the difference in a language learner's
vocabulary use in the beginning and developing stages of language acquisition in the
content area of social studies, according to the WIDA taxonomy? - answerIn the
beginning stage, the language learner's vocabulary is limited to general vocabulary
related to social studies, while in the developing stage, the language learner's
vocabulary includes some specific vocabulary.
