Praxis Core (Reading) Exam Study Guide 2024
allusion - ️️ an indirect reference to something else
analogies - ️️ a comparison between two things that are similar in some way (e.g., The
frightened boy dove under his covers the way a turtle retreats into his shell.)
analysis (analyze) - �...
Praxis Core (Reading) Exam Study Guide 2024
allusion - ✔️✔️an indirect reference to something else
analogies - ✔️✔️a comparison between two things that are similar in some way (e.g., The
frightened boy dove under his covers the way a turtle retreats into his shell.)
analysis (analyze) - ✔️✔️a method of idea development in which the reader, speaker or
writer breaks apart a topic to examine its parts and the relationship of the parts to reach
new conclusions about the whole
central idea - ✔️✔️the most important point the text says about the topic
cite (citation) - ✔️✔️to identify the source of information
claim - ✔️✔️to state, without proof or evidence, that something is true (e.g., Most high
school students don't go to college.)
coherent - ✔️✔️logical, well organized and easy to understand
connotative meaning - ✔️✔️associated meaning of a word or expression (e.g., Home is a
place of warmth and comfort.)
contrast - ✔️✔️to examine differences
delineate - ✔️✔️to describe or explain something in detail
details - ✔️✔️specific information in a text that supports the main idea
determine - ✔️✔️to come to a decision by reasoning or investigation
elaborated - ✔️✔️expressed in greater length or detail (e.g., Another example would be...)
evaluate - ✔️✔️to examine something in order to determine its importance
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