Praxis II PLT 5-9 Test Prep - Question List

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61. Yesenia is a sixth grade student in Ms. Uriba’s math class. During the first three weeks of school, Ms. Uriba began seeing a pattern in Yesenia’s behavior. She will work independently and volunteer to do work on the board whenever she understands a new concept or procedure. However, if she does not seem to understand the new content, she will often give up and say negative things about her own ability to learn. What conclusion could Ms. Uriba draw from these behavior patterns?
  1. These are possible the signs of “learned helplessness”
  2. These behaviors likely evidence the existence of a learning disability
  3. Yesinia’s parents do not value math, and she is modeling their behavior
  4. Yesinia is an auditory learner
62. Mr. McGinnis’s sixth-grade math class is reviewing the difference between the area and perimeter of a rectangle. He teaches the class to sing the following to the tune of a common nursery rhyme: “Length times width, length times width, length times width equals area. Perimeter means you add up all the sides. Now you know my silly rhyme.” This is an example of which instructional strategy?
  1. Reflection
  2. Concept mapping
  3. Discovery learning
  4. Mnemonic
63. Mrs. Chi, a fifth-grade teacher, has noticed that one of her students named Johnny typically quits attempting a skill when he begins to struggle with it. This behavior can be observed during academic lessons and during social activities such as sports. According to Erikson’s Eight Stages of Human Development, which of the following crisis is Johnny likely experiencing?
  1. Intimacy vs. isolation
  2. Trust vs. mistrust
  3. Competence vs. inferiority
  4. Integrity vs. despair
64. Scores that demonstrate the grade level and month of the school year at which a student is performing is referred to as:
  1. Percentile rankings
  2. Raw scores
  3. Grade-level equivalent scores
  4. Scaled scores
65. Mr. Billings is preparing lesson plans for his sixth-grade math class on the topics of the area and perimeter of basic shapes. He decides that he would rather expose the students to real-life scenarios that require the ability to calculate area and perimeter rather than simply teaching them the concepts. He designs a series of lessons wherein the students will create a floor plan and decoration budget for their perfect bedroom. As part of the assignment, they will calculate the amount of wallpaper and carpet they will need as well as how much rope lighting will be needed to go entirely around the room. He will grade their work products using a teacher-made rubric. Which instructional learning approach is Mr. Billings using to teach the concepts of area and perimeter?
  1. Reciprocal teaching
  2. Independent studies
  3. Demonstration
  4. Project-based learning

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