Praxis Teaching Reading (5205) Domain 1: Phonological and phonemic awareness Welcome to your Praxis Teaching Reading (5205) Domain 1: Phonological and phonemic awareness 1. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness Which activity best demonstrates a student's phonemic awareness? A. Identifying the first sound in the word 'cat' B. Recognizing that 'book' rhymes with 'look' C. Segmenting the word 'sand' into its individual phonemes D. Matching the letter 'b' with its corresponding sound None 2. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness What does it indicate if a student can successfully perform phoneme deletion in the word 'brick' to create the word 'rick'? A. The student has mastered letter-sound correspondence. B. The student can understand onsets and rimes. C. The student has developed phonemic awareness. D. The student is proficient in phonics. None 3. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness Which skill is a child demonstrating when they can hear the difference between 'mat' and 'bat'? A. Phonics B. Phoneme substitution C. Phonological awareness D. Phoneme isolation None 4. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness Blending phonemes into words is a key component of phonemic awareness. Which of the following activities best demonstrates this skill? A. Sorting pictures based on the initial sounds of words B. Breaking the word 'ship' into its individual sounds C. Combining the sounds /d/ /o/ /g/ to say 'dog' D. Recognizing that 'cat' and 'bat' rhyme None 5. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness A student's ability to break the word 'flat' into its constituent phonemes demonstrates which aspect of phonemic awareness? A. Rhyming B. Blending C. Segmenting D. Phonics None 6. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness What phonemic awareness skill is primarily used in the activity where students are asked to identify the word that remains when the /s/ sound is removed from 'spoon'? A. Blending B. Phoneme deletion C. Rhyming D. Phoneme addition None 7. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness Recognizing that the word 'train' has two syllables ('trai' and 'n') is an example of which phonological awareness skill? A. Phoneme blending B. Syllable segmentation C. Onset-rime blending D. Phoneme manipulation None 8. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness When a student changes the /m/ in 'mat' to /s/ to create 'sat', they are demonstrating which phonemic awareness skill? A. Phoneme addition B. Phoneme isolation C. Phoneme substitution D. Phoneme blending None 9. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness What is the main focus of phonemic awareness instruction? A. Teaching children to associate letters with sounds B. Developing the ability to manipulate sounds in spoken words C. Improving the understanding of word meanings D. Encouraging the recognition of sight words None 10. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness In the context of phonological awareness, onset and rime refer to what in a syllable? A. The initial consonant sound (onset) and the vowel and any following consonants (rime) B. The vowel sound (onset) and the consonants that follow (rime) C. The first and last phonemes of the syllable D. The stressed and unstressed parts of the syllable None 11. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness Which activity best promotes the development of phonemic awareness in young children? A. Practicing writing letters B. Reading aloud to children C. Playing word games that involve sound manipulation D. Teaching children to recognize common sight words None 12. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness In teaching phonemic awareness, what is the significance of having students clap out the number of sounds in a word? A. It helps them understand syllable division. B. It aids in developing their phonics skills. C. It assists them in recognizing letter sounds. D. It enhances their ability to segment phonemes. None 13. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness Which of the following is an example of phoneme addition? A. Identifying that 'pan' and 'fan' rhyme B. Removing the /k/ sound from 'cake' to make 'ake' C. Adding /s/ to the beginning of 'top' to make 'stop' D. Changing the /m/ in 'mat' to /b/ to make 'bat' None 14. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness In phonological awareness, the ability to recognize and produce words that rhyme is known as: A. Phoneme isolation B. Onset-rime blending C. Rhyming awareness D. Phonemic synthesis None 15. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness What phonemic awareness skill is being used when a student determines that 'fish' and 'wish' have the same final sound? A. Phoneme identification B. Phoneme categorization C. Phoneme blending D. Phoneme segmentation None 16. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness Which activity best demonstrates a child's ability in phoneme reversal? A. Turning 'pat' into 'tap' B. Segmenting 'ship' into its individual sounds C. Identifying the first sound in the word 'dog' D. Recognizing that 'bat' rhymes with 'cat' None 17. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words is referred to as: A. Phonological processing B. Phonemic awareness C. Phonics knowledge D. Auditory discrimination None 18. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness When a student can successfully identify that the word 'light' has one syllable, they are demonstrating an understanding of: A. Phonemic segmentation B. Syllable counting C. Onset and rime D. Phoneme blending None 19. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness Which of the following best describes phonological awareness? A. The ability to recognize and use individual letters and their corresponding sounds B. The awareness of the sound structure of spoken words, including phonemes, syllables, and rhymes C. The skill of reading fluently and with comprehension D. The ability to spell words correctly None 20. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonological and phonemic awareness In the context of phonemic awareness, what is a student demonstrating when they can hear that 'dog' and 'dot' start with the same sound? A. Phoneme isolation B. Phoneme blending C. Alliteration awareness D. Phoneme segmentation None 1 out of 20 Time is Up! Time's up
