Reading Praxis 5002

How many words are good for repeated reading experiences?

50-200

Which of the following would be an example of process writing?

A 1989 Honda Accord repair book

What is the correct order to be sure your research paper answers the question?

Analyze the question, research, choose a side, narrow your thesis, create the project

All proficiency level systems:

Have their own merits depending on the situation

Which of the following is not a benefit of using technology in the literacy classroom?

It is always empirically validated.

How does a think-aloud help students with reading comprehension?

It teaches English Language Learners how to read fluently and interact with the text.

A graph is an example of a/an ____ presentation.

Quantitative

In 'Wild Nights!' how does Emily Dickinson grab the reader's attention in the opening lines?

She uses the spondee, a foot made of two stressed syllables, to almost shout at the reader.

When children write a random string of letters, they are likely in the _____ stage of writing development.

Stage 4: writing letters

A Kindle ebook is an example of:

Technology hardware

What is phonological awareness?

The ability to hear and understand that words are made up of different sounds

Which of the following is NOT a part of a reference for an edited book?

The names of the authors of the various articles within the book

In Poe's classic, 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' the main character has hidden a body under the floorboards of the house. The murderer is nervous when the police show up after they are called by the neighbors who hear some suspicious noises.

The reader knows that there's a body under the floor, but the police are clueless.

How many phonemes are there in the English language?

about 40

Which of the following describes words that are not usually taught in school, but are necessary for communication?

conversational words

'No, it can't,' said the Queen. 'It's jam every other day: to-day isn't any other day, you know.' This quote is an example of a(n) _____.

equivocation (alternate meaning)

What is a phonological skill that four-year-old children can do?

hear and count phonemes

Which text feature usually comes after the main body of the text and consists of often exhaustive lists of specific subjects and their locations in the text?

index

The word genre comes from the French, meaning:

kind

Which is not a category when you are analyzing writers with differing opinions?

logical

In 'Romeo and Juliet' Shakespeare writes 'When well-appareled April on the heel/ Of limping winter treads.' What figurative comparison is at work in these lines?

personification

When a child writes words based solely on sound, without any thought about rules of language, she is in the ____ stage.

phonetic

What is step 1 in comprehending a plot?

protagonist

What is the first phonological awareness skill that children learn?

rhyme

Which of the following may be a sign of a phonological disorder in a first-grade student?

stopping

What is an author's point of view in an informational text?

the author's opinion

What is wrong with this sentence: When they got home. They decided to cook pork chops for dinner.

there is a sentence fragment

Which tier of the Tiered Vocabulary Instruction model should teachers focus on the least?

tier one

Stage ____ of punctuation development involves being able to use complex punctuation, and coincides with stage four of grammar development.

two

A child who writes phrases, but does not use punctuation, and misspells many words, is likely in the _____ stage of writing development.

words and phrases