Praxis Elementary Education: Mathematics CKT Practice Test
Praxis Elementary Education: Mathematics CKT (7813) practice addresses elementary mathematics through problems involving place value, whole-number operations, fractions, decimals, ratios, patterns, and factors. The available questions also sample time, temperature, probability, and equal-area partitions. They require accurate computation alongside interpretation of what a word problem or representation is asking.
Exam overview
About the Praxis Elementary Education: Mathematics CKT Exam
The question set exercises several kinds of elementary mathematics reasoning: identifying digit value, choosing operations for equal sharing, extending additive patterns, and recognizing factors. Other items call for applying ratios, interpreting decimal notation, calculating elapsed time or changes in temperature, and finding probability from equally likely outcomes. Visual partitioning questions involve connecting rows and columns to the number of equal sections. For elementary teaching, these skills support checking whether a solution matches a problem’s quantities and whether a student’s explanation reflects a sound concept—for example, distinguishing hundredths from tenths in a decimal. Working through varied formats can help pinpoint whether an error comes from computation, notation, or interpreting the situation, rather than treating every missed answer as the same kind of difficulty.
Sample Practice Questions
Review a selection from this exam's published US Practice Tests practice bank.
What is the value of the digit 6 in the number 3,462,815?
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Correct answer: DIn 3,462,815, the 6 is in the ten-thousands place, so its value is 60,000.
A school store has 6 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. The pencils are shared equally among 4 classrooms. How many pencils does each classroom receive?
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Correct answer: BThere are 6 × 8 = 48 pencils altogether. Sharing them equally among 4 classrooms gives 48 ÷ 4 = 12 pencils per classroom.
A clock shows 2:40. What time will it show 35 minutes later?
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Correct answer: BAdding 20 minutes to 2:40 reaches 3:00. Adding the remaining 15 minutes gives 3:15.
A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of oats. At the same ratio, how many cups of flour are needed for 12 cups of oats?
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Correct answer: BThe oats amount is multiplied by 4, from 3 to 12. Multiply the flour amount by the same factor: 2 × 4 = 8 cups.
A number pattern begins 5, 11, 17, 23, ... What is the next number?
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Correct answer: CEach term increases by 6: 5 + 6 = 11, 11 + 6 = 17, and 17 + 6 = 23. The next term is 23 + 6 = 29.
Which number is a factor of 42?
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Correct answer: DA factor divides a number evenly. Since 42 ÷ 7 = 6 with no remainder, 7 is a factor of 42.
A thermometer reads −3°C in the morning. By afternoon, the temperature rises 8°C. What is the afternoon temperature?
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Correct answer: CRising by 8 degrees means add 8 to the starting temperature: −3 + 8 = 5°C.
How to use this practice test
Access the practice questions free. A session presents up to 20 random questions from the 50-question bank, then shows results. Use the questions to locate specific gaps—such as decimal place value or ratio reasoning—and revisit the underlying calculation or representation for each missed item.
Preparation tips
- For place-value questions, write each digit’s value in expanded form and distinguish tenths, hundredths, and thousandths when reading decimals.
- Translate sharing and grouping problems into multiplication or division expressions before calculating; check that the result answers the stated unit, such as pencils per classroom.
- For ratio problems, scale both quantities by the same factor, and verify the result against the original relationship.
- Practice elapsed-time and temperature-change problems with number lines, including crossing an hour boundary or moving from a negative value.
- For probability and equal-partition questions, identify the equally likely outcomes or count rows times columns before stating the result.