The Praxis Elementary Education: Content Knowledge exam (5018) uses 140 questions to evaluate your understanding, application, analysis, and evaluation in four subject-area groups:
- Reading and language arts
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social studies
The 140 questions of the exam are divided among four subject-area groups according to these proportions:
Test Subject |
Approximate Number of Questions |
Approximate Percentage of the Exam |
Reading and language arts |
49 |
35% |
Mathematics |
41 |
29% |
Science |
25 |
18% |
Social studies |
25 |
18% |
The questions are in sync with state and national standards for English language arts and mathematics, as well as with the content standards for science and social studies.
Students have 150 minutes to complete 140 questions.