CITATION

Rozakis, Laurie. McGraw-Hill's Praxis I and II, Third Edition. US: McGraw-Hill, 2010.

McGraw-Hill's Praxis I and II, Third Edition

Published:  May 2010

eISBN: 9780071716697 0071716696 | ISBN: 9780071716680
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1 The Basics
  • Chapter 1 The Ten-Step Power Study Plan
  • Step 1: Get Serious about the Test
  • Step 2: Improve Your Reading Comprehension
  • Step 3: Set Up a Study Center
  • Step 4: Learn the Praxis Test
  • Step 5: Establish a Test Strategy
  • Step 6: Set Up a Study Routine
  • Step 7: Make a Study Schedule—and Follow It!
  • Step 8: Deal with Special Needs
  • Step 9: Consider Setting Up a Study Group
  • Step 10: Do Your Best on Test Day
  • Summary: The Ten-Step Power Plan
  • Chapter 2 Overview of the Praxis Tests
  • The Three Praxis Tests
  • Scoring Scale
  • Format of the PPST
  • How the Tests Are Scored
  • How Often the Tests Are Offered
  • Test Costs
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Additional Information
  • Chapter 3 Deal with Nerves
  • Learn Techniques for Handling Test Jitters
  • Overcome Panic
  • Part 2 Three Diagnostic Pretests
  • Chapter 4 Reading Diagnostic Test
  • Reading Diagnostic Test
  • Reading Diagnostic Test: Answers
  • Chapter 5 Writing Diagnostic Test
  • Writing Diagnostic Test
  • Writing Diagnostic Test: Answers
  • Chapter 6 Mathematics Diagnostic Test
  • Mathematics Diagnostic Test
  • Mathematics Diagnostic Test: Answers
  • Part 3 PPST: Reading Test
  • Chapter 7 Pump Up Your Vocabulary
  • Distinguish Between Multiple-Meaning Words
  • Understand Connotation and Denotation
  • Chapter 8 Be an Active Reader
  • Skim a Text to Get the Main Idea
  • Summarize to Increase Comprehension
  • Check Your Comprehension
  • Practice Makes Perfect
  • Chapter 9 The PPST Reading Test
  • Find Literal Details
  • Locate a Stated Main Idea
  • Infer an Unstated Main Idea
  • Chapter 10 Four Steps for Success on the PPST Reading Test
  • Chapter 11 Practice PPST Reading Exercises
  • Part 4 PPST: Writing Test
  • Chapter 12 Master the Multiple-Choice Questions
  • Answering Usage Questions
  • Answering Sentence Correction Questions
  • Chapter 13 Review of English Skills for the PPST
  • Use Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
  • Practice PPST Exercises
  • Use Nouns Correctly
  • Use Pronouns Correctly
  • Practice PPST Exercises
  • Use Verbs Correctly
  • Practice PPST Exercises
  • Use Parallel Structure
  • Practice PPST Exercises
  • Use Words Correctly
  • Avoid Double Negatives
  • Use Punctuation Correctly
  • Practice PPST Exercises
  • Capitalization
  • Chapter 14 Ace the Essay Question
  • The Basics
  • Pretest
  • How to Write a High-Scoring PPST Essay
  • Writing a Persuasive Essay
  • Part 5 PPST: Mathematics Test
  • Chapter 15 Review of Mathematical Concepts
  • Review of Arithmetic
  • Review of Exponents and Square Roots
  • Order of Operations
  • Rounding
  • Arithmetic with Integers
  • Number Theory
  • Repeating Decimals
  • Percentages
  • Introduction to Fractions
  • Probability
  • Scientific Notation
  • Algebra: Solving Equations
  • Geometry
  • Measuring Systems
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Charts and Graphs
  • Logic
  • Test-Taking Tips for the PPST Mathematics
  • Part 6 Praxis II Content Tests
  • Chapter 16 Principles of Learning and Teaching
  • Chapter 17 Content Tests
  • English
  • History, Social Studies, Geography
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Theatre
  • Part 7 Nine Practice PPST Exams and Answer Keys
  • Reading Practice Test 1
  • Reading Practice Test 1: Answers
  • Writing Practice Test 1
  • Section 1: Multiple-Choice Questions
  • Section 2: Essay
  • Writing Practice Test 1: Answers
  • Section 1: Multiple-Choice
  • Section 2: Essay
  • Mathematics Practice Test 1
  • Mathematics Practice Test 1: Answers
  • Reading Practice Test 2
  • Reading Practice Test 2: Answers
  • Writing Practice Test 2
  • Section 1: Multiple-Choice Questions
  • Section 2: Essay
  • Writing Practice Test 2: Answers
  • Section 1: Multiple-Choice
  • Section 2: Essay
  • Mathematics Practice Test 2
  • Mathematics Practice Test 2: Answers
  • Reading Practice Test 3
  • Reading Practice Test 3: Answers
  • Writing Practice Test 3
  • Section 1: Multiple-Choice Questions
  • Section 2: Essay
  • Writing Practice Test 3: Answers
  • Section 1: Multiple-Choice
  • Section 2: Essay
  • Mathematics Practice Test 3
  • Mathematics Practice Test 3: Answers