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5002 Praxis Practice Test

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Question 1 of 5.

Which THREE techniques will best help a speaker make an oral presentation more engaging?

A. Enunciating clearly

B. Maintaining eye contact

C. Minimizing the use of visual aids or props

D. Varying voice inflection to convey emotion

E. Standing in one position throughout

Explanation: Clear enunciation, eye contact, and varied vocal expression all heighten listener engagement. Minimizing aids and standing still reduce dynamism, so they are not best practices.

Question 2 of 5.

After giving students the meanings of the words automobile and autopilot

A. a teacher asks students to guess the meaning of the word autobiography. Which of the following best identifies the objective of the lesson?

B. Memorizing common suffixes

C. Breaking down base words into parts

D. Applying knowledge of prefixes

E. Accessing high-frequency sight words

Explanation: The teacher's mini-lesson explicitly centres on the prefix "auto-" (self). By asking learners to transfer that prefix knowledge to a new word (autobiography), the instructional goal is for students to APPLY their understanding of prefixes rather than memorize suffixes, mechanically break words apart, or recall sight words. Hence C is the only choice aligned to the demonstrated objective.

Question 3 of 5.

Which of the following identifies the rime of the word streak?

A. strea

B. eak

C. reak

Explanation: In phonics, the rime is the vowel and any consonants that follow it in the syllable. In "streak", the onset is /str/ and the rime is /eak/ ("eak"). "strea" incorrectly includes part of the onset; "reak" adds an extra consonant letter not present in the spoken rime.

Question 4 of 5.

An open syllable contains

A. a short vowel and ends in a consonant

B. a long vowel followed by a consonant-silent e

C. a long vowel not followed by a consonant

D. a short vowel followed by the letter r

Explanation: An open syllable ends with a long vowel sound that is NOT closed by a consonant (e.g., "me", "go"). Choice C matches this definition; the others describe closed syllables (A), VCe syllables (B), or r-controlled vowels (D).

Question 5 of 5.

Which of the following words is best categorized as a decodable word for an early reader?

A. Nest

B. Who

C. Was

D. Said

Explanation: Early decodable words follow regular CVC or consonant-blend patterns that beginning readers can sound out with taught phonics rules. "Nest" is a CVC pattern with short e; "Who", "Was", and "Said" all contain irregular vowel spellings or silent letters that are not yet decodable for most beginning readers.