5154 Pennsylvania Grades 4 to 8 Core Assessment English Language Arts and Social Studies Version 1
Practice exam for Praxis under Teaching Certification Exams (Licensing Exams). 5 sample questions.
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Question 1
Which statement best explains the impact of the author’s decision to use the word “vicious†in the passage?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The word 'vicious' enhances the ominous tone, suggesting danger and amplifying the girl�s unease and �bad luck� thought. Choice B focuses on visual description, not tone. Choice C overstates a nature conflict. Choice D lacks supernatural evidence.
Rationale: The word 'vicious' enhances the ominous tone, suggesting danger and amplifying the girl�s unease and �bad luck� thought. Choice B focuses on visual description, not tone. Choice C overstates a nature conflict. Choice D lacks supernatural evidence.
Question 2
Which of the following statements summarizes the literal meaning of the passage?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The passage describes a girl waiting for her father in the garden, pricking her finger on a thorn, thinking 'bad luck,' and feeling uneasy as darkness falls, indicating concern. Choice A accurately captures this literal sequence. Choice B is incorrect because the girl dismisses the 'bad luck' premonition, not realizing she caused harm. Choice C is incorrect as there’s no indication she cuts the rose to protect others. Choice D is incorrect because she isn’t described as impatient, and the signs are not explicitly sinister.
Rationale: The passage describes a girl waiting for her father in the garden, pricking her finger on a thorn, thinking 'bad luck,' and feeling uneasy as darkness falls, indicating concern. Choice A accurately captures this literal sequence. Choice B is incorrect because the girl dismisses the 'bad luck' premonition, not realizing she caused harm. Choice C is incorrect as there’s no indication she cuts the rose to protect others. Choice D is incorrect because she isn’t described as impatient, and the signs are not explicitly sinister.
Question 3
The author of the passage uses which of the following propaganda techniques?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The passage uses the bandwagon technique by urging the reader to 'join' the majority, including past mayors, unions, and polled residents, in supporting Knight, implying popularity equals correctness. Choice B is incorrect because no vague, positive terms are used. Choice C is incorrect as no causal relationship is falsely claimed. Choice D is incorrect; while endorsements are mentioned, the focus is on joining the crowd, not detailed testimonials.
Rationale: The passage uses the bandwagon technique by urging the reader to 'join' the majority, including past mayors, unions, and polled residents, in supporting Knight, implying popularity equals correctness. Choice B is incorrect because no vague, positive terms are used. Choice C is incorrect as no causal relationship is falsely claimed. Choice D is incorrect; while endorsements are mentioned, the focus is on joining the crowd, not detailed testimonials.
Question 4
The passages are similar in that both
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Both passages depict winter as a peaceful, dormant state contrasted with spring’s disruptive energy. Anaya describes winter’s 'sleeping' urges versus spring’s 'restless, wild urges,' and Eliot calls winter 'warm' and 'forgetful,' contrasting it with April’s 'cruellest' stirring. Choice A is incorrect as both focus on spring’s complexity, not just beauty. Choice B is incorrect because the transition’s emotional impact, not temperature, is emphasized. Choice C is incorrect as neither depicts a barren landscape.
Rationale: Both passages depict winter as a peaceful, dormant state contrasted with spring’s disruptive energy. Anaya describes winter’s 'sleeping' urges versus spring’s 'restless, wild urges,' and Eliot calls winter 'warm' and 'forgetful,' contrasting it with April’s 'cruellest' stirring. Choice A is incorrect as both focus on spring’s complexity, not just beauty. Choice B is incorrect because the transition’s emotional impact, not temperature, is emphasized. Choice C is incorrect as neither depicts a barren landscape.
Question 5
The purpose of sentence 5 is to
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sentence 5 describes the discovery of steam power from a tea-kettle, illustrating the general rule in sentence 2 that discoveries start with a simple principle and develop gradually, like electricity in sentence 3. Choice A is incorrect as sentence 5 doesn’t reinterpret electricity. Choice B is incorrect because it supports, not contradicts, sentence 2. Choice C is incorrect as sentence 5 is not metaphorical.
Rationale: Sentence 5 describes the discovery of steam power from a tea-kettle, illustrating the general rule in sentence 2 that discoveries start with a simple principle and develop gradually, like electricity in sentence 3. Choice A is incorrect as sentence 5 doesn’t reinterpret electricity. Choice B is incorrect because it supports, not contradicts, sentence 2. Choice C is incorrect as sentence 5 is not metaphorical.