Praxis 5511
Question 1 of 5.
Extract:Saving for the one weird smile at first, I should have felt almost sure that Miss Havisham’s face could not smile. It had dropped into a watchful and brooding expression—most likely when all the things about her had become transfixed—and it looked as if nothing could ever lift it up again. Her chest had dropped, so that she stooped; and her voice had dropped, so that she spoke low, and with a dead lull upon her; altogether, she had the appearance of having dropped, body and soul, within and without, under the weight of a crushing blow.
Based on the details in the passage, which of the following words best describes Miss Havisham’s character?
A. Repentant
B. Vengeful
C. Indifferent
D. Sorrowful
Explanation: The passage describes Miss Havisham’s drooping posture, low voice, and brooding expression as resulting from a “crushing blow,†suggesting profound grief. Repentant (A) implies regret for actions, not shown here; vengeful (B) suggests anger, not evident; indifferent (C) contradicts her heavy emotional state. Sorrowful best captures her deep sadness.
Question 2 of 5.
Which of the following types of pathogens cause influenza in humans?
A. Bacterium
B. Virus
C. Fungus
D. Protozoan
Explanation: Influenza is caused by influenza viruses (family Orthomyxoviridae). Bacteria, fungi, and protozoa can cause other types of infections, but the flu is specifically a viral disease.
Question 3 of 5.
Which of the following articles will best help students understand the literary context of Langston Hughes’s poetry?
A. Technological Modernization and its Influence on Literary Forms
B. The Transcendentalists: Philosophical Beliefs Inspire a Literary Movement
C. How Economic Migration Contributed to an Artistic Revival
D. The Lost Generation: New Methods of Waging War Lead to New Approaches to Art
Explanation: Langston Hughes was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance—a flourishing of Black art and literature in northern cities driven largely by the Great Migration of African Americans out of the rural South. An article on how economic migration spurred an artistic revival directly illuminates the social and cultural forces that shaped Hughes’s work.
Question 4 of 5.
The period of intense intellectual and artistic endeavor known as the Renaissance began in Italy in the mid-fourteenth century and centered on the ____.
A. recovery of classical learning and Christian theology
B. rejection of transferring pollen between the flowers of a plant
C. return to a medieval worldview of the primacy of the Church and the veneration of images in worship
D. revival of learning in Latin and Greek as well as the spread of writing in the vernacular
Explanation: The Renaissance—literally “rebirthâ€â€”marked a renewed interest in the literature, philosophy, and languages of ancient Greece and Rome. Scholars studied Latin and Greek texts and began writing serious works in their native tongues, breaking from the exclusively Church-centered medieval tradition.
Question 5 of 5.
A circular playground has an area of 314 square feet. Which of the following is the best estimate of the radius, in feet, of the playground?
A. 10 feet
B. 25 feet
C. 50 feet
D. 100 feet
Explanation: The area of a circle is given by A = πr². Given A = 314 ft², we approximate π ≈ 3.14, so r² ≈ 314 ÷ 3.14 ≈ 100, and r ≈ √100 = 10 feet. Choices B, C, and D yield areas far larger than 314 ft² when computed (e.g., r = 25 gives A ≈ 1962.5 ft²).
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