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Praxis 5311 Practice Test

Unofficial school library practice questions in the five categories of the ETS outline for School Librarian (5312).

Who is responsible for an open, flexible library schedule, according to the AASL scheduling statement?

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Program administration 10

  • A librarian helps prepare the school's E-Rate application. Which figure measures a school's level of poverty for the discount? 47 CFR 54.505 (E-Rate discounts), paragraph (b)(1). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
  • A librarian tries a new orientation lesson, gathers data on how students then use the catalog, reflects on the results and changes the lesson. Which kind of research is this? Wikipedia, "Action research", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
  • A library sets aside an area where students create things with 3D printers, audio and video editing tools and craft supplies. What is this service called? Wikipedia, "Library makerspace", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
  • A school turns its library into a flexible, high-tech room where people study together and share information. What is this kind of space called? Wikipedia, "Learning commons", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
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Program administration, continued

  • The AASL position statement on scheduling lists three fundamental elements of a responsive school library. Two are flexible access as needed and librarians who work as full instructional partners. What is the third? American Association of School Librarians, Position Statement on School Library Scheduling, statement text. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
  • According to the AASL scheduling statement, what is lost when library classes run on a set schedule to give teachers release or preparation time? American Association of School Librarians, Position Statement on School Library Scheduling, statement text. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
  • Before writing next year's plan, a librarian compares what the collection and services offer today with what the new curriculum will require, and lists the gaps. What is this process called? Wikipedia, "Needs assessment", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
  • Under the ALA selection policy toolkit, who should approve a library's written selection policy? American Library Association, Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit, Selection Criteria, introduction. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
  • Under the federal E-Rate rules, the discounts available to eligible schools and libraries fall within which range of the pre-discount price? 47 CFR 54.505 (E-Rate discounts), paragraph (b). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).
  • Who is responsible for an open, flexible library schedule, according to the AASL scheduling statement? American Association of School Librarians, Position Statement on School Library Scheduling, statement text. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, I. Program Administration (20%).

Organization and access 11

  • A cataloger adds the topical subject heading "Raccoons" to a record for a picture book. Which MARC tag holds it? Library of Congress, Understanding MARC Bibliographic, parts I to VI, Part III. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), B. Resource organization and access.
  • A librarian pulls a 1998 guide to the internet and a damaged atlas from the shelves after checking them against written criteria. Which collection task is this? Wikipedia, "Weeding (library)", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), A. Selecting, acquiring and maintaining resources.
  • A publisher issues the same novel as a hardcover, a paperback and an e-book. How are ISBNs assigned? Wikipedia, "ISBN", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), A. Selecting, acquiring and maintaining resources.
  • A student wants books on the history of ancient Rome. In which Dewey Decimal main class should she browse? Wikipedia, "Dewey Decimal Classification", Classes. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), B. Resource organization and access.
  • ALA says every library needs a full written policy to guide which three things? American Library Association, Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit, Selection Criteria, introduction. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), A. Selecting, acquiring and maintaining resources.
  • Before Dewey's idea of relative location, how did libraries commonly decide where a book sat on the shelf? Wikipedia, "Dewey Decimal Classification", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), B. Resource organization and access.
  • The catalog lists one author under three spellings of her name, so a search finds only some of her books. Which cataloging process prevents this? Wikipedia, "Authority control", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), B. Resource organization and access.
  • In a MARC bibliographic record, which tag marks the title information, including the statement of responsibility? Library of Congress, Understanding MARC Bibliographic, parts I to VI, Part III. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), B. Resource organization and access.
  • In the Library of Congress Classification, which letter is the main class for science? Library of Congress Classification Outline, main classes. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), B. Resource organization and access.
  • What does the abbreviation MARC stand for? Library of Congress, Understanding MARC Bibliographic, parts I to VI, Part I. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), B. Resource organization and access.
  • Which standard for descriptive cataloging is the successor to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition? Wikipedia, "Resource Description and Access", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, II. Organization and Access (19%), B. Resource organization and access.

