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

Chapter 15

Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations

If this is the second practice exam you’ve taken, we hope you’ve improved your scores and are feeling more confident about taking the Praxis Core. Use the answers and explanations in this chapter to see how well you performed and to understand where you might have gone wrong on the answers you missed. Remember, the practice exam can help you determine where you need to focus your studies in preparation for the real Praxis Core. If you want to score your test quickly, flip to the end of the chapter, where the “Answer Key” gives only the letters of the correct answers.

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Part 1: Reading

1. B. The modern use of the term sports focuses on traditional views solely focused on physical competition, while the author proposes that the study of sport can be a gauge to measure other aspects of particular cultures and time periods.

   The author explains that the terms are different, in that sports is a traditional term referring to our current understanding of the topic with teams, players, and so on. Sport, however, is a term that encompasses viewing sport over time and can be used to better understand a certain civilization and time period ...