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Praxis II Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (5018) Exam - Language in Writing
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The Praxis Elementary Education Content Knowledge Test (5018) is a timed, computer-administered test generally taken by individuals completing an undergraduate degree in elementary education.  Also known as the Praxis II Elementary Education Content Knowledge Test, this exam was developed by the Educational Testing Service to measure your knowledge, skills, and abilities in several different subject areas. It is broken down into four content sections: Reading and Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.

Praxis II Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (5018) Exam - Language in Writing
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1. The English language word 'quark' is an example of the result of which linguistic process?
2. Where does a prefix appear in a word?
3. Reading and writing are usually seen as the two major aspects of literacy that are taught in the classroom. What critical aspect of literacy begins at home but is often neglected in the classroom?
4. The English word 'salary' has a 2,000-year-old etymology to a word meaning…
5. Consider the following sentence: Mary is a very gregarious person and has many friends. Based on the context of this sentence, the word gregarious means:
6. The MLA guidelines for citing multiple authors of the same source in the in-text citations of a research paper are to use the first author's name and 'et al' for the other(s) in the case of…
7. A patient dies in surgery and the reporting doctor describes the death as a 'negative patient outcome.' This is best identified as an example of…
8. A teacher is trying to assist a student with his scientific vocabulary. The student is also an English Language Learner. What could the teacher suggest to help him improve his scientific vocabulary MOST effectively?
9. The following sentence is which of the following sentence types?
The questions in this test can give you an idea of what kinds of questions you might find on the actual test; however, they are not duplicates of the actual test questions, which cover the same subject material but may differ in form and content.
10. What does the prefix poly- mean in the word polygon?
11. Reading and writing are usually seen as the two major aspects of literacy that are taught in the classroom. What critical aspect of literacy begins at home but is often neglected in the classroom?
12. Homonyms such as bare and bear are similar in sound yet have different meanings. What would a teacher suggest a student do to avoid misusing these words?
13. The English language word 'quark' is an example of the result of which linguistic process?
14. A knowledge of word elements can enable a student to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words. What does the prefix circum- mean in the word circumference?
15. Which of the following is an example of a portmanteau?
16. Which of the following is an example of a portmanteau?

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