The information on the Praxis II main page, and the FAQ and Study Guide pages is as straightforward and unbiased as possible.
However, nearly every student who has taken the English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge exam has some opinion or advice to offer. What have other students said?
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If you haven’t prayed for a while… then do so.
Also, a vast majority of the test will evaluate your technical English skills. If you don’t know what an iambic pentameter is or what Assonance is I would review before taking it.
I took the English content 0041 last week and used this study guide to prepare. Another great resource can be found here: http://www3.uakron.edu/education/PraxisII/praxisIInew.htm
On the version of the test that I was given, there were only 2 or 3 questions where I had to identify the title/author of a given passage, so I felt that it was a waste of time reviewing all the plot summaries/characters of the 100 works listed. The answer to most questions could be determined as long as you knew the lit periods, major authors and themes. I would suggest spending a lot of time studying that. There was a good bit of poetry, so be prepared to scan a poem and identify feet/meter.
Best wishes to all!
Hey J,
I’m so sorry that you felt that reading all of those summaries was a waste of time. Honestly, the test that I took had NUMEROUS questions about them. I would be curious to see if other test takers share your experience; the test may well be changing and I wasn’t aware, or perhaps you just got a different version.
No matter what, I hope that you did well!
~Jamie~