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| Part 1: Getting Started With The Praxis Core |
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Chapter 1 Previewing the Praxis |
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Knowing what topics are covered |
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Seeing what types of questions you'll face |
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Understanding How the Test Is Scored |
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Chapter 2 Getting Ready for Test Day |
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Budgeting your study time leading up to test day |
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Budgeting your time while taking the test |
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When Test Day Has Arrived |
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Knowing what to bring and what to leave at home |
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Getting familiar with computer testing |
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If You Are Retaking the Test |
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Chapter 3 Practicing the Praxis: Sampling Some Practice Questions |
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Going through the Pre-Assessment Questions |
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Reading practice questions |
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Writing practice questions |
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Mathematics practice questions |
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Looking at the Pre-Assessment Answers |
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Reading answers and explanations |
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Writing answers and explanations |
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Math answers and explanations |
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Identifying categories where you struggled |
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Understanding where you went wrong specifically |
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| Part 2: Mastering Math Concepts |
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Chapter 4 Count on It: Number and Quantity |
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Working with Integers: Whole Numbers and Their Opposites |
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Doing basic operations with integers |
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Finding factors of whole numbers |
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Employing some helpful divisibility rules |
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Finding multiples of integers |
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Determining the greatest common factor and least common multiple |
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Exponents and square roots |
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Computing with Fractions and Mixed Numbers |
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Converting between fractions and mixed numbers |
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Performing basic operations with fractions and mixed numbers |
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Working with Decimals and Percents |
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Converting between decimals and percents |
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Performing basic operations with decimals |
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Understanding the Number Line |
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Interpreting numeration and place values |
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Knowing the basics of order |
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Finding orders of magnitude |
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Finding numbers in sequences |
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Following Orders: The Order of Operations |
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Using the order of operations within itself |
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Reasoning with Quantities |
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Using the two major systems of measurement |
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Converting units of measurement |
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Practice Questions about Number and Quantity |
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Chapter 5 Introducing Letters: Algebra and Functions |
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Variables: When Letters Represent Numbers |
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Laying out the terms: Variable terms and expressions |
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Let's get together: Combining like terms |
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Multiplying and dividing with terms and expressions |
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When variable values are given |
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Solving for x and other variables |
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Undoing addition and subtraction |
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Undoing multiplication and division |
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Solving for variables in terms of other variables |
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Following two more rules when solving inequalities |
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Describing solution steps |
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Factoring terms out of bigger terms |
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Decoding Algebra Word Problems |
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Translating English into mathematical language |
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Thinking Outside the Algebra Box |
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Recognizing relational patterns |
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Practice Questions about Algebra |
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Chapter 6 Grasping Geometry Concepts |
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Understanding the Building Blocks of Geometry |
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Defining lines and parts of lines |
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Moving along planes in space |
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Getting the right angles on angles |
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Understanding Angle Measures and Relationships |
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Distinguishing degrees of angle measure and naming angles |
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Working with angle relationships |
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Knowing Common Shapes and Their Basic Properties |
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Defining polygons in general |
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Analyzing triangles: Three-sided polygons |
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Identifying facts about quadrilaterals |
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Working with other types of polygons |
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Knowing the basic facts about circles |
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Working with Shapes that Are Alike |
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Forming conclusions about congruent shapes |
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Working with similar shapes |
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Figuring out Geometric Formulas |
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Circling the circumference |
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Calculating on the surface: surface area |
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Coming together: Shapes that have joined without an invasion |
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Preparing for invasion: When one shape invades another |
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Geometric overlaps and intersections |
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Knowing the Ways of the XY Coordinate Plane |
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Identifying linear equations and their graphs |
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Using the distance and midpoint formulas |
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Finding meaning in intersecting graphs |
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Transforming coordinate plane figures |
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Touching on Right Triangles |
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Knowing what Pythagoras discovered |
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Working with special right triangles |
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Practice Questions about Geometry |
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Chapter 7 Pinning Down Statistics and Probability |
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Bar graphs and line graphs |
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Scrambling around scatter plots |
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Loitering around line plots |
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Combing through comparisons |
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Measuring arithmetic mean, median, or mode |
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Scrutinizing samples for data analysis |
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Interpreting linear models |
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Determining the likelihood of an event |
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Pointing Out Scientific Notation Facts |
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Practice Questions about Probability and Statistics |
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Chapter 8 Test-Taking Strategies for Core Math |
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Solving equations versus determining what must be solved |
