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Praxis II PLT 5-9 Test Prep - Question List

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41. Times are still tough at Ridgemont High. Students are not performing well on the state-assessment. New teachers are coming and going every year; there is very high turnover in the teaching staff. The principal is new to the school and recognizes that the cultural seems to expect failure. Which of the following strategies would be most effective for the principal to institute to help change this attitude?
  1. More test preparation
  2. More emphasis on homework
  3. Performance-based opportunities
  4. Incentives for good behavior
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42. When using eye contact as a strategy for communicating behavioral expectations, teachers should be aware that
  1. Eye contact can be used in all behavior situations once it has been established
  2. Cultural characteristics may affect the way students react to the direct eye contact
  3. No prior instruction is necessary for students to react correctly to direct eye contact
  4. Eye contact is only effective when it is presented with an angry countenance
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43. At the beginning of the school year, Middle Vale High School gives a standardized test to all 9th graders. Middle Vale is a notoriously competitive school and they seek to prepare students for the rigors of standardized tests. David Hernandez, a 9th grade student scores in the 60th percentile on the test. Which of the following does this fact indicate?
  1. David got 60% of the questions correct
  2. David knows 60% more than other students
  3. David did as well or better than 60% of other 9th graders
  4. David did worse than 60% of other 9th graders
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44. Jillian is reading her textbook in order to prepare for a classroom test. She is scanning the headlines and highlighting as she reads. At the end of each section, she scans back over the text asking herself questions to identify information that she needs to take away from the text. Jillian is demonstrating the stance of a(n)
  1. Literal reader
  2. Concrete reader
  3. Aesthetic reader
  4. Efferent reader
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45. Ms. Riley gives an end of quarter exam to her 9th grade Math class. Ms. Riley likes to analyze the results in a variety of ways. One of the points of data she wants to gather is what the most common scores are. Doing this would get her which of the following results?
  1. Median
  2. Mean
  3. Mode
  4. Standard Deviation
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