PRAXIS II

It was a while ago, but if I remember the Praxis test, it was like most multiple-choice test and mostly asks trivia, not deep-thinking questions. Get the practice book from the source — I believe ETS, just like the SAT and all those other tests — and work through the sample tests given. You want speed and accuracy on very basic questions, not knowledge in depth.

Mary, do you know for sure calculus and trig are on Praxis II?

I never took either and I’m do to take Praxis II!

Mary,
I think the previous posters were talking about elementary ed. praxis…. you probably want the math test. I also graduated in 1976 and I passed the math test, so you can do it. I sent to ETS for their math practice test. That was VERY helpful. Sample problems and solutions. When I first saw it, I panicked, but within a week, it was coming back. I studied total about 40-50 hours. I also went to Barnes and Noble and got a book called “Calculus the Fun Way”(very helpful) and another whose name I’ve forgotten on pre-calculus. You’ll need both because the test covers statistics, discreet math, logic and programming, etc. There are lots of little things that I hadn’t thought of in 25 years. So get the pre-calculus too. Also, you MUST have a graphing calculator. We didn’t use them in 1976, but you can’t answer the questions fast enough without it. You’ll need to practice how to use it. ( I jammed up in the middle of the test). Good luck. If you have any other questions, let me know. P.S. About programming, there was no C++ when we were in school, so I tried to teach myself. Wrong! I got every one of these questions wrong. Just skip them.
P.P.S. The test questions get harder as you go along. You only need about 30-33 correct answers to pass,(out of 50) so spend your time on the first 35-40 questions. Just ignore the last 10.