Question 1Select one
Which statement best expresses a theme of the passage?
Elementary Reading and Language Arts practice
The Reading and Language Arts test (8002) has 80 questions in 100 minutes: about 42 on Reading and 38 on Writing, Speaking, and Listening. It tests what a teacher needs to know to teach children to read and write.
| Time | 100 minutes |
|---|---|
| Questions | 80 selected-response |
| Older test | 5002: 80 questions, 90 minutes |
The two content categories
- Reading: foundational skills such as phonological awareness, phonics and fluency, and understanding literature and informational texts.
- Writing, Speaking, and Listening: types and qualities of writing, how children's writing develops, research, language conventions, and speaking and listening.
Try 2 questions
The Spelling Bee
Every night for three weeks, Grandpa Teodoro quizzed me at the kitchen table. He read each word slowly, tapping the table once for every syllable, and he never let me peek at the list. When I missed “rhythm” for the fourth time, I pushed my chair back and announced that I was done with spelling forever.
He didn’t argue. He just slid the list across the table and went to wash the dishes. After a while I picked it up. I wrote “rhythm” ten times in the margin, then ten more, until the strange letters stopped looking strange.
On the day of the bee, I went out in the third round on “necessary,” a word I had spelled correctly every single night. I expected to feel terrible. Instead, walking off the stage, I spotted Grandpa in the back row, tapping his knee once for every syllable of the next girl’s word. He grinned at me as if I had won.
Draft: A Walking Club
(1) Our school should start a walking club that meets before the first bell. (2) Walking with friends is a healthy way to begin the day. (3) Doctors say that children need about an hour of physical activity every day, and a morning walk would give us part of that time. (4) A walking club would also help students feel awake and ready to learn when class begins. (5) My cousin’s school has a swimming pool, which is very large. (6) _____, students who walk together could get to know classmates from other grades. (7) The benefits of a walking club is clear.
Question 2Select one
Which word or phrase best fills the blank at the start of sentence 6?
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Questions people ask
Is the test about reading passages or about teaching reading?
Both. Some questions follow passages, and many ask what a teacher should know, such as how sounds and letters work or how children's writing develops.
What score do I need to pass?
Each state sets its own passing score and chooses which tests it requires. Check with your state's educator licensing office, your program, or the ETS Praxis website.