PRAXIS 5623 (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS AND
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A
Students in a sixth-grade class are trying to find a way to deal with the
problem of wasted food in the school lunchroom. They have invited the
district director of food services to speak with the class. The students are
at which of the following steps in the problem solving process?
A. Develop criteria to evaluate possible solutions to the problem
B. Brainstorm possible solutions to the problem
C. Gather facts and information about the problem
D. Develop a plan to implement the best solution to the problem
Ans✓✓✓ C. Gather facts and information about the problem
To determine how well the students in an eighth-grade class are reading
as compared to other students in the nation, a teacher should examine the
results of which of the following kinds of tests?
A. A criterion-referenced reading test
B. A norm-referenced reading test
,C. An aptitude test
D. An informal reading inventory Ans✓✓✓ B. A norm-referenced
reading test
Which of the following instructional strategies is most commonly
observed in middle-grade classes in which core subjects are integrated
into the curriculum?
A. The teacher focuses on individualized instruction, although small
groups are used more for reading than for mathematics
B. The teachers is careful to prepare students for seatwork so they have
opportunities to complete tasks successfully
C. The teacher focuses on whole-group discussions and uses various
questioning, explaining, and probing techniques
D. The teacher stops and reteaches material whenever necessary for
students who do not understand the material Ans✓✓✓ C. The teacher
focuses on whole-group discussions and uses various questioning,
explaining, and probing techniques
Daryl, a eighth-grader, receives a score report from a standardized
mathematics test taken by this entire sixth-grade class that includes both
,a grade-equivalent score and a national percentile rank. Daryl's grade-
equivalent score indicates that which of the following is true?
A. Daryl did as well on his test as an average eighth-grade student in the
second month of school would do on an eighth-grade test
B. Daryl can do the mathematics expected of an average eighth-grader
who is in the second month of the school year
C. Daryl may well encounter difficulties in the later stages of the eighth-
grade mathematics curriculum
D. Daryl did as well on this test as an average eighth-grader in the
second month of the school would do on the same test Ans✓✓✓ D.
Daryl did as well on this test as an average eighth-grader in the second
month of the school would do on the same test
In Ms. Prestage's ninth-grade English class is the second language for 11
of the 25 students. They represent four different language groups and
have a wide range of English proficiency. One of Ms. Prestage's goals
for this class is that "Students will develop speaking speaking and
listening skills, both in formal presentations and informal discussions."
To address this goal, she plans to have pairs of students interview and
then introduce each other to the rest of the class. Which of the following
has the potential for helping the students for whom English is a second
language perform well in this activity?
, A. Presenting a model of an interview and an introduction in which a
student from a previous year interviews Ms. Prestage and then
introduces her
B. Providing a set of written guidelines on conducting an interview and
introducing another person
C. Having students discuss among themselves what completing the act
Ans✓✓✓ A. Presenting a model of an interview and an introduction in
which a student from a previous year interviews Ms. Prestage and then
introduces her
Dan is one of the two students in Ms. Kane's fifth-grade class under the
"least restrictive environment" provision. Dan has a very limited
attention span and says he usually cannot follow what is going on in
class. One of the IEP objectives for Dan is "Given a 10-12 minute
lecture/oral lesson, Dan will take appropriate notes as judged by the
teacher." Which of the following strategies has the best potential to help
Dan meet this goal by the end of the year?
A. Ms. Kane grades Dan's notes on lecture/oral lesson material and
incorporates the grade into Dan's overall class grade
B. Ms. Kane allows Dan to tape-record the lecture/oral lesson, rather
than taking notes, and then listen to the tape at home to learn the
material
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A
Students in a sixth-grade class are trying to find a way to deal with the
problem of wasted food in the school lunchroom. They have invited the
district director of food services to speak with the class. The students are
at which of the following steps in the problem solving process?
A. Develop criteria to evaluate possible solutions to the problem
B. Brainstorm possible solutions to the problem
C. Gather facts and information about the problem
D. Develop a plan to implement the best solution to the problem
Ans✓✓✓ C. Gather facts and information about the problem
To determine how well the students in an eighth-grade class are reading
as compared to other students in the nation, a teacher should examine the
results of which of the following kinds of tests?
A. A criterion-referenced reading test
B. A norm-referenced reading test
,C. An aptitude test
D. An informal reading inventory Ans✓✓✓ B. A norm-referenced
reading test
Which of the following instructional strategies is most commonly
observed in middle-grade classes in which core subjects are integrated
into the curriculum?
A. The teacher focuses on individualized instruction, although small
groups are used more for reading than for mathematics
B. The teachers is careful to prepare students for seatwork so they have
opportunities to complete tasks successfully
C. The teacher focuses on whole-group discussions and uses various
questioning, explaining, and probing techniques
D. The teacher stops and reteaches material whenever necessary for
students who do not understand the material Ans✓✓✓ C. The teacher
focuses on whole-group discussions and uses various questioning,
explaining, and probing techniques
Daryl, a eighth-grader, receives a score report from a standardized
mathematics test taken by this entire sixth-grade class that includes both
,a grade-equivalent score and a national percentile rank. Daryl's grade-
equivalent score indicates that which of the following is true?
A. Daryl did as well on his test as an average eighth-grade student in the
second month of school would do on an eighth-grade test
B. Daryl can do the mathematics expected of an average eighth-grader
who is in the second month of the school year
C. Daryl may well encounter difficulties in the later stages of the eighth-
grade mathematics curriculum
D. Daryl did as well on this test as an average eighth-grader in the
second month of the school would do on the same test Ans✓✓✓ D.
Daryl did as well on this test as an average eighth-grader in the second
month of the school would do on the same test
In Ms. Prestage's ninth-grade English class is the second language for 11
of the 25 students. They represent four different language groups and
have a wide range of English proficiency. One of Ms. Prestage's goals
for this class is that "Students will develop speaking speaking and
listening skills, both in formal presentations and informal discussions."
To address this goal, she plans to have pairs of students interview and
then introduce each other to the rest of the class. Which of the following
has the potential for helping the students for whom English is a second
language perform well in this activity?
, A. Presenting a model of an interview and an introduction in which a
student from a previous year interviews Ms. Prestage and then
introduces her
B. Providing a set of written guidelines on conducting an interview and
introducing another person
C. Having students discuss among themselves what completing the act
Ans✓✓✓ A. Presenting a model of an interview and an introduction in
which a student from a previous year interviews Ms. Prestage and then
introduces her
Dan is one of the two students in Ms. Kane's fifth-grade class under the
"least restrictive environment" provision. Dan has a very limited
attention span and says he usually cannot follow what is going on in
class. One of the IEP objectives for Dan is "Given a 10-12 minute
lecture/oral lesson, Dan will take appropriate notes as judged by the
teacher." Which of the following strategies has the best potential to help
Dan meet this goal by the end of the year?
A. Ms. Kane grades Dan's notes on lecture/oral lesson material and
incorporates the grade into Dan's overall class grade
B. Ms. Kane allows Dan to tape-record the lecture/oral lesson, rather
than taking notes, and then listen to the tape at home to learn the
material
