Praxis 5511 Practice Test Practice Question
Scenario/Extract:
The following excerpt is from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
Miss Caroline began the day by reading us a story about cats. The cats had long conversations with one another, they wore cunning little clothes and lived in a warm house beneath a kitchen stove. By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of Catawba worms. Miss Caroline seemed unaware that the ragged, denim-shirted and flour sack-skirted first grade, most of whom had chopped cotton and fed hogs from the time they were able to walk, were immune to imaginative literature. Miss Caroline came to the end of the story and said, "Oh, my, wasn't that nice?"
Which of the following phrases from the excerpt most directly describes the children's reaction to the story Miss Caroline reads?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Option B vividly captures the children's animated and restless reaction to the story Miss Caroline reads, suggesting a sense of excitement and energy. The simile "wriggling like a bucketful of Catawba worms" conveys their fidgety engagement, indicating they are not passively listening but rather reacting with enthusiasm.
Option A describes a setting but does not reflect the children's emotions or reactions. Option C provides background information about the children but lacks any direct reference to their response to the story. Option D, while seemingly positive, is too generic and does not convey the lively, physical reaction that option B does.
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