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Praxis Practice Test
and take the three short practice test for the Praxis Core Math, Praxis Core Reading, and Praxis Core Writing Practice. ?Once you have finished each practice test, review your results. ?Then, answer the following questions:
1. ???Before taking the practice tests, how did you think you would do? After taking the practice test, how do you feel?
2. ???How did you do on each of the tests? ?What were your scores?
3. ???Using terms from the discussion board video (how to prepare for the test), what resources do you think you should utilize before taking your Praxis Core test? ?Which do you feel would be more beneficial for your study habits and why?
4. ???How would you implement the above mentioned resources in your preparation for the test?
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)
Study Plan
Test Content Categories
How well do I
know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
What resources do I
have/need for this
content?
Where can I find
the resources I
need?
Dates I will
study this
content
Date
completed
I. Key Ideas and Details (35%)
A. Read closely to determine what a text says
explicitly and to make logical inferences from it;
connect insights gained from specific details to
an understanding of the text as a whole; attend
to important distinctions the author makes and
to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account;
determine where the text leaves matters
uncertain
1. Draw inferences and implications from the
directly stated content of a reading selection
B. Determine central ideas or themes of a text
and analyze their development; identify
accurate summaries of key supporting details
and ideas
1. identify summaries or paraphrases of the
main idea or primary purpose of a reading
selection
2. identify summaries or paraphrases of the
supporting ideas and specific details in a
reading selection
C. Identify how and why individuals, events, or
ideas interact within a text; determine how an
idea or detail informs an author?s argument
II. Craft, Structure, and Language Skills
(30%)
A. Interpret words and phrases as they are used
in a text and recognize how specific word
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)
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Test Content Categories
How well do I
know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
What resources do I
have/need for this
content?
Where can I find
the resources I
need?
Dates I will
study this
content
Date
completed
choices shape meaning or tone
1. determine the author?s attitude toward
material discussed in a reading selection
B. Analyze the structure of a text, including how
specific parts of a text relate to each other and
to the whole to contribute to meaning
1. identify key transition words and phrases in
a reading selection and how they are used
2. identify how a reading selection is organized
in terms of cause/effect, compare/contrast,
problem/solution, etc.
C. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes
the content and style of a text
1. determine the role that an idea, reference,
or piece of information plays in an author?s
discussion or argument
D. Apply knowledge of language to understand
how language functions in different contexts
and to comprehend more fully when reading
1. determine whether information presented in
a reading selection is presented as fact or
opinion
E. Determine the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and phrases by using
context clues
1. identify the meanings of words as they are
used in the context of a reading selection
F. Understand figurative language and nuances
in word meanings
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)
Study Plan
Test Content Categories
How well do I
know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
What resources do I
have/need for this
content?
Where can I find
the resources I
need?
Dates I will
study this
content
Date
completed
G. Understand a range of words and phrases
sufficient for reading at the college and career
readiness level
III. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
(35%)
A. Analyze content presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually and
quantitatively, as well as in words
1. answer questions about texts that include
visual representations
B. Identify and evaluate the argument and
specific claims in a text, including the validity of
the reasoning as well as the relevance and
sufficiency of the evidence
1. identify the relationship among ideas
presented in a reading selection
2. determine whether evidence strengthens,
weakens, or is relevant to the arguments in a
reading selection
3. determine the logical assumptions upon
which an argument or conclusion is based
4. draw conclusions from material presented in
a reading selection
C. Analyze how two or more texts address
similar themes or topics in order to build
knowledge and/or compare the approaches the
authors take
1. recognize or predict ideas or situations that
are extensions of or similar to what has been
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)
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Test Content Categories
How well do I
know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
What resources do I
have/need for this
content?
Where can I find
the resources I
need?
Dates I will
study this
content
Date
completed
presented in a reading selection
2. apply ideas presented in a reading selection
to other situations
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)
Study Plan
Test Content Categories
How well do I
know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
What resources do I
have/need for this
content?
Where can I find
the resources I
need?
