A child reads a page aloud at a natural pace, with expression and with pauses at the ends of sentences. Which reading skill is this?IES practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (2016), Recommendation 4. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), B. Reading: Foundational Skills.
A child rereads her finished story to fix spelling and add missing periods. Which part of the writing process is this?IES practice guide, Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers (2012, revised 2018), Recommendation 1. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), D. Writing.
A passage explains why a town flooded: a week of heavy rain filled the river past its banks. Which text structure is this?Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, Reading: Informational Text, grade 4, standard 5. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), C. Reading: Literature and Informational Text.
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Language and literacy, continued
A reader wants the meaning of a bold word in a science book. Which text feature lists such words with their meanings?Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, Reading: Informational Text, grade 2, standard 5. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), C. Reading: Literature and Informational Text.
A second grader writes a page that names a topic, gives facts about how seeds sprout and ends with a closing sentence. Which type of writing is this?Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, Writing, grade 2, standard 2. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), D. Writing.
A story begins, "I grabbed my lunch box and ran for the bus." From which point of view is it told?Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, Reading: Literature, grade 4, standard 6. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), C. Reading: Literature and Informational Text.
A teacher says, "Say smile without the /s/," and the child answers "mile." Which phoneme task is this?IES practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (2016), Recommendation 1. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), A. Emergent Literacy: Foundational Skills.
How many phonemes are in the spoken word ship?IES practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (2016), Recommendations 2 and 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), A. Emergent Literacy: Foundational Skills.
In the Common Core model of text complexity, a readability score belongs to which of the three factors?Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, Standard 10: Range, Quality, and Complexity of Student Reading K-5. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), C. Reading: Literature and Informational Text.
Which of these is a compound sentence?Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, Language, grade 4, standard 2c. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), F. Language.
Which of these is a CVC word?IES practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (2016), Recommendation 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), B. Reading: Foundational Skills.
Which pair of words are antonyms?Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, Language, grade 4, standard 5c. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), F. Language.
Which rule for class discussions is named in the grade 1 speaking and listening standards?Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, Speaking and Listening, grade 1, standard 1a. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), E. Speaking and Listening.
Which word has both a prefix and a suffix?IES practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (2016), Recommendation 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), B. Reading: Foundational Skills.
Why are irregular high-frequency words taught as whole words?IES practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (2016), Recommendation 3, step 5. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, I. Language and Literacy (30%), B. Reading: Foundational Skills.
Mathematics 13
A bead string repeats red, blue, blue. The first seven beads are red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue, red. What are the next two beads?IES practice guide, Teaching Math to Young Children (2013), Recommendation 2. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), A. Emergent Mathematics: Foundational Skills.
A child glances at three counters and says "three" at once, without counting them. What is this ability called?IES practice guide, Teaching Math to Young Children (2013), Recommendation 1, Table 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), A. Emergent Mathematics: Foundational Skills.
A rectangular rug is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. What are its area and its perimeter?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 3, Measurement and Data, standards 7 and 8. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), E. Geometry, Measurement, and Data.
A student says that a square is not a rectangle. Which fact settles the question?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, Geometry, standard 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), E. Geometry, Measurement, and Data.
Five children share 2 liters of juice equally. How much juice does each child get?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, Number and Operations: Fractions, standard 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), C. Numbers and Operations: Fractions.
In 4,440, the 4 in the hundreds place is worth how many times as much as the 4 in the tens place?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 4, Number and Operations in Base Ten, standard 1. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), B. Numbers and Operations: Whole Numbers.
In a picture graph, each book symbol stands for 2 books. Ana has 4 symbols and Ben has 7. How many more books did Ben read than Ana?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 3, Measurement and Data, standard 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), E. Geometry, Measurement, and Data.
Twenty-six children will ride in vans that hold 8 children each. How many vans are needed?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 4, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, standard 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), B. Numbers and Operations: Whole Numbers.
