PRAXIS CORE –QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
PLUS RATIONALES 2026 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF.
_Core Domains_
_* Reading: Key Ideas and Details_
_* Reading: Craft, Structure, and Language Skills_
_* Reading: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas_
_* Writing: Text Types, Purposes, and Production_
_* Writing: Language Facility and Conventions_
_* Mathematics: Number and Quantity_
_* Mathematics: Data Interpretation and Representation, Statistics, and Pro
_* Mathematics: Algebra and Geometry_
_Introduction_
_The Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators assessment serves as a compr
Section One: Questions 1–100
Question 1
,A researcher wants to determine if a new reading intervention program improves
student literacy scores. Which of the following research methods provides the
strongest evidence of a causal relationship?
A. Surveying teachers about their perceptions of the reading program
B. Conducting a case study on a single student using the program
C. Tracking the reading scores of a single classroom over a school year
D. Implementing a randomized controlled trial across multiple schools
🟢 D. Implementing a randomized controlled trial across multiple schools
🔴 RATIONALE: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) minimizes confounding
variables by randomly assigning participants to treatment and control groups, making
it the gold standard for establishing causality. Surveys, case studies, and single-
group longitudinal designs cannot isolate the intervention as the definitive cause of
improvement.
Question 2
Simplify the expression: 4(x - 3) - 2(2x + 5)
A. -22
,B. 8x - 22
C. -2
D. 8x - 2
🟢 A. -22
🔴 RATIONALE: Distribute the constants into the parentheses: 4x - 12 - 4x - 10.
Combining like terms, 4x and -4x cancel each other out, leaving -12 - 10, which
equals -22.
Question 3
Read the following passage and answer the question below.
The rise of digital text media has fundamentally altered human reading habits. Rather
than engaging in deep, linear reading, modern readers are prone to skimming,
scanning for keywords, and bouncing between hyperlinks. While this allows for rapid
information acquisition, cognitive scientists warn that it may erode our capacity for
sustained attention and critical analysis.
Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Digital media has made information acquisition faster than ever before.
, B. Hyperlinks confuse readers and prevent them from finishing articles.
C. Digital text consumption habits may negatively impact deep cognitive processing.
D. Linear reading is an obsolete skill in the modern digital landscape.
🟢 C. Digital text consumption habits may negatively impact deep cognitive
processing.
🔴 RATIONALE: The passage contrasts rapid information gathering via digital text
with the potential loss of sustained attention and critical analysis, making option C the
most complete statement of the main idea.
Question 4
Select the sentence that demonstrates correct grammatical agreement.
A. Either the principal or the teachers is going to speak at the school board meeting.
B. Every one of the students have completed the mandatory safety module.
C. The strategy that the administrators are implementing requires extensive funding.
D. A collection of rare historical manuscripts were donated to the campus library.
PLUS RATIONALES 2026 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF.
_Core Domains_
_* Reading: Key Ideas and Details_
_* Reading: Craft, Structure, and Language Skills_
_* Reading: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas_
_* Writing: Text Types, Purposes, and Production_
_* Writing: Language Facility and Conventions_
_* Mathematics: Number and Quantity_
_* Mathematics: Data Interpretation and Representation, Statistics, and Pro
_* Mathematics: Algebra and Geometry_
_Introduction_
_The Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators assessment serves as a compr
Section One: Questions 1–100
Question 1
,A researcher wants to determine if a new reading intervention program improves
student literacy scores. Which of the following research methods provides the
strongest evidence of a causal relationship?
A. Surveying teachers about their perceptions of the reading program
B. Conducting a case study on a single student using the program
C. Tracking the reading scores of a single classroom over a school year
D. Implementing a randomized controlled trial across multiple schools
🟢 D. Implementing a randomized controlled trial across multiple schools
🔴 RATIONALE: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) minimizes confounding
variables by randomly assigning participants to treatment and control groups, making
it the gold standard for establishing causality. Surveys, case studies, and single-
group longitudinal designs cannot isolate the intervention as the definitive cause of
improvement.
Question 2
Simplify the expression: 4(x - 3) - 2(2x + 5)
A. -22
,B. 8x - 22
C. -2
D. 8x - 2
🟢 A. -22
🔴 RATIONALE: Distribute the constants into the parentheses: 4x - 12 - 4x - 10.
Combining like terms, 4x and -4x cancel each other out, leaving -12 - 10, which
equals -22.
Question 3
Read the following passage and answer the question below.
The rise of digital text media has fundamentally altered human reading habits. Rather
than engaging in deep, linear reading, modern readers are prone to skimming,
scanning for keywords, and bouncing between hyperlinks. While this allows for rapid
information acquisition, cognitive scientists warn that it may erode our capacity for
sustained attention and critical analysis.
Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Digital media has made information acquisition faster than ever before.
, B. Hyperlinks confuse readers and prevent them from finishing articles.
C. Digital text consumption habits may negatively impact deep cognitive processing.
D. Linear reading is an obsolete skill in the modern digital landscape.
🟢 C. Digital text consumption habits may negatively impact deep cognitive
processing.
🔴 RATIONALE: The passage contrasts rapid information gathering via digital text
with the potential loss of sustained attention and critical analysis, making option C the
most complete statement of the main idea.
Question 4
Select the sentence that demonstrates correct grammatical agreement.
A. Either the principal or the teachers is going to speak at the school board meeting.
B. Every one of the students have completed the mandatory safety module.
C. The strategy that the administrators are implementing requires extensive funding.
D. A collection of rare historical manuscripts were donated to the campus library.
