Praxis 5511
Question 1 of 5.
Extract:The local taxes that currently fund our town parks and athletic fields have been climbing sharply in recent years. What’s more, it is estimated that only about a third of the town’s current residents have children that regularly make use of the fields. Critics of building the new Brown County Park are correct when they say that those who make use of town facilities should pay more for their upkeep. My proposal for a “pay to play†park addresses that concern.
Which of the following is the most appropriate introductory sentence for the paragraph?
A. The construction of a new town park has the potential to rescue the town from its recent economic woes.
B. The construction of a new town park has proven unnecessary in light of the dwindling school-age population.
C. Charging residents a nominal yearly fee for use of any new town park is the fairest way to fund its construction and use.
D. Charging residents a nominal yearly fee for use of any new town park is a plan with a number of potential benefits.
Explanation: This sentence clearly states the “pay to play†proposal and its fairness, aligning with the paragraph’s evidence about uneven park use and rising taxes. A and B introduce unrelated ideas; D is too vague.
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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