Reading/ ELA Praxis II Study Guide

Question 1

Define literacy.

Accepted Answer

The ability to read and write

Question 2

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

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Partner reading

Question 3

What is phonics?

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Learning how spoken language is represented by letters

Question 4

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

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True

Question 5

An interrogative sentence:

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asks a question

Question 6

What are phonemes?

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Sounds represented by the letters in the alphabet

Question 7

Do oral and written language develop simultaneously?

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They should

Question 8

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

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Sociocognitive Approach

Question 9

Which of the following activity DOES NOT teach phonological awareness?

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Watching tv shows in class

Question 10

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

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Pronoun suffixes

Question 11

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

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Reading the same book over and over

Question 12

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

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Idealic

Question 13

Is decoding the same as comprehending?

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No

Question 14

Nonfiction is a literary work that is based on facts.

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True

Question 15

Who founded the linguistic approach of language development?

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Noam Chomsky

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a primary research document?

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Encyclopedias

Question 17

These are the subsets of literacy.

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Phonological awareness, decoding, comprehension, and vocab

Question 18

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 19

Which is false about round characters?

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Round characters are better than flat characters

Question 20

How do we diffrientiate bewteen tone and voice?

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

Question 21

How can teachers promote learning development?

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

Question 22

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

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Novels

Question 23

What is the definition of assonance?

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

Question 24

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 25

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

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

Question 26

How can a students vocabulary be developed?

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

Question 27

Which of the following is not a prefix?

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-ment

Question 28

Written language development CANNOT occur without direct instruction.

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False

Question 29

Theme is the same as main idea.

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False

Question 30

Identify the alliteration.

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She saw Susan Saturday at the salon.

Question 31

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

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Length of a novel

Question 32

Which pronoun indicates first person narrative?

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I

Question 33

In what order should essays be changed?

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Drafting, revising, editing, profreading

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

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Wave

Question 35

What is prose writing/language?

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Language as it is ordinarily spoken or written

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