Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis Reading Language Arts 5002 Practice Test
Practice Question
Extract
And at eight in the morning he would have his breakfast brought in on a tray by a man-servant; the man-servant would unfold his crimson dressing-gown; he would rip his letters open with his long pointed nails and would extract thick white cards of invitation upon which the engraving stood up roughly from duchesses, countesses, viscountesses, and Honourable Ladies. Then he would wash; then he would eat his toast; then he would read his paper by the bright burning fire of electric coals.
Which of the following best describes the controlling organizational feature of the passage?
Answer Choices
- A: General to specific
- B: Specific to general
- C: Spatial order
- D: Sequential order
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The passage follows a sequential order, detailing a morning routine step-by-step: breakfast, dressing gown, letters, washing, eating, reading. It's not general-to-specific, specific-to-general, or spatial, making D correct.