Dates I will
study this
content
Date
completed
I. Key Ideas and Details (35%)
A. Read closely to determine what a text says
explicitly and to make logical inferences from it;
connect insights gained from specific details to
an understanding of the text as a whole; attend
to important distinctions the author makes and
to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account;
determine where the text leaves matters
uncertain
1. Draw inferences and implications from the
directly stated content of a reading selection
B. Determine central ideas or themes of a text
and analyze their development; identify
accurate summaries of key supporting details
and ideas
1. identify summaries or paraphrases of the
main idea or primary purpose of a reading
selection
2. identify summaries or paraphrases of the
supporting ideas and specific details in a
reading selection
C. Identify how and why individuals, events, or
ideas interact within a text; determine how an
idea or detail informs an author?s argument
II. Craft, Structure, and Language Skills
(30%)
A. Interpret words and phrases as they are used
in a text and recognize how specific word
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)
Study Plan
Test Content Categories
How well do I
know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
What resources do I
have/need for this
content?
Where can I find
the resources I
need?
Dates I will
study this
content
Date
completed
choices shape meaning or tone
1. determine the author?s attitude toward
material discussed in a reading selection
B. Analyze the structure of a text, including how
specific parts of a text relate to each other and
to the whole to contribute to meaning
1. identify key transition words and phrases in
a reading selection and how they are used
2. identify how a reading selection is organized
in terms of cause/effect, compare/contrast,
problem/solution, etc.
C. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes
the content and style of a text
1. determine the role that an idea, reference,
or piece of information plays in an author?s
discussion or argument
D. Apply knowledge of language to understand
how language functions in different contexts
and to comprehend more fully when reading
1. determine whether information presented in
a reading selection is presented as fact or
opinion
E. Determine the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and phrases by using
context clues
1. identify the meanings of words as they are
used in the context of a reading selection
F. Understand figurative language and nuances
in word meanings
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)
Study Plan
Test Content Categories
How well do I
know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
What resources do I
have/need for this
content?
Where can I find
the resources I
need?
Dates I will
study this
content
Date
completed
G. Understand a range of words and phrases
sufficient for reading at the college and career
readiness level
III. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
(35%)
A. Analyze content presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually and
quantitatively, as well as in words
1. answer questions about texts that include
visual representations
B. Identify and evaluate the argument and
specific claims in a text, including the validity of
the reasoning as well as the relevance and
sufficiency of the evidence
1. identify the relationship among ideas
presented in a reading selection
2. determine whether evidence strengthens,
weakens, or is relevant to the arguments in a
reading selection
3. determine the logical assumptions upon
which an argument or conclusion is based
4. draw conclusions from material presented in
a reading selection
C. Analyze how two or more texts address
similar themes or topics in order to build
knowledge and/or compare the approaches the
authors take
1. recognize or predict ideas or situations that
are extensions of or similar to what has been
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)
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Test Content Categories
How well do I
know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
What resources do I
have/need for this
content?
Where can I find
the resources I
need?
Dates I will
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content
Date
completed
presented in a reading selection
2. apply ideas presented in a reading selection
to other situations
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5722)
Study Plan
Test Content Categories
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know the
content?
(scale 1?5)
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content?
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I. Text Types, Purposes, and Production
(60%)
A. Text Production: Writing Arguments
1. Produce an argumentative essay to support
a claim using relevant and sufficient evidence
2. Write clearly and coherently
a. address the assigned task appropriately for
an audience of educated adults
b. organize and develop ideas logically, making
coherent connections between them
c. provide and sustain a clear focus or thesis
d. use supporting reasons, examples, and
details to develop clearly and logically the ideas
presented
e. demonstrate facility in the use of language
and the ability to use a variety of sentence
structures
f. construct effective sentences that are
generally free of errors in standard written
English
B. Text Production: Writing
Informative/Explanatory Texts
1. Produce an informative/explanatory essay to
examine and convey complex ideas and
information clearly and accurately through the
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content?
