Praxis Teaching Reading (5205) Domain 2: Phonics and decoding Welcome to your Praxis Teaching Reading (5205) Domain 2: Phonics and decoding 1. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding In phonics instruction, which of the following word pairs best demonstrates the principle of consonant digraphs? A. Cat, Hat B. Sheep, Deep C. Dog, Log D. Sun, Fun None 2. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding Which of the following is an example of a r-controlled vowel? A. The 'a' in "cat" B. The 'i' in "bird" C. The 'e' in "bed" D. The 'o' in "hot" None 3. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding In the context of advanced phonics, what does the term "diphthong" refer to? A. A pair of vowels where both sounds are distinctly heard B. A silent vowel in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern C. A single vowel that makes a long sound D. A blend of consonants that produces a unique sound None 4. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding What is the primary purpose of teaching phonemic blending to beginning readers? A. To help them understand the rules of silent letters B. To enable them to combine individual phonemes to form words C. To facilitate the recognition of sight words D. To improve their understanding of complex sentence structures None 5. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding In phonics, the "CVC" pattern refers to: A. Consonant-Vowel-Consonant, where the vowel sound is typically short B. Consonant-Vowel-Combination, involving a blend of sounds C. Consonant-Vowel-Closure, a technique for ending words D. Consonant-Vowel-Connection, linking consonants and vowels in multisyllabic words None 6. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding When teaching phonics, the term "onset and rime" refers to: A. The beginning consonant sound and the remaining part of the syllable B. The silent and pronounced parts of a word C. The long and short vowel sounds in a word D. The first and last letters in a word None 7. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding A teacher uses the word "light" to demonstrate a split digraph. Which of the following best describes a split digraph? A. Two vowels together making a single sound B. A single vowel letter making more than one sound C. Two vowels separated by a consonant, but making one sound D. A silent 'e' that changes the pronunciation of the vowel None 8. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding Which of the following best exemplifies a consonant blend? A. The 'ea' in "bread" B. The 'ch' in "church" C. The 'str' in "street" D. The 'oo' in "book" None 9. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding When teaching phonics, the term "schwa" refers to: A. The longest sound in a multisyllabic word B. A stressed syllable in a word C. An unstressed and indistinct vowel sound D. A silent vowel sound None 10. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding The word "knight" demonstrates which phonetic principle? A. R-controlled vowels B. Vowel digraphs C. Silent consonants D. Consonant blends None 11. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding In advanced phonics, the term "morphemic analysis" refers to: A. Analyzing the structure of syllables in a word B. Breaking down words into their smallest units of meaning C. Identifying silent letters in complex words D. Determining the stress patterns in multisyllabic words None 12. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding What is the primary focus of systematic phonics instruction? A. Teaching word recognition through context clues B. Developing comprehension skills through text analysis C. Providing explicit instruction in the relationship between letters and sounds D. Encouraging independent reading to enhance vocabulary None 13. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding When teaching phonics, what is the primary purpose of using nonsense words like "zog" or "blin"? A. To enhance vocabulary with new words B. To assess students' ability to apply phonetic rules C. To introduce foreign language elements D. To improve memory retention of sight words None 14. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding In the context of phonics, what is an "open syllable"? A. A syllable ending in a consonant B. A syllable ending in a vowel sound where the vowel is long C. A syllable with a silent vowel D. A syllable that contains a consonant blend None 15. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding Which of the following best defines a phoneme? A. A unit of written language B. The smallest unit of sound in a word C. A visual representation of a sound D. A combination of letters representing a sound None 16. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding What does the term "grapheme" refer to in phonics instruction? A. A diagram used to teach sound relationships B. The written representation of a phoneme C. A group of letters with a unique pronunciation D. A visual aid for understanding word families None 17. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding In phonics, the process of moving from words to individual sounds is known as: A. Blending B. Segmenting C. Decoding D. Encoding None 18. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding Which of the following words contains a trigraph? A. Ship B. Street C. Through D. Wheel None 19. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding In the word "sneak," the "ea" represents what type of vowel pair? A. R-controlled vowel B. Vowel digraph C. Diphthong D. Consonant blend None 20. Praxis Teaching Reading: Phonics and decoding What phonological awareness skill is primarily involved when a student is able to hear the individual sounds in words? A. Rhyming B. Phoneme isolation C. Syllable counting D. Alliteration None 1 out of 20 Time is Up! Time's up
