Praxis 5007 Upgraded Exam Study Question and Answers Graded A

Which of the following pairs of words contains identical onsets? A. Scrape/skirt B. Slip/slime C. Sand/stand D. Sting/sing - Option (B) is correct. The onset of a word is the initial phonological unit, and in the words "slip" and "slime," the onset of "sl" is the same. A student, Sandy, seems to love reading and reads very quickly. When reading individually, she is usually the first one finished. During read-alouds, she volunteers often and enthusiastically, though the other students struggle to understand her because she reads so fast. Her teacher has noticed, however, that Sandy has difficulty answering questions about what she has read. Which of the following best describes the problem Sandy is most likely having? A. She is struggling with her reading rate, which is hindering her fluency. B. She is struggling with fluency, which is hindering her comprehension. C. She is struggling with monitoring her comprehension while reading. D. She is struggling with prosody and accuracy while reading. - Option (C) is correct. While Sandy can read fluently and quickly, she "has difficulty answering questions about what she has read," indicating a likelihood that she is neglecting to periodically stop to assess or monitor her own comprehension. Which of the following is a major challenge of teaching the decoding of /s/ to students in kindergarten? A. Students cannot write to reinforce their learning. B. The /s/ sound is difficult to pronounce until age 7. C. It is not possible to assign just one sound to the grapheme of "s." D. Students with varied dialects pronounce the grapheme of "s" differently. - Option (C) is correct. The grapheme "s" can sound like /z/, /s/, or /x/, or it may also be part of the digraph "sh." A teacher writes the following sentence on the board. Although sales can be a lucrative career, if you can't keep your customers, you can lose a lot of money. To best help students determine the meaning of the word "lucrative" in the preceding sentence, the teacher should have the students analyze the A. sentence structure to highlight the contrast B. sentence structure to highlight the analogy C. word structure to identify the root word and prefix D. word structure to identify both parts of the compound word - Option (A) is correct. The syntax of the sentence helps to determine what the word "lucrative" might mean. Using the word "although" and arranging the sentence into two parts makes it clear that whatever "lucrative" means, it must be the opposite of "can lose a lot of money." Which of the following parts of a citation is unique to online sources rather than to print-based sources? A. Author's name B. Date the site was accessed C. Number of hits the site has received D. Publisher and original publication date - Option (B) is correct. Web sites change, and the date accessed is crucial in citing Internet sources. It is important to plan for emergencies and slack periods when operating a business. Many small businesses fail because of a lack of capital, or a certain amount of working money, being available. Which of the following explains how the author uses context clues to provide the meaning of the word "capital" in the preceding sentence? A. By using examples B. By providing a definition C. By using descriptive words D. By using opposites - Option (B) is correct. The use of the word "or" indicates the introduction of a definition, and the phrase "a certain amount of working money" completes the definition. Which of the following pairs of words contains a consonant sound that cannot be represented by any single letter? A. "cradle" and "ceiling" B. "crying" and "kindle" C. "garage" and "vision" D. "thumb" and "chick" - Option (C) is correct. The words "garage" and "vision" are unique in that no single letter represents the consonant sound that can be heard in these words. Which THREE of the following words contain an open syllable? A. Different B. Vehicle C. Jungle D. Fantastic E. Remembering F. Apron - Options (B), (E), and (F) are correct. This question tests your knowledge of syllable types. An open syllable ends in a vowel and the sound is long. In the word "vehicle," the first syllable, "ve," is open. In the word "remembering," the first syllable, "re," is open. In the word "apron," the first syllable, "a," is open. Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous amount that was left over frightened her. In the sentence, the word "although" serves as which of the following parts of speech? A. An adjective B. An interjection C. A preposition D. A conjunction - Option (D) is correct. In a complex sentence such as this one, a subordinating conjunction introduces a dependent clause and indicates the nature of the relationship with the independent clause. Long ago, the mice had a general council to consider what measures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat. Some said this, and some said that; but at last a young mouse got up and said he had a proposal to make, which he thought would meet the case. "You will all agree," said he, "that our chief danger consists in the sly and treacherous manner in which the enemy approaches us. Now, if we could receive some signal of her approach, we could easily escape from her. I venture, therefore, to propose that a small bell be procured, and attached by a ribbon round the neck of the Cat. By this means we should always know when she was about, and could easily retire while she was in the neighborhood." This proposal met with general applause, until an old mouse got up and said: "That is all very well, but who is to bell the Cat?" The mice looked at one another and nobody spoke. Then the old mouse said: "It is easy - Option (B) is correct. This question tests your ability to infer. The young mouse proposed his plan very confidently, but when the old mouse questioned him, the whole group fell silent, showing that they were forced to rethink the young mouse's plan. Which of the following best paraphrases the moral of the fable? A. Older usually means wiser. B. Outsmarting an enemy is a task best left to older generations. C. It is best to go with group consensus. D. It is important to be realistic when proposing a solution to a problem. - Option (D) is correct. A moral is the lesson derived from a story. The moral of the fable is "it is easy to propose impossible remedies." This means that it is easy to find unrealistic solutions to problems; therefore, it is important to be realistic when proposing solutions to problems. Which of the following activities will best help students develop articulation skills within oral presentations? A. Reading aloud passages that include persuasive rhetoric B. Reading aloud short rhyming poems, focusing on individual sounds within words C. Reading aloud a script created from an excerpt of a narrative's dialogue D. Reading aloud incomplete sentences, filling in the missing words in an impromptu manner - Option (B) is correct. Rhymes and riddles that build sound awareness will help a student who is struggling with articulation by reinforcing word patterns. The clouds rolled in very slowly that afternoon.