Praxis Core 2023-2024 For Dummies, 4th Edition

Chapter 9

Reading Comprehension: Finding Meaning and Identifying Purpose

IN THIS CHAPTER

Surveying the parameters of the reading test

Answering questions about short passages and long passages

Interpreting image-based questions

Working on reading comprehension

Reviewing the right (and wrong) answers

If you’ve looked at Chapter 12, you already know that the Praxis “writing” test is mainly a grammar test, and that the point of that test is to make sure you have your grammatical rules straightened out. But why is there a Praxis reading test? After all, if you’re even taking the test (or reading this book), then you obviously already know how to read. The answer is that, as Sherlock Holmes is so fond of telling people, there’s a difference between seeing and observing: Anyone who has a pair of eyes can look around a room and see what’s there, but only a clever sleuth will discern the difference between what’s an important clue and what’s not.

Educational Testing Service (ETS) knows perfectly ...