Arts and Humanities English Literature
Praxis 5156 Exam with Correct Answers
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The monster is highly criticized, but are his A. Literary analysis
actions any worse than those of Victor?
Where would you expect to encounter the
question above?
A. Poetry interpretation
B. Literary analysis
C. Grammar discussion
D. Haiku development
Which would be the best action for a C. Give the student access to the textbook to practice re-reading the passage
teacher to take to help improve a student's
fluency in reading a textbook passage
A. Allow the student to write out the
passage
B. Let the student read the passage while
the teacher corrects errors
C. Give the student access to the textbook
to practice re-reading the passage
D. Only call on fluent students to do the
readings
,I really like Batman, he is one awesome B. Comma Splices
superhero. He beats up bad guys, he
usually catches them, he puts them in jail.
He has a sidekick, his name is Robin, he is
not quite as good at fighting bad guys, he
gets caught all the time. Then Batman has
to save him, too.
The student would most benefit from extra
instruction in which area?
A. Appositive phrases
B. Comma splices
C. Spelling
Relative clauses
John Doe, winner of the Nobel Prize, is A. Appositive phrases
most known for his work on The Beautiful
Cloud, an intriguing murder-mystery
involving a one-eyed detective and his pet
hamster.
The sentence above contains which of the
following?
A. Appositive phrases
B. Metaphors
C. Relative clauses
D. Comma splices
Which problem is demonstrated in the A. Ambiguous pronouns
student’s writing below?
Joe and Samuel were fighting in the dining
room. He dropped the goblet onto the
glass table and it broke. This is clearly
something that should not be done. When
their mother gets home, she will be very
upset with him.
A. Run-on sentences
B. Neologisms
C. Dangling modifiers
D. Ambiguous pronouns
, The term Asian Americans hardly A. To point out an issue with using a certain term
encompasses the broad variety of people
who are described by it. Wu Li is a ninja
from Korea. Sue Lin is a famous French-
pastry chef from the Philippines. Tommy
Chan is a third-generation kid from
Brooklyn whose ancestors were
Polynesian. Tommy doesn’t even like Asian
cuisine. How can one term accurately be
used to describe people with such vast and
obvious differences? Maybe it is time to
stop using Asian Americans and come up
with terms that are less broad.
6. What is the author’s purpose in the
passage above?
A. To compare and contrast two different
meanings of a word
B. To point out an issue with using a certain
term
C. To define a term
D. To support the use of a particular term
Why does the author include Tommy Chan A. To provide an example of the various people categorized as Asian Americans
in the list above?
A. To provide an example of the various
people categorized as Asian Americans
B. To prove that Asian Americans do not
like Asian cuisine
C. Because the author identifies with
Tommy
D. To demonstrate that Polynesians had
Asian ancestors
What do the following words demonstrate? B. Cause and effect
Because
As a result
If.......... then
Since
Consequently
A. Compare and contrast
B. Cause and effect
C. Problem and solution
D. Description
Praxis 5156 Exam with Correct Answers
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Terms in this set (79)
The monster is highly criticized, but are his A. Literary analysis
actions any worse than those of Victor?
Where would you expect to encounter the
question above?
A. Poetry interpretation
B. Literary analysis
C. Grammar discussion
D. Haiku development
Which would be the best action for a C. Give the student access to the textbook to practice re-reading the passage
teacher to take to help improve a student's
fluency in reading a textbook passage
A. Allow the student to write out the
passage
B. Let the student read the passage while
the teacher corrects errors
C. Give the student access to the textbook
to practice re-reading the passage
D. Only call on fluent students to do the
readings
,I really like Batman, he is one awesome B. Comma Splices
superhero. He beats up bad guys, he
usually catches them, he puts them in jail.
He has a sidekick, his name is Robin, he is
not quite as good at fighting bad guys, he
gets caught all the time. Then Batman has
to save him, too.
The student would most benefit from extra
instruction in which area?
A. Appositive phrases
B. Comma splices
C. Spelling
Relative clauses
John Doe, winner of the Nobel Prize, is A. Appositive phrases
most known for his work on The Beautiful
Cloud, an intriguing murder-mystery
involving a one-eyed detective and his pet
hamster.
The sentence above contains which of the
following?
A. Appositive phrases
B. Metaphors
C. Relative clauses
D. Comma splices
Which problem is demonstrated in the A. Ambiguous pronouns
student’s writing below?
Joe and Samuel were fighting in the dining
room. He dropped the goblet onto the
glass table and it broke. This is clearly
something that should not be done. When
their mother gets home, she will be very
upset with him.
A. Run-on sentences
B. Neologisms
C. Dangling modifiers
D. Ambiguous pronouns
, The term Asian Americans hardly A. To point out an issue with using a certain term
encompasses the broad variety of people
who are described by it. Wu Li is a ninja
from Korea. Sue Lin is a famous French-
pastry chef from the Philippines. Tommy
Chan is a third-generation kid from
Brooklyn whose ancestors were
Polynesian. Tommy doesn’t even like Asian
cuisine. How can one term accurately be
used to describe people with such vast and
obvious differences? Maybe it is time to
stop using Asian Americans and come up
with terms that are less broad.
6. What is the author’s purpose in the
passage above?
A. To compare and contrast two different
meanings of a word
B. To point out an issue with using a certain
term
C. To define a term
D. To support the use of a particular term
Why does the author include Tommy Chan A. To provide an example of the various people categorized as Asian Americans
in the list above?
A. To provide an example of the various
people categorized as Asian Americans
B. To prove that Asian Americans do not
like Asian cuisine
C. Because the author identifies with
Tommy
D. To demonstrate that Polynesians had
Asian ancestors
What do the following words demonstrate? B. Cause and effect
Because
As a result
If.......... then
Since
Consequently
A. Compare and contrast
B. Cause and effect
C. Problem and solution
D. Description