What is 3/4 written as a percent?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships, standard 3c. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), C. Numbers and Operations: Fractions.
What is 4,638 rounded to the nearest thousand?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 4, Number and Operations in Base Ten, standard 3. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), B. Numbers and Operations: Whole Numbers.
What is the value of 8 + 12 ÷ 4 × 2?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 3, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, standard 8, note on the order of operations. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), D. Algebraic Thinking.
Which equation shows the distributive property?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 3, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, standard 5. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), D. Algebraic Thinking.
Which fraction is equivalent to 3/4?Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, grade 4, Number and Operations: Fractions, standard 1. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, II. Mathematics (25%), C. Numbers and Operations: Fractions.
Social studies 7
A child puts photos of herself as a baby, a toddler and a first grader in order. Which history skill is she using?National Council for the Social Studies, C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards, Dimension 2, History: Change, Continuity, and Context, D2.His.1.K-2. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, III. Social Studies (14%), D. Time, Continuity, and Change.
Families in a snowy mountain town build steep roofs and wear heavy coats. Which geography idea does this show?National Council for the Social Studies, C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards, Dimension 2, Geography: Human-Environment Interaction, D2.Geo.4.K-2. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, III. Social Studies (14%), C. People, Places, and Environments.
Independence Day marks the date at the head of which document: "In Congress, July 4, 1776"?National Archives, Declaration of Independence: A Transcription. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, III. Social Studies (14%), D. Time, Continuity, and Change.
Lines of latitude measure distance in which directions?NOAA National Ocean Service, What is latitude? Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, III. Social Studies (14%), C. People, Places, and Environments.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment protects the right to vote of citizens who are at least how old?National Archives, The Constitution: Amendments 11-27, Amendment XXVI. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, III. Social Studies (14%), E. Civics and Government.
Under Article I of the Constitution, which body holds the power to make federal laws?National Archives, The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription, Article I, Section 1. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, III. Social Studies (14%), E. Civics and Government.
Which right is protected by the First Amendment?National Archives, The Bill of Rights: A Transcription, Amendment I. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, III. Social Studies (14%), E. Civics and Government.
Science 7
A child gives a toy car a bigger push than before. What does the bigger push do?Next Generation Science Standards, DCI Arrangements, kindergarten, PS3.C: Relationship Between Energy and Forces (K-PS2-1). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, IV. Science (14%), B. Physical Science.
Bees carry pollen between flowers and squirrels bury acorns. What do these plants depend on the animals for?Next Generation Science Standards, DCI Arrangements, grade 2 overview and LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems (2-LS2-2). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, IV. Science (14%), D. Life Science.
First graders record that the Sun rises every morning and sets every evening, and use the record to predict tomorrow. Which crosscutting concept are they using?Next Generation Science Standards, DCI Arrangements, grade 1, ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars (1-ESS1-1). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, IV. Science (14%), A. Fundamental Concepts and Processes of Scientific Inquiry.
Puppies in one litter look much like their parents, but none looks exactly like them. Which science idea does this show?Next Generation Science Standards, DCI Arrangements, grade 1, LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits and LS3.B: Variation of Traits (1-LS3-1). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, IV. Science (14%), D. Life Science.
Two groups build different ramps to solve the same problem. Why does engineering design call for comparing and testing both?Next Generation Science Standards, DCI Arrangements, grades K-2, ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, IV. Science (14%), E. Engineering, Technology and Applications of Science.
Which change caused by heating cannot be reversed?Next Generation Science Standards, DCI Arrangements, grade 2, performance expectation 2-PS1-4, clarification statement. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, IV. Science (14%), B. Physical Science.
Why does the Moon appear to shine in the night sky?NASA Science, Moon Phases, quick facts. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, IV. Science (14%), C. Earth and Space Science.
Physical education and the arts 8
A flute and a violin play the same note at the same loudness, yet they sound different. Which element of music is the difference?National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, Glossary for National Core Arts Music Standards: Timbre. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, V. Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts (17%), B. Creative and Performing Arts: music.