Information access and the law 11

  • A library owns a lawfully made copy of a novel. What does 17 U.S.C. 109(a) let the owner of that copy do without the copyright owner's authority? Copyright Law of the United States, 17 U.S.C. chapter 1 (U.S. Copyright Office), section 109(a). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), C. Laws and policies.
  • A parent files a formal request to remove a novel from the library. Under the ALA toolkit's school reconsideration procedure, what happens to the book during the review? American Library Association, Selection and Reconsideration Policy Toolkit, Formal Reconsideration, school library procedure. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), C. Laws and policies.
  • A published book in the collection is deteriorating, and an unused replacement cannot be bought at a fair price. Under 17 U.S.C. 108(c), how many copies may the library make to replace it? Copyright Law of the United States, 17 U.S.C. chapter 1 (U.S. Copyright Office), section 108(c). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), C. Laws and policies.
  • A student needs a book the school does not own, and the librarian borrows it for her from a library in another district. What is this service called? Wikipedia, "Interlibrary loan", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), A. Technologies, resources and services.
  • A teacher asks, out of curiosity, which books a certain student has borrowed. Which principle of the ALA Code of Ethics guides the librarian's answer? American Library Association, Code of Ethics, third principle. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), C. Laws and policies.
  • A teacher shows a lawfully made copy of a film during a lesson in a nonprofit school. Which condition does 17 U.S.C. 110(1) set for this exemption? Copyright Law of the United States, 17 U.S.C. chapter 1 (U.S. Copyright Office), section 110(1). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), C. Laws and policies.
  • How long does copyright last for a work created today by a single named author? Copyright Law of the United States, 17 U.S.C. chapter 3 (U.S. Copyright Office), section 302(a). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), C. Laws and policies.
  • Under 17 U.S.C. 121, an authorized entity may reproduce a published literary work in accessible formats without infringing copyright. For whose use must the copies be? Copyright Law of the United States, 17 U.S.C. chapter 1 (U.S. Copyright Office), section 121(a). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), B. Equitable access.
  • Which of these does copyright never protect, under 17 U.S.C. 102(b)? Copyright Law of the United States, 17 U.S.C. chapter 1 (U.S. Copyright Office), section 102(b). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), C. Laws and policies.
  • Which of these is one of the four fair use factors listed in 17 U.S.C. 107? Copyright Law of the United States, 17 U.S.C. chapter 1 (U.S. Copyright Office), section 107. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), C. Laws and policies.
  • Which tool is one catalog covering what several libraries hold? Wikipedia, "Union catalog", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, III. Information Access in the Learning Environment (20%), A. Technologies, resources and services.

Teaching and learning 17

  • A fourth grade teacher asks for outstanding nonfiction. Which medal honors the most distinguished children's informational book? Wikipedia, "Sibert Medal", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • A high school librarian wants the award that goes to the best teen book, judged on literary merit alone. Which award is that? Wikipedia, "Michael L. Printz Award", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • A librarian and a history teacher plan a research unit by backward design. What do they settle first? Wikipedia, "Backward design", stages. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), B. Learning experiences.
  • A librarian builds a display of winners of the award for the most distinguished American children's picture book. Which award is it? Wikipedia, "Caldecott Medal", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • A librarian gives a short, lively talk meant to convince a class to read a certain novel, with a glimpse of the setting and characters and no verdict on its quality. What is this called? Wikipedia, "Book talk", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • A photo carries the license CC BY-ND. What may a student do with it in a slide show? Wikipedia, "Creative Commons license", Types of licenses. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • A student cites only an encyclopedia in a research paper. What kind of source is an encyclopedia? Wikipedia, "Tertiary source", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • A student who loved one mystery asks what to read next, and the librarian talks with her about pace and tone before suggesting three titles. Which library service is this? Wikipedia, "Readers' advisory", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • After a research unit, students may show what they learned as a video, a graphic organizer or an oral presentation. Which element of instruction is being differentiated? Wikipedia, "Differentiated instruction", classroom level. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), B. Learning experiences.
  • In a science project the teacher supplies only the research question, and students design their own procedure. Which level of inquiry is this? Wikipedia, "Inquiry-based learning", levels of inquiry. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), B. Learning experiences.
  • In Kuhlthau's information search process, which feelings are typical at task initiation, when a student first receives a research assignment? Wikipedia, "Information search process", stage 1, task initiation. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • In Kuhlthau's information search process, which stage is considered the most important? Wikipedia, "Information search process", stage 4, focus formulation. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • In the 2001 revision of Bloom's taxonomy, which level is at the top? Wikipedia, "Bloom's taxonomy", cognitive domain. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), B. Learning experiences.
  • Midway through a lesson on evaluating websites, the librarian has each student rate one site and uses the results to adjust the second half of the lesson. What kind of assessment is this? Wikipedia, "Formative assessment", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), B. Learning experiences.
  • Students are studying World War II. Which item is a primary source for that unit? Wikipedia, "Primary source", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • Which award honors the Latino or Latina author and illustrator who best portray Latino cultural experience in literature for children or youth? Wikipedia, "Pura Belpré Award", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.
  • Which statement about plagiarism and copyright infringement is accurate? Wikipedia, "Plagiarism", lead section. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, IV. Teaching and Learning (29%), A. Information literacy and reading.

