Reading/ ELA Praxis II Study Guide

Question 1

Identify the alliteration.

Accepted Answer

She saw Susan Saturday at the salon.

Question 2

Do oral and written language develop simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

They should

Question 3

What is the definition of assonance?

Accepted Answer

Near rhyming words, Repeating identical or similar vowel sounds in a sentence

Question 4

Written language development CANNOT occur without direct instruction.

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False

Question 5

Define literacy.

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The ability to read and write

Question 6

Nonfiction is a literary work that is based on facts.

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True

Question 7

What is the function of an euphemism?

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Use a "cover-up" word to avoid the harsh meaning of a term

Question 8

Meter defines a regular pattern, which of the following is not an example of meter?

Accepted Answer

Idealic

Question 9

Which approach of language development explains why a neglected child may lack communication?

Accepted Answer

Sociocognitive Approach

Question 10

In what order should essays be changed?

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Drafting, revising, editing, profreading

Question 11

How can teachers promote learning development?

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Providing feedback to let children know they have been heard, Modeling enriched vocabulary and teaching new words, Promoting conversations among children, Provide ample response time to encourage student to practice

Question 12

Which of the following activity DOES NOT teach phonological awareness?

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Watching tv shows in class

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a primary research document?

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Encyclopedias

Question 14

Fluency is the ability to read accurately and quickly. Which DOES NOT build fluency skills?

Accepted Answer

Reading the same book over and over

Question 15

Is decoding the same as comprehending?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

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Wave

Question 17

Which of the following is not affected by an author's style?

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Length of a novel

Question 18

Which of the following is not a prefix?

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-ment

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an example of nonfiction work?

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Novels

Question 20

Which of the following are types of 3rd person narration?

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Omniscient- 1 or more characters knowing everything, Limited- some characters know somethings, Limited-Knows somethings

Question 21

Who founded the linguistic approach of language development?

Accepted Answer

Noam Chomsky

Question 22

There are three types of suffixes. Identify which is not one of these?

Accepted Answer

Pronoun suffixes

Question 23

Oral language development does not occur naturally, but does occur in a social context.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Which is false about round characters?

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Round characters are better than flat characters

Question 25

An interrogative sentence:

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asks a question

Question 26

Which is an example of inductive reasoning?

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apple taken out of a bag is rotten, so all apples are rotten

Question 27

What are phonemes?

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Sounds represented by the letters in the alphabet

Question 28

What is prose writing/language?

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Language as it is ordinarily spoken or written

Question 29

Which pronoun indicates first person narrative?

Accepted Answer

I

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT an engaging critical thinking tool?

Accepted Answer

Partner reading

Question 31

What is phonics?

Accepted Answer

Learning how spoken language is represented by letters

Question 32

How can a students vocabulary be developed?

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Using context clues to decipher meaning, Listening to podcasts, Having a word wall in class, Learning how to use a dictionary and thesaurus

Question 33

Theme is the same as main idea.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

How do we diffrientiate bewteen tone and voice?

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Tone=author's intention, voice=how author is perceived

Question 35

These are the subsets of literacy.

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Phonological awareness, decoding, comprehension, and vocab

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