A song has two sections that contrast with each other, each heard once. Which musical form is this?National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, Glossary for National Core Arts Music Standards: AB and ABA. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, V. Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts (17%), B. Creative and Performing Arts: music.
A square and a circle are examples of which kind of shape?J. Paul Getty Museum, Elements of Art. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, V. Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts (17%), B. Creative and Performing Arts: visual art.
Dribbling, throwing, catching and striking belong to which group of skills?SHAPE America, Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education (2013), Standard 1, outcome S1.E6. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, V. Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts (17%), A. Health and Physical Education: physical education.
Holding still while balanced on one foot is which kind of movement skill?SHAPE America, Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education (2013), Standard 1, outcome S1.E7. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, V. Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts (17%), A. Health and Physical Education: physical education.
In music, what does the word tempo describe?National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, Glossary for National Core Arts Music Standards: Tempo. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, V. Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts (17%), B. Creative and Performing Arts: music.
Which characteristic of a color describes how light or dark it is?J. Paul Getty Museum, Elements of Art. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, V. Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts (17%), B. Creative and Performing Arts: visual art.
Which element of art is the surface quality of a work that can be seen and felt?J. Paul Getty Museum, Elements of Art. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5025, V. Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts (17%), B. Creative and Performing Arts: visual art.
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the test specifications of the ETS Study Companion for Praxis Early Childhood Education (5025) (https://www.ets.org/pdfs/praxis/5025.pdf, read 2026-10-09; test page https://praxis.ets.org/test/early-childhood-education-5025.html): Language and Literacy 30%, Mathematics 25%, Social Studies 14%, Science 14%, Health and Physical Education; Creative and Performing Arts 17%. The bank holds 15, 13, 7, 7 and 8 questions. Every fact was read on 2026-10-09 in the public document the question names: the Common Core State Standards for English language arts and for mathematics (thecorestandards.org), three What Works Clearinghouse practice guides of the Institute of Education Sciences (ies.ed.gov), the Next Generation Science Standards, the C3 Framework (socialstudies.org), the founding documents at the National Archives (archives.gov), NASA and NOAA pages, a Getty Museum education sheet (getty.edu), the National Core Arts Standards music glossary and SHAPE America's grade-level outcomes. Arithmetic answers are worked out again from the numbers in the question. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
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This free early childhood Praxis practice test has 50 questions of our own, spread like the five content categories of Praxis Early Childhood Education (5025). It is unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by ETS.
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What the test covers
ETS lists language and literacy (30%), mathematics (25%), social studies (14%), science (14%), and health and physical education with the creative and performing arts (17%), by the Study Companion read October 9, 2026. This bank holds 15, 13, 7, 7 and 8. ETS says the test does not emphasize pedagogy, so these questions ask what you know of each subject.
Timing
Exam mode asks the 50 questions here in 50 minutes, the pace of the real test.
What is left out
The health topics are left out. The last category here holds physical education, visual art and music.
A calculator is not permitted on the real test, so work the mathematics questions by hand.
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Questions and answers
Is this Praxis early childhood education practice test the real exam?
No. All 50 questions were written for this site from the test specifications ETS publishes for test 5025. None repeats or rewords a real test question or an ETS sample question, and a result here is not a forecast of your score.
How many questions are on the Praxis Early Childhood Education test?
120 selected-response questions in 2 hours, delivered on a computer. ETS says some questions on the test may not count toward your score.
Is this early childhood education practice test free?
Yes. All 50 questions, the explanations, exam mode and the printed test are free, with no sign-up.
Is a practice test for early childhood education the same in every state?
No. These questions follow Praxis 5025 only. Some states give early childhood tests of their own with other outlines, so check which test your licensing agency names before you study.
What is a passing score on Praxis 5025?
There is no single one. ETS says ETS sets no passing scores; they vary by state, so check the requirement where you will be licensed. This page reports the number right only.