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effective selection, organization, and analysis of
content
a. write clearly and coherently
b. address the assigned task appropriately for
an audience of educated adults
c. draw evidence from informational texts to
support analysis
d. organize and develop ideas logically, making
coherent connections between them
e. synthesize information from multiple
sources on the subject
f. integrate and attribute information from
multiple sources on the subject, avoiding
plagiarism
g. provide and sustain a clear focus or thesis
h. demonstrate facility in the use of language
and the ability to use a variety of sentence
structures
i. construct effective sentences that are
generally free of errors in standard written
English
C. Text Production: Revision
1. Develop and strengthen writing as needed
by revising and editing
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5722)
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a. recognize how a passage can be
strengthened through editing and revision
– apply knowledge of language to understand
how language functions in different contexts
and to make effective choices for meaning or
style
– choose words and phrases for effect
– choose words and phrases to convey ideas
precisely
– maintain consistency in style and tone
II. Language and Research Skills for Writing
(40%)
A. Language Skills
1. Demonstrate command of the conventions
of standard English grammar and usage
a. Grammatical relationships, recognize and
correct:
– errors in the use of adjectives and adverbs
– errors in noun-noun agreement
– errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement
– errors in pronoun case
– errors in the use of intensive pronoun
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– errors in pronoun number and person
– vague pronouns
– errors in subject-verb agreement
– inappropriate shifts in verb tense
b. Structural relationships, recognize and
correct:
– errors in the placement of phrases and clauses
within a sentence
– misplaced and dangling modifiers
– errors in the use of coordinating and
subordinating conjunctions
– fragments and run-ons
– errors in the use of correlative conjunctions
– errors in parallel structure
c. Word choice, recognize and correct:
– errors in the use of idiomatic expressions
– errors in the use of frequently confused words
– wrong word use
– redundancy
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d. No Error, recognize:
– sentences free of errors in the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage
2. Demonstrate command of the conventions
of standard English capitalization and
punctuation
a. mechanics, recognize and correct:
– errors in capitalization
– errors in punctuation
– commas (e.g., the use of a comma to separate
an introductory element from the rest of the
sentence)
– semicolons (e.g., the use of a semicolon [and
perhaps a conjunctive adverb] to link two or
more closely related independent clauses)
B. Research Skills
1. Recognize and apply appropriate research
skills and strategies
a. assess the credibility and relevance of
sources
b. recognize the different elements of a citation
c. recognize effective research strategies
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d. recognize information relevant to a particular
research task
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)
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I. Number and Quantity (30%)
A. Ratios and Proportional Relationships
1. Understand ratio concepts and use ratio
reasoning to solve problems
2. Analyze proportional relationships and use
them to solve real-world and mathematical
problems
B. The Real Number System
1. Apply understanding of multiplication and
division to divide fractions by fractions
2. Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers
and find common factors and multiples
3. Apply understanding of operations with
fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
rational numbers
4. Know that there are numbers that are not
rational, and approximate them by rational
numbers
5. Work with radicals and integer exponents
C. Quantities
1. Reason quantitatively and use units to solve
problems
II. Algebra and Functions (30%)
A. Seeing Structure in Expressions
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)
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1. Apply understanding of arithmetic to
algebraic expressions
2. Solve real-life and mathematical problems
using numerical and algebraic expressions
3. Use properties of operations to generate
equivalent expressions
B. Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
1. Understand the connections between
proportional relationships, lines, and linear
equations
2. Understand solving equations as a process of
reasoning and explain the reasoning
3. Reason about and solve one-variable
equations and inequalities
4. Solve equations and inequalities in one
variable
5. Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs
of simultaneous linear equations
6. Represent and solve equations and
inequalities graphically
C. Functions
1. Interpreting functions
2. Building functions
III. Geometry (20%)
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Praxis? Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)
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A. Congruence and Similarity
1. Draw, construct, and describe geometrical
figures and describe the relationships between
them
2. Experiment with transformations in the plane
B. Right Triangles
1. Understand and apply the Pythagorean
theorem
C. Circles
1. Understand and apply theorems about circles
D. Geometric Measurement and Dimension
1. Solve real-life and mathematical problems
involving angle measure, area, surface area,
and volume
2. Explain volume formulas and use them to
solve problems
E. Modeling with Geometry
1. Apply geometric concepts in modeling
situations
IV. Statistics and Probability (20%)
A. Basic Statistics and Probability
1. Develop understanding of statistical
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variability
2. Summarize and describe distributions
3. Use random sampling to draw inferences
about a population
4. Investigate chance processes and develop,
use, and evaluate probability models
5. Investigate patterns of association in
bivariate data
B. Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative
Data
1. Summarize, represent, and interpret data on
a single count or measurement variable
2. Interpret linear models
C. Making Inferences and Justifying
Conclusions
1. Understand and evaluate random processes
underlying statistical experiments
D. Using Probability to Make Decisions
1. Use probability to evaluate outcomes of
decisions
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