Praxis Core (Reading) Study Questions and Answers

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 compare to examine similarities (and/or differences) 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 events something important that happens in the text