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Using estimation and approximation |
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Identifying calculations you can make in your head |
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The art of guessing as a last resort |
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Narrowing Down Answer Choices |
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How to eliminate obviously wrong answer choices |
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Avoiding the most common wrong answers |
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Tackling the Constructed Response |
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Tips for preparing responses and answering questions |
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Understanding the importance of avoiding careless errors |
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Some proper ways of representing answers |
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| Part 3: Refining Your Reading Comprehension Skills |
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Chapter 9 Reading Comprehension: Finding Meaning and Identifying Purpose |
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Previewing the Praxis Reading Test |
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Knowing what the test contains |
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Applying a general strategy |
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Mastering Short-Passage Questions |
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Ferreting out the main idea |
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Discerning the author's tone and intent |
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Putting vocabulary in context |
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Looking at Long-Passage Questions |
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Getting the hang of "If' questions |
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Sample questions for long passages |
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Visual- and Quantitative-Information Questions |
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Rethinking charts and graphs |
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Practice Reading-Comprehension Questions |
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Chapter 10 Test-Taking Strategies for Core Reading |
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Figuring Out Which to Read First: The Passage or the Question |
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Examining Strategies for the Various Passages |
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Approaching long and short passages |
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Approaching the paired passages |
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Approaching Questions about Charts and Graphs |
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Eliminating Wrong Answers |
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| Part 4: Fine-Tuning Your Writing Skills |
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Chapter 11 Acing the Essay |
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Perusing the Types of Prompts: "Picking a Side" versus "Exploring an Idea" |
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Making an outline: Essential or overrated? |
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Looking at the sections of your essay |
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Don't box yourself in: Theses aren't set in stone |
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Checking out some additional writing pointers |
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Turning a Good Essay into a Great One |
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Adding interesting anecdotes |
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Painting a picture with words |
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Anticipating objections against your position |
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Understanding How the Essay Is Scored |
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Checking Out Some Practice Prompts |
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Prompts for argumentative essays |
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Prompts for informative/explanatory essays |
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Chapter 12 Giving Grammar a Glance |
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Getting a Grip on the Parts of Speech |
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Finding nouns as subjects and objects |
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Using adjectives to describe people, places, and things |
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Calling on adverbs to describe actions and conditions |
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Getting the lowdown on pronouns |
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Making Sense of Sentence Structure |
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Independent clauses versus everything else |
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The sentence skeleton: Identifying the main subject and verb |
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Run-ons and comma splices |
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Appositives: Interruptions to the independent clause |
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Redundancy and Double Negatives |
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Homophones: 'They're in there with their bear" |
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Which one has the apostrophe? |
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Spelled and used differently, but sound the same |
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Capitalization: What You Need to Know |
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Practice Questions about Grammar |
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Chapter 13 Test-Taking Strategies for Core Writing |
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Knowing the Types of Selected-Response Writing Questions |
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Type 1: Answering usage questions |
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Type 2: Showing your research skills |
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Type 3: Making sentence corrections |
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Type 4: Regarding revision-in-context questions |
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Identifying and Correcting Errors in Selected-Response Items |
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Eliminating the obviously wrong choices |
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Don't be afraid to say it's right the way it is |
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The art of guessing as a last resort |
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A word of advice about "trusting your ear" |
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Outlining your thoughts and managing your time |
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Arm yourself with versatile examples |
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| Part 5: Tackling Praxis Core Practice Tests |
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Chapter 14 Practice Exam 1 |
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Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 1 |
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Chapter 15 Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations |
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Chapter 16 Practice Exam 2 |
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Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 2 |
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Chapter 17 Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations |
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| Part 6: The Part Of Tens |
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Chapter 18 Ten Common Math Errors to Avoid |
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Confusing Perimeter and Area |
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Incorrectly Combining Like Terms |
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Messing Up when Moving Decimals |
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Not Solving for the Actual Variable |
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Misrepresenting "Less Than" in Word Problems |
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Mixing Up Supplementary and Complementary Angles |
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Forgetting about Fractions in Formulas |
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Chapter 19 Ten Mistakes to Avoid on the Praxis Reading and Writing Exams |
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Avoiding Mistakes Common to the Writing and Reading Tests |
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Don't look for patterns in the answers |
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Don't change answers merely for the sake of changing them |
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Sidestepping Mistakes on the Writing Test |
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Don't equate different with wrong |
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Don't assume something must be correct just because it sounds fancier or more complex |
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Don't turn the essay into a thesaurus explosion |
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Don't paint yourself into a corner with a rigid thesis |
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Evading Mistakes on the Reading Test |
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Don't rule out the "too obvious" |
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Don't ignore your outside knowledge |
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Don't try to answer more than the question asks you to |
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| Index |
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