Praxis II PLT 5-9 Test Prep - Question List

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56. Mr. Nelson is teaching a science lesson to his fifth grade students. The primary objective is to identify key differences and similarities between plant cells and animal cells. Which graphic organizer would be the most helpful during Mr. Nelson’s lesson?
  1. Venn diagram
  2. Mind map
  3. Problem-solution outline
  4. Flow chart
57. Melanie is a sixth-grade student who is proficient at note-taking. Before instruction begins, she folds a piece of notebook paper in half and draws a line down the crease to divide the page into two columns. During the lesson and any readings, Melanie writes notes in the left-hand column. After the instruction is complete, she rereads her notes and uses the right-hand column to write key words, connections, her own reflections on the lesson and any remaining questions she has. This note-taking strategy is commonly referred to as:
  1. Double-entry page
  2. SQ3R
  3. Column notes
  4. Reflective note-taking
58. Mrs. Lafferty also wants to integrate learning activities more regularly in her 9th grade Social Studies class. This would mean she would employ which of the following strategies?
  1. Provide more positive reinforcement
  2. Vary group-learning with lecture-based approach
  3. Provide more time with computers
  4. Teach students proper behavior as well as other learning objectives
59. On a reading comprehension assessment for all 9th graders, there are passages designed to follow the Cloze procedure for assessing comprehension. Which of the following statements applies to this activity?
  1. Students have to write response to check for comprehension
  2. Words and phrases are deleted from passages to check for comprehension
  3. Student are asked to answer questions about individual words to check for comprehension
  4. Passages are highlighted as important to check for comprehension
60. Ms. Tyree is a new teacher and leading her class of 9th graders on their first field trip. The trip is to an outdoor sculpture park. During the trip, Ms. Tyree is using her cell phone to text message with another teacher about her day out of the classroom. A third teacher finds out that Ms. Tyree was text messaging while supervising a field trip, and raises the concern to the principal. Which of the following actions could occur to Ms. Tyree as a consequence of these events?

I) She could be suspended
II) She could be reprimanded
III) Parents could issue complaints
IV) Field trip supervision would get a couple new rules about text messaging
  1. I, II and III
  2. I, III and IV
  3. I and II
  4. I, II, III and IV

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