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Actual Time Allowed on Test Day: 40 minutes
Number of Questions: 40
Format: Selected-response questions involving usage, sentence correction, revision in context, and research skills
Test Delivery: Computer delivered
The practice writing tests includes sample questions that illustrate the different types of questions you will see on the actual Praxis Core writing test. You will encounter four types of questions on this practice test.
Type 1 Questions
In each of the sentences of this type of question, four portions are underlined and lettered. Read each sentence and decide whether any of the underlined parts contained a grammatical construction, a word use, or an instance of incorrect or omitted punctuation or capitalization that would be inappropriate in carefully written English. If so, note the letter printed beneath the underlined portion and choose the corresponding lettered button. If there are no errors in any of the underlined portions, choose button E. No sentence has more than one error.
Type 2 Questions
In sentences of this type, some part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence you will find five ways of writing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original, but the other four are all different. If you think the original sentence is better than any of the suggested changes, you should choose button A; otherwise you should choose one of the other choices. Select the best answer.
Type 3 Questions
Questions of this type are based on a reading passage. Each page is divided into two parts. The top half of the page shows the passage. The bottom half shows the question that needs to be answered. Read each passage carefully and then answer the question.
Type 4 Questions
This type of single-question format presents a direct question or an incomplete statement. The answer options appear below the question.
Regardless of the type of questions you encounter, this is a test of correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to acceptable usage in grammar, diction (choice of words), sentence construction, and punctuation. Choose the answer that expresses most effectively what is presented in the original sentence; the answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, or redundancy.
For each question, select the best answer from the choices given. When you click on your selected answer, the program records your answer and moves immediately to the next question.
When the test is completed, you will be given your score, shown the questions that were missed, and offered an opportunity to see how each question was correctly answered.
When taking the practice test, you may find it helpful to simulate actual testing conditions by using only the time allowed on test day. When you click the "Start Practice Test" link, the timer begins counting down from 40 minutes. When the timer reaches zero, it will begin counting up but your practice test session will not end. Click Hide Timer if you do not wish to see the timer. If you have hidden the practice test timer and would like to see it again, click Show Timer. In the actual computer-delivered test, the timer automatically reappears when there are five minutes left in your testing session.
Clicking on the Review link in the left-hand menu displays the Review screen. The Review screen lists all questions on the test and their status: answered or unanswered. You can go to any question in the test regardless of whether you have already seen it. When you have completed all test items, the “Score Practice Test” link will appear.
Once you click the “Score Practice Test” link, the practice test ends and you are able to view your practice test scores. The results page shows your overall score, the questions that were missed, and offers an opportunity to see how each question was correctly answered.
You do not need to complete a practice test in one sitting. You may return to the test at any time and continue working on a partially completed test or review any test that you completed previously.