CliffsNotes Praxis I: PPST

CliffsNotes® Praxis I®: PPST®, 4th Edition......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 17
Study Guide Checklist......Page 19
Part I: INTRODUCTION......Page 21
Pre-Professional Skills Test......Page 23
Questions Commonly Asked about the PPST......Page 25
Taking the PPST: Two Successful Overall Approaches......Page 27
Taking the Computer-Based PPST......Page 31
Part II: ANALYSIS OF EXAM AREAS......Page 35
Reading Test Format......Page 37
Analysis of Directions......Page 38
Suggested Strategies with Sample Passages......Page 39
Five Key Questions for Understanding and Interpreting What You Read......Page 47
Ability Tested......Page 49
Analysis of Directions......Page 50
Suggested Approach with Samples......Page 51
Tips for Working Math Problems......Page 81
Part A – English Usage......Page 83
Practice in English Usage......Page 87
Part B – Sentence Correction......Page 90
Practice in Sentence Correction......Page 95
Directions......Page 101
General Tips for Writing the Essay......Page 102
Sample Essay Topic and Prewriting Methods......Page 103
Essay Samples......Page 105
Essay Scoring Guide......Page 107
Practice Essay Topics......Page 108
Essay checklist......Page 110
Part III: MATHEMATICS REVIEW......Page 111
Common Math Symbols and Terms......Page 113
Important Equivalents......Page 114
Math Formulas......Page 115
Measures......Page 116
Mathematical Properties and Basic Statistics......Page 118
Arithmetic Diagnostic Test......Page 121
Arithmetic Review......Page 123
Algebra Diagnostic Test......Page 141
Algebra Review......Page 142
Geometry Diagnostic Test......Page 149
Geometry Review......Page 154
Part IV: SELECTIVE REVIEW OF GRAMMAR AND USAGE......Page 169
Comparisons......Page 171
Either … Or and Neither … Nor......Page 172
Fewer and Less......Page 173
Idiom......Page 174
Parallelism......Page 175
Pronouns......Page 176
Punctuation: The Comma......Page 177
Punctuation: The Semicolon......Page 179
Subject-Verb Agreement......Page 180
Verb Tense......Page 181
A Final Note......Page 183
Part V: FOUR FULL-LENGTH PRACTICE TESTS......Page 185
Reading Test......Page 189
Mathematics Test......Page 200
Writing Test: Multiple-Choice Section......Page 210
Writing Test: Essay Section......Page 217
Answer Key for Practice Test 1......Page 220
Scoring Your PPST Practice Test 1......Page 221
Reading Test......Page 225
Mathematics Test......Page 227
Writing Test: Multiple-Choice Section......Page 232
Reading Test......Page 237
Mathematics Test......Page 250
Writing Test: Multiple-Choice Section......Page 259
Writing Test: Essay Section......Page 267
Answer Key For Practice Test 2......Page 270
Scoring Your PPST Practice Test 2......Page 271
Reading Test......Page 275
Mathematics Test......Page 278
Writing Test: Multiple-Choice Section......Page 283
Reading Test......Page 289
Mathematics Test......Page 303
Writing Test: Multiple-Choice Section......Page 312
Writing Test: Essay Section......Page 319
Answer Key for Practice Test 3......Page 322
Scoring Your PPST Practice Test 3......Page 323
Reading Test......Page 327
Mathematics Test......Page 329
Writing Test: Multiple-Choice Section......Page 335
Reading Test......Page 341
Mathematics Test......Page 358
Writing Test: Multiple-Choice Section......Page 370
Writing Test: Essay Section......Page 381
Answer Key for Practice Test 4......Page 382
Scoring Your PPST Practice Test 4......Page 383
Reading Test......Page 387
Mathematics Test......Page 391
Writing Test: Multiple-Choice Section......Page 405
Final Preparations “The Final Touches”......Page 409