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Reading Strategies
The PRAXIS Reading test is timed. For the paper-based test, you have only 60 minutes to answer a total of 40 questions. For the computer-based test, you have 75 minutes to answer 46 questions.
When it comes to answering questions related to a reading passage
- Read the passage quickly, identifying the main idea or primary purpose.
Read the multiple choice questions:
Eliminate incorrect answers.
Answer the questions that you can; come back to those questions that you cannot easily answer.
- Refer back to passage only when needed to answer questions.