Praxis Core Reading Practice Test: Arguments, Paired Passages and Data
- Arguments, Paired Passages and Data
- 10 questions
- 13 minutes
Ten questions on integration of knowledge and ideas: strengthening and weakening arguments, comparing paired passages and reading data. Tip: in a table question, check each number in the option against the table before choosing.
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Question 1
Our town should build a skate park. Last summer, the police received several complaints about skateboarders riding on the steps of City Hall.
Which statement, if true, would most strengthen the argument?
Correct answer: A
The argument assumes a park would move skaters off public steps, and evidence from nearby towns supports exactly that. The basketball preference, if anything, weakens the case.
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Question 2
A company claims that its reading app improves children's reading. As evidence, it reports that children who used the app read more books last year than children who did not use it.
Which statement, if true, would most weaken the company's claim?
Correct answer: C
If app users were already stronger readers, the difference in books read may have nothing to do with the app. The other options do not touch the link between the app and reading.
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Question 3
Visitors to Riverside Nature Center Month Visitors January 1,200 April 2,800 July 4,100 October 2,300 Which statement is supported by the table?
Correct answer: B
July's 4,100 is more than 3 × 1,200 = 3,600. January, not October, had the fewest visitors, and the number fell from July to October.
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Question 4
Visitors to Riverside Nature Center Month Visitors January 1,200 April 2,800 July 4,100 October 2,300 Compared with the month listed just before it, which month showed the greatest increase in visitors?
Correct answer: D
From January to April the number rose by 1,600; from April to July it rose by only 1,300. October shows a decrease, and January has no earlier month in the table.
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Question 5
Passage 1: Homework in elementary school should be limited. Young children need time for play, family and sleep, and long assignments often turn into a nightly struggle between parents and children.
Passage 2: Short, regular homework helps young students build habits they will need later. A ten-minute reading log teaches children to manage their time without taking over their evenings.The authors of both passages would most likely agree that
Correct answer: B
Passage 1 wants homework limited, and Passage 2 praises homework that does not take over evenings. Passage 2 supports some homework, so "no homework at all" is not shared.
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Question 6
Passage 1: Homework in elementary school should be limited. Young children need time for play, family and sleep, and long assignments often turn into a nightly struggle between parents and children.
Passage 2: Short, regular homework helps young students build habits they will need later. A ten-minute reading log teaches children to manage their time without taking over their evenings.How does Passage 2 differ from Passage 1?
Correct answer: A
Passage 1 lists what homework takes away (play, family, sleep); Passage 2 describes the habits it builds. Neither passage uses statistics.
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Question 7
Maria will pass the certification exam next month, because she has studied for it every day for three months.
The argument above depends on which assumption?
Correct answer: D
The conclusion follows only if daily study for three months is sufficient for passing. Whether others failed is not needed for the argument to work.
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Question 8
Which sentence from a museum review states an opinion rather than a fact?
Correct answer: C
"Loveliest" is a personal judgment that cannot be checked. The opening year, the number of paintings and the admission rule can all be verified.
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Question 9
How students at Lincoln Elementary get to school Way Percent of students Bus 40% Walk 35% Car 20% Bike 5% Which conclusion is supported by the table?
Correct answer: B
Walk (35%) plus bike (5%) equals 40%. The bus share is 40%, which is less than half, and only 20% come by car.
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Question 10
A student is writing an essay claiming that a city's new bike lanes have made cycling safer. Which piece of evidence would be most relevant?
Correct answer: C
A claim about safety needs safety data, and before-and-after accident numbers on the same streets test it directly. Cost and colors say nothing about safety.
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