Praxis Speech and Theatre 5222 Study Guide 2026–2027 | Drama and Speech Teacher Certification Exam Prep | 200 Practice Questions | PDF

A complete study guide for the Praxis Speech and Theatre (5222) test, the ETS exam many states use to license middle and high school teachers of speech communication and theatre. It follows the six ETS content categories and is built for quick, visual review.

What's Inside:

• Communication Fundamentals and Media: communication models, verbal and nonverbal codes, listening, media effects theories, media literacy, and lateral reading
• Interpersonal and Group Communication: perception, Knapp's stages, relationship theories, conflict styles, Gibb climates, Tuckman, leadership and power, Dewey's reflective thinking, and groupthink
• Public Speaking and Debate: audience analysis, organization, Monroe's Motivated Sequence, Toulmin, style, delivery, fallacies, Lincoln-Douglas, policy and Public Forum formats, forensics events, and rhetorical criticism
• Creating and Performing: script analysis, devising, improvisation, creative drama, readers and chamber theatre, acting approaches from Stanislavski to Viewpoints, voice, movement, and auditions
• Production: directing, stage management and calling cues, stage areas, scenic, costume, makeup, lighting and sound design, DMX and LED basics, theatre spaces, rigging safety, and performance rights
• History, Literature, and Criticism: Greek to contemporary theatre, Shakespeare, realism and the movements that answered it, Noh, Kabuki, Beijing opera, and critical lenses
• 2 practice tests of 100 questions each (200 exam-level questions total), weighted like the real test
• Detailed answer explanations for every question
• Exam overview, study schedules, test-taking strategies, FAQ, and a final review checklist
• 40+ comparison tables, flow charts, and a stage-areas diagram for quick review

Format:

• Digital PDF, 159 pages, instant download
• Printable on US Letter paper

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