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 describes the cognitive processes in which a reader must engage to summarize informational text effectively?
Answer Choices
- A: Evaluating the completeness and accuracy of the information in the text
- B: Analyzing the structure of the passage and the stylistic features of the genre
- C: Making judgments about what is important and what is not
- D: Interpreting an author's perspective and purpose for writing on a topic
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Summarizing requires judging what's important to include, filtering out minor details. Evaluating accuracy, analyzing structure, or interpreting purpose are secondary to this core process, making C correct.