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Praxis Core For Dummies with Online Practice Tests, 2nd Edition
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Praxis Core For Dummies with Online Practice Tests, 2nd Edition

by Carla C. Kirkland, Chan Cleveland
February 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
456 pages
14h 39m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 13

Test-Taking Strategies for Core Writing

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Surveying the four types of selected-response questions

check Figuring out what’s wrong and how to fix it

check Acing essay writing

Do you have the writing skills you need for a successful career in education? The Praxis Core writing test is meant to determine exactly that. Whether you feel pretty confident about your writing skills or you’re just starting to gear up for the Praxis, this chapter gives you the strategies you need to tackle the writing section.

Knowing the Types of Selected-Response Writing Questions

The selected-response portion of the Praxis writing test contains 40 questions with a 40-minute time limit. Some of the questions consist of a sentence or two followed by choices. Other questions involve reading a longer passage and selecting such choices as the best revision, best conclusion, or best version.

These questions address usage, research skills, sentence correction, and revision in context:

  • Usage: The usage questions require you to recognize a variety of errors regarding mechanics, structure, grammatical relationships, and word choice. The questions test your ability to find errors in using adjectives ...
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