Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis Reading Language Arts 5002 Practice Test
Practice Question
Extract
The following passage is from There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, by Louis Sachar. There are some kids—you can tell just by looking at them who are good spitters. That is probably the best way to describe Bradley Chalkers. He looked like a good spitter. He was the oldest and the toughest-looking kid in Mrs. Ebbel's class. He was a year older than the other kids. That was because he had taken the fourth grade twice. Now he was in the fifth grade for the first, but probably not the last, time. Jeff stared at him, then gave him a dollar and ran away. Bradley laughed to himself, then watched all the other kids have fun.
Based on the information in the passage, which of the following is an appropriate student inference?
Answer Choices
- A: Bradley is old.
- B: Bradley is a bully.
- C: Bradley is a good spitter.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Jeff giving Bradley a dollar and running away suggests intimidation, supporting the inference that Bradley is a bully. Being older doesn't mean 'old,' and spitter status isn't confirmed, making B correct.