Praxis 5007 Exam Questions and
Answers All Correct
The following is an excerpt from a student's original short story.
Mark thinks that it's really unfair that they cannot use a calculator on the final exam,
especially since they use them in class all the time.
The student will benefit from further instruction in which of the following elements of
grammar? - Answer-Making sure nouns and pronouns agree
The ocean is full of organisms—both plant and animal life—some of which you know,
and others you probably haven't ever imagined! These organisms live and work
together in the ocean ecosystem; they are important to each other and to the health of
the ocean itself. Many of these organisms are at risk because of pollution that finds its
way to the ocean. You can help prevent this by joining a local beach cleanup effort,
disposing of your own trash when you're at the beach, and reusing and recycling as
much as possible, anywhere and anytime.
Which of the following organizational structures best describes the passage? - Answer-
Problem/solution
The revision stage of the writing process includes which of the following activities? -
Answer-Recognizing faulty logic
Before reading a new text, a reader identifies the purpose for reading, examines the
genre and difficulty of the material, and considers prior knowledge on the topic. These
strategies will best help the reader focus on which of the following elements of fluency?
- Answer-Rate
Which of the following enduring understandings best helps students understand the
issues that led to the creation of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of
Rights? - Answer-A democracy depends on citizens understanding and respecting their
individual rights and responsibilities.
Mr. Sen is creating a lesson for his fourth-grade class around the geographic theme of
human-environment interaction, which deals with the ways in which geographic
locations influence the lives and choices of the people who live in them. Which of the
following learning objectives best demonstrates Mr. Sen's understanding of the social
studies concept of human-environment interaction? - Answer-Students will be able to
construct a table describing how different physical features of regions influence
architecture and economic activities of residents.
The following passage is a student writing sample.
, The day started like any other sunny Friday morning. I got out of bed and made my way
to the bathroom to brush my teeth. But as the day continued, it got worse. Oh boy, what
a mess I got myself into!
The passage is best described as which of the following types of writing? - Answer-
Narrative
2. 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? - Answer-She is struggling with monitoring her
comprehension while reading.
3. Which of the following is a major challenge of teaching the decoding of /s/ to students
in kindergarten? - Answer-It is not possible to assign just one sound to the grapheme of
"s."
4.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 - Answer-sentence
structure to highlight the contrast
5. Which of the following parts of a citation is unique to online sources rather than to
print-based sources? - Answer-Date the site was accessed
6. 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? - Answer-A conjunction
7.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? - Answer-y providing a
definition
8.Which of the following pairs of words contains a consonant sound that cannot be
represented by any single letter? - Answer-garage" and "vision"
13. the clouds rolled in very slowly that afternoon.
In the sentence, the word "very" functions as - Answer-an adverb
19. Which of the following lists contains words that can all be broken into distinct
morphemes? - Answer-.
Answers All Correct
The following is an excerpt from a student's original short story.
Mark thinks that it's really unfair that they cannot use a calculator on the final exam,
especially since they use them in class all the time.
The student will benefit from further instruction in which of the following elements of
grammar? - Answer-Making sure nouns and pronouns agree
The ocean is full of organisms—both plant and animal life—some of which you know,
and others you probably haven't ever imagined! These organisms live and work
together in the ocean ecosystem; they are important to each other and to the health of
the ocean itself. Many of these organisms are at risk because of pollution that finds its
way to the ocean. You can help prevent this by joining a local beach cleanup effort,
disposing of your own trash when you're at the beach, and reusing and recycling as
much as possible, anywhere and anytime.
Which of the following organizational structures best describes the passage? - Answer-
Problem/solution
The revision stage of the writing process includes which of the following activities? -
Answer-Recognizing faulty logic
Before reading a new text, a reader identifies the purpose for reading, examines the
genre and difficulty of the material, and considers prior knowledge on the topic. These
strategies will best help the reader focus on which of the following elements of fluency?
- Answer-Rate
Which of the following enduring understandings best helps students understand the
issues that led to the creation of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of
Rights? - Answer-A democracy depends on citizens understanding and respecting their
individual rights and responsibilities.
Mr. Sen is creating a lesson for his fourth-grade class around the geographic theme of
human-environment interaction, which deals with the ways in which geographic
locations influence the lives and choices of the people who live in them. Which of the
following learning objectives best demonstrates Mr. Sen's understanding of the social
studies concept of human-environment interaction? - Answer-Students will be able to
construct a table describing how different physical features of regions influence
architecture and economic activities of residents.
The following passage is a student writing sample.
, The day started like any other sunny Friday morning. I got out of bed and made my way
to the bathroom to brush my teeth. But as the day continued, it got worse. Oh boy, what
a mess I got myself into!
The passage is best described as which of the following types of writing? - Answer-
Narrative
2. 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? - Answer-She is struggling with monitoring her
comprehension while reading.
3. Which of the following is a major challenge of teaching the decoding of /s/ to students
in kindergarten? - Answer-It is not possible to assign just one sound to the grapheme of
"s."
4.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 - Answer-sentence
structure to highlight the contrast
5. Which of the following parts of a citation is unique to online sources rather than to
print-based sources? - Answer-Date the site was accessed
6. 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? - Answer-A conjunction
7.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? - Answer-y providing a
definition
8.Which of the following pairs of words contains a consonant sound that cannot be
represented by any single letter? - Answer-garage" and "vision"
13. the clouds rolled in very slowly that afternoon.
In the sentence, the word "very" functions as - Answer-an adverb
19. Which of the following lists contains words that can all be broken into distinct
morphemes? - Answer-.
