Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis Reading Language Arts 5002 Practice Test
Practice Question
Which of the following best demonstrates student knowledge of sound matching?
Answer Choices
- A: A student is able to see an illustration of an object ending in "g" and identify the ending sound as /g/.
- B: A student is able to hear the sounds /d/ /o/ /g/ and can identify the word as "dog" when asked.
- C: A student is able to identify the initial sound of the word "top" as /t/ and can point to an object identified by a word with the same initial sound.
- D: A student can remove the /b/ sound from the word "bat" and identify the resulting word as "at."
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sound matching involves matching sounds across words. Identifying /t/ in 'top' and another word with /t/ fits. A is isolation, B is blending, D is deletion, making C correct.