Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis Reading Language Arts 5002 Practice Test
Practice Question
Which THREE of the following questions target phoneme manipulation?
Answer Choices
- A: What happens when you take the /f/ off of the word "flap"?
- B: Can you clap each word in the sentence, "I am mad"?
- C: Can you name a word with the same ending sound as the word "cap"?
- D: What word do you get when you add /s/ to the beginning of the word "lap"?
- E: What do you do to change the word "pan" to the word "pin"?
Correct Answer: A,D,E
Rationale: Phoneme manipulation involves altering sounds. A (delete /f/), D (add /s/), and E (substitute /a/ for /i/) fit. B is word segmentation, C is phoneme isolation, making A,D,E correct.