Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) Exam Prep
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The Praxis 5001 exam has 245 questions and runs 4 hours 35 minutes.

These 10 free Praxis 5001 questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.

Domain 1: 5002 Reading and Language Arts - Reading 47% of exam

Question 1

A kindergarten teacher says the word "stop" aloud and asks students to say the word again without the /s/ sound. No letters or printed words are used during the activity. This activity primarily develops:

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Correct answer: D - Phonemic awareness, because individual sounds are manipulated

Question 2

A first-grade student reads the word "cape" as "cap" and the word "ride" as "rid." Which instructional focus is MOST appropriate for this student?

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Correct answer: B - The vowel-consonant-e pattern signaling a long vowel

Question 3

A picture book has a very low Lexile measure, but it relies on irony and explores a moral theme that requires substantial background knowledge. Which dimension of text complexity is HIGH for this book?

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Correct answer: C - Qualitative features, such as theme and knowledge demands

Domain 2: 5002 Reading and Language Arts - Writing, Speaking, and Listening 53% of exam

Question 4

After rereading his draft, a fourth-grade student moves his final paragraph to the beginning of the piece and adds two sentences of supporting evidence. These changes are BEST described as:

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Correct answer: D - Revising, because content and organization are changing

Question 5

A kindergarten student writes "I LIK MI DOG" beneath a drawing of a dog. Which conclusion is BEST supported by this writing sample?

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Correct answer: C - The student is applying developing phonemic knowledge

Question 6

Which sentence is compound-complex?

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Correct answer: B - When the whistle blew, the players cheered, and the coach smiled.

Domain 3: 5003 Mathematics - Numbers and Operations 40% of exam

Question 7

A teacher wants students to understand the meaning of the expression 6 ÷ 1/2. Which word problem correctly represents this expression?

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Correct answer: C - How many half-cups are in six cups of soup?

Question 8

A teacher has 24 red pencils and 36 blue pencils. She wants to assemble identical supply kits using all of the pencils, with none left over. What is the greatest number of kits she can make?

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Correct answer: B - 12

Domain 4: 5003 Mathematics - Algebraic Thinking 30% of exam

Question 9

Which expression represents "seven less than the product of four and a number n"?

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Correct answer: A - 4n − 7

Domain 5: 5003 Mathematics - Geometry and Measurement, Data, Statistics, and Probability 30% of exam

Question 10

The length and the width of a rectangle are each doubled. How does the area of the new rectangle compare with the area of the original rectangle?

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Correct answer: C - It is four times as large.

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