Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis Reading Language Arts 5002 Practice Test
Practice Question
During writing, a student draws a picture and underneath creates a long line of forms and occasional numbers to approximate words. The writing described best exemplifies the emergence of which of the following writing stages?
Answer Choices
- A: Scribbling
- B: Letter-like symbols
- C: Strings of letters
- D: Beginning sounds
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Letter-like symbols involve shapes mimicking letters and numbers to represent words, as described. Scribbling is random, strings of letters use actual letters, and beginning sounds involve phonemes, making B correct.