PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators
Exam 2025 Questions and Correct answers
are in bold. Each includes rationales.
covering Reading, Writing, and Math
Reading
Question 1:
Read the following sentence:
“The scientist’s hypothesis was proven correct after several experiments confirmed the predicted
results.”
What is the meaning of the word "hypothesis" in this context?
A) A proven fact
B) A tentative explanation
C) An experiment
D) A scientific law
Answer: B) A tentative explanation
Rationale: A hypothesis is an educated guess or a proposed explanation made on the basis of
limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Question 2:
Which of the following best describes the author’s purpose in a persuasive essay?
A) To inform the reader about a topic
B) To entertain the reader with a story
C) To convince the reader to adopt a particular point of view
D) To describe a sequence of events
Answer: C) To convince the reader to adopt a particular point of view
Rationale: The primary goal of a persuasive essay is to influence the reader’s opinion or
encourage them to take a specific action.
, Question 3:
Identify the type of figurative language used in this sentence:
"The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: C) Personification
Rationale: Personification attributes human characteristics (whispered secrets) to non-human
things (wind).
Writing
Question 4:
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:
A) She don’t like going to the gym on weekends.
B) He and me went to the concert last night.
C) The team is practicing for their upcoming game.
D) Its raining heavily outside today.
Answer: C) The team is practicing for their upcoming game.
Rationale: Sentence C uses proper subject-verb agreement ("team" as a singular collective noun
with "is").
• Sentence A: “don’t” should be “doesn’t.”
• Sentence B: “He and me” should be “He and I.”
• Sentence D: “Its” should be “It’s” (contraction of it is).
Question 5:
Select the best revision of the underlined portion:
“Everyone should bring their books to class.”
A) Everyone should bring his or her books to class.
B) Everyone should bring their books to class.
C) Everyone should bring our books to class.
D) Everyone should bring his books to class.
Answer: A) Everyone should bring his or her books to class.
Rationale: "Everyone" is a singular indefinite pronoun and should be matched with singular
pronouns "his or her" for formal, grammatically correct usage.
Exam 2025 Questions and Correct answers
are in bold. Each includes rationales.
covering Reading, Writing, and Math
Reading
Question 1:
Read the following sentence:
“The scientist’s hypothesis was proven correct after several experiments confirmed the predicted
results.”
What is the meaning of the word "hypothesis" in this context?
A) A proven fact
B) A tentative explanation
C) An experiment
D) A scientific law
Answer: B) A tentative explanation
Rationale: A hypothesis is an educated guess or a proposed explanation made on the basis of
limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Question 2:
Which of the following best describes the author’s purpose in a persuasive essay?
A) To inform the reader about a topic
B) To entertain the reader with a story
C) To convince the reader to adopt a particular point of view
D) To describe a sequence of events
Answer: C) To convince the reader to adopt a particular point of view
Rationale: The primary goal of a persuasive essay is to influence the reader’s opinion or
encourage them to take a specific action.
, Question 3:
Identify the type of figurative language used in this sentence:
"The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: C) Personification
Rationale: Personification attributes human characteristics (whispered secrets) to non-human
things (wind).
Writing
Question 4:
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:
A) She don’t like going to the gym on weekends.
B) He and me went to the concert last night.
C) The team is practicing for their upcoming game.
D) Its raining heavily outside today.
Answer: C) The team is practicing for their upcoming game.
Rationale: Sentence C uses proper subject-verb agreement ("team" as a singular collective noun
with "is").
• Sentence A: “don’t” should be “doesn’t.”
• Sentence B: “He and me” should be “He and I.”
• Sentence D: “Its” should be “It’s” (contraction of it is).
Question 5:
Select the best revision of the underlined portion:
“Everyone should bring their books to class.”
A) Everyone should bring his or her books to class.
B) Everyone should bring their books to class.
C) Everyone should bring our books to class.
D) Everyone should bring his books to class.
Answer: A) Everyone should bring his or her books to class.
Rationale: "Everyone" is a singular indefinite pronoun and should be matched with singular
pronouns "his or her" for formal, grammatically correct usage.
