Praxis Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts (5002)

First published: September 2, 2026Last verified: September 2, 2026Reviewed by the CertQuestUSA team

TL;DR

Praxis Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts (5002): a 145-question practice bank for the real Teacher Certification (Praxis) standard, 3 full papers of 50 questions each with no repeats, every question citing the real regulation it comes from.

Where these questions come from

Every question in this bank cites a real source -- primarily CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1–RL.4.7 (37%) and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1–W.4.9 (35%) of this exam's citations.

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3

full papers, no repeats

50

questions per paper

145

questions in the bank

What this exam covers

Reading48%
Writing, Speaking, and Listening52%

Real passing scores by state

States set their own qualifying score for this test -- ETS just reports what each one requires. These are the real state-reported scaled scores (out of 200), sourced from ETS's own Passing Score Requirements tool, verified 2026-09-01. This is not the same scale as your CQU practice percentage above -- there is no public conversion between the two, so treat this as what the real exam requires, not a prediction from your practice score.

Alaska157

Arkansas141

Connecticut157

Delaware157

Hawaii157

Kentucky151

Louisiana157

Maine157

Montana157

Nevada157

New Hampshire157

New Jersey157

Northern Mariana Islands157

Oklahoma157

Oregon157

South Carolina157

South Dakota150

Tennessee157

Utah157

Vermont157

Virgin Islands157

Virginia157

West Virginia157

Wisconsin157

Wyoming157

Source: ETS Passing Score Requirements tool (praxis.ets.org/scores)

5 real sample questions

Which sentence has a pronoun-agreement error?

A. The players stored their uniforms after the game.

B. The committee announced its decision.

C. Each bicycle has its own identification number.

D. Both gardens changed its watering schedule.

Source: Pronoun Agreement and Pronoun Case headings

Which is the final phoneme in the spoken word bridge?

A. /b/

B. /r/

C. /i/

D. /dʒ/

Source: Recommendation 2, pp. 14–21: sound segments and letter–sound relations

Which spelling correctly adds the suffix -ness to happy?

A. happyness

B. happieness

C. happyiness

D. happiness

Source: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1–L.4.6, pp. 26–28: conventions, usage, vocabulary, and figurative language

Which statement correctly compares the beginning sounds in ship and slip?

A. Sh is one phoneme; sl is a blend with both sounds heard.

B. Both sh and sl represent one phoneme each.

C. Sh is a two-sound blend, while sl is silent.

D. Neither beginning has a relationship to pronunciation.

Source: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1–RL.4.7, pp. 11–12: evidence, theme, elements, language, and structure

How does the suffix -less change the meaning of hope in hopeless?

A. It changes hope into a verb describing a feeling that occurred in the past.

B. It forms an adjective meaning without hope.

C. It makes hope plural.

D. It means hope again.

Source: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1–RL.4.7, pp. 11–12: evidence, theme, elements, language, and structure

Real-world data for this exam

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions are on the CertQuestUSA Praxis Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts (5002) practice test?

145 questions total, split into 3 full papers of 50 each with no repeats across papers.

What topics does the Praxis Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts (5002) test cover?

2 domains, with the heaviest weight on Writing, Speaking, and Listening (52%), and Reading (48%).

Where do CertQuestUSA's Praxis Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts (5002) questions come from?

Primarily CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1–RL.4.7 (37%) and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1–W.4.9 (35%) of this bank's citations -- computed directly from this exam's own question sources, not a generic description.

Is there a free diagnostic for Praxis Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts (5002)?

Yes -- 10 real questions across the exam's domains, no sign-up required, with a domain-by-domain breakdown at the end.