Leadership and advocacy 7

  • A group asks the library to remove every book that takes one side of a current political issue. Which statement of the Library Bill of Rights answers the request? American Library Association, Library Bill of Rights, Article II. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, V. Professional Development, Leadership, and Advocacy (12%).
  • A librarian plans staff training. Which plan fits the ESEA definition of professional development? 20 U.S.C. 7801 (Elementary and Secondary Education Act definitions), paragraph (42). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, V. Professional Development, Leadership, and Advocacy (12%).
  • A school receives E-Rate discounts for internet access. Under the Children's Internet Protection Act rule, for whom may an authorized person switch off the filter? 47 CFR 54.520 (Children's Internet Protection Act certifications), paragraph (c)(1)(i). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, V. Professional Development, Leadership, and Advocacy (12%).
  • The federal education law (ESEA) defines "specialized instructional support personnel". Which staff does the definition name as an example alongside school nurses and speech language pathologists? 20 U.S.C. 7801 (Elementary and Secondary Education Act definitions), paragraph (47). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, V. Professional Development, Leadership, and Advocacy (12%).
  • Since July 1, 2012, what must the internet safety policy of a school that receives E-Rate discounts provide for, besides filtering and monitoring? 47 CFR 54.520 (Children's Internet Protection Act certifications), paragraph (c)(1)(i). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, V. Professional Development, Leadership, and Advocacy (12%).
  • When arguing for staffing, a librarian cites ALA's interpretation on school libraries. Who does it say should staff school libraries? American Library Association, Access to Resources and Services in the School Library, opening paragraphs. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, V. Professional Development, Leadership, and Advocacy (12%).
  • Which commitment in the ALA Code of Ethics concerns a librarian's own professional growth? American Library Association, Code of Ethics, eighth principle. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5312, V. Professional Development, Leadership, and Advocacy (12%).

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the content topics of the ETS Study Companion for Praxis School Librarian (5312) (https://www.ets.org/pdfs/praxis/5312.pdf, read 2026-10-09; test page https://praxis.ets.org/test/5312.html): Program Administration 20%, Organization and Access 19%, Information Access in the Learning Environment 20%, Teaching and Learning 29%, Professional Development, Leadership, and Advocacy 12%. The bank holds 10, 11, 11, 17 and 7 questions. Every fact was read on 2026-10-09 in the public document the question names: Title 17 of the U.S. Code as the U.S. Copyright Office prints it (copyright.gov); the federal rules for the Children's Internet Protection Act and for E-Rate discounts (47 CFR 54.520 and 54.505, ecfr.gov); 20 U.S.C. 7801 (law.cornell.edu); Understanding MARC Bibliographic and the Classification Outline of the Library of Congress (loc.gov); the Library Bill of Rights, the Code of Ethics, the selection and reconsideration toolkit and the school library interpretation of the American Library Association and the scheduling position statement of the American Association of School Librarians (ala.org); and 27 Wikipedia articles for cataloging and teaching terms and book awards. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This free Praxis 5311 practice test follows School Librarian (5312), the school library test ETS lists today. Its 56 questions are our own, and each names a public source. It is unofficial: ETS neither made nor endorses it.

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What the test covers

The Study Companion for 5312, read October 9, 2026, sets five categories: program administration (20%), organization and access (19%), information access in the learning environment (20%), teaching and learning (29%) and professional development, leadership and advocacy (12%). The bank holds 10, 11, 11, 17 and 7 questions.

Timing

Exam mode gives 56 minutes for these 56 questions, the pace of the real test.

Where the answers come from

Copyright answers come from Title 17 of the U.S. Code, filtering and discount answers from federal rules, cataloging answers from Library of Congress pages and policy answers from American Library Association statements. Terms and book awards cite a Wikipedia article.

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Questions and answers

Is Praxis 5311 the same test as 5312?

The codes differ. On October 9, 2026 the ETS site had no test page and no Study Companion for 5311. The school library test it lists is School Librarian (5312), and these questions follow that outline. Your state agency can say which code it accepts.

Is this Praxis 5311 practice test free?

Yes, and there is no sign-up. It is not the real exam: each question was written here from the content topics ETS publishes for 5312, and none repeats or rewords a real test question or an ETS sample question.

How many questions are on the Praxis school librarian test?

School Librarian (5312) has 120 selected-response questions in 2 hours on a computer. ETS says the test will include some questions that do not count toward your score.

What is a passing score for the Praxis school librarian test?

ETS sets none. Each state or licensing agency chooses its own qualifying score, and they vary. Exam mode here ends with the number you got right and no pass verdict.

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