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Key Facts: Praxis PLT: PreK–12 Exam
100
Selected-Response Questions
ETS Praxis PLT: PreK–12 (5625) test page
120 minutes
Testing Time
ETS Praxis PLT: PreK–12 (5625) test page
$156
Test Fee
ETS Praxis PLT: PreK–12 (5625) test page
157
Most Common State Qualifying Score
ETS Praxis score lookup, October 2026
4
Content Categories
ETS 5625 Study Companion
100
Free Practice Questions
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ETS's Praxis PLT: PreK–12 (5625) is a 120-minute, computer-delivered test of 100 selected-response questions on human development, learning, instruction, assessment, and professional issues across PreK–12. The fee is $156, and the test can be taken at a test center or at home. Each state sets its own qualifying score: ETS's score lookup lists 157 for most jurisdictions that use 5625, 150 for Nevada, and 143 for Arkansas. These are independent single-answer practice questions, not an ETS test form.
Sample Praxis PLT: PreK–12 Practice Questions
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1A kindergarten teacher pours equal amounts of juice into two identical wide cups. When the teacher pours one cup into a tall, narrow glass, a child insists the tall glass now holds more juice because it is higher. According to Jean Piaget, which feature of the child's thinking best explains this error?
2A seventh grader cannot yet write a thesis statement for an argument essay alone, but succeeds when the teacher supplies a sentence frame and asks guiding questions during a short conference. According to Lev Vygotsky, this task lies within the student's:
3A fourth-grade teacher notices that a nine-year-old becomes discouraged and says, 'I'm just bad at everything,' after struggling with long division and a group art project. According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, which crisis is this student most likely working through?
4During a class meeting, an eighth grader argues that students must follow the hall-pass rule even when it is inconvenient, because if everyone ignored rules they disliked, the school would fall into disorder. According to Lawrence Kohlberg, this reasoning best reflects which orientation?
5A tenth-grade biology teacher thinks aloud while demonstrating how to focus a compound microscope, then has partners practice while the teacher gives feedback. Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory identifies which processes as determining whether students learn from a model like this?
6A district designs a K-12 social studies curriculum in which ideas such as community and government are introduced simply in the early grades and revisited with increasing depth and abstraction in later grades. This 'spiral curriculum' is most closely associated with:
7A seventh-grade teacher writes this objective: 'Students will examine two conflicting accounts of the Boston Tea Party to identify each author's point of view, possible bias, and supporting evidence.' In the revised Bloom's taxonomy, this objective operates mainly at which level?
8A middle school team runs a unit in which students plan and tend a school garden, keep records, decide as a class how to share the harvest with a food pantry, and reflect on what they learned. The view that education should grow out of meaningful experience and work like a small democratic community is most closely associated with:
9A first grader often arrives tired and unable to concentrate. After learning that the family has lost its housing and the child often skips breakfast, the school arranges food support before addressing the child's reading goals. Which theory best explains this decision?
10After classmates laughed at her while she worked a problem at the board, a fifth grader now feels her heart race whenever any teacher says, 'Come up to the board.' Which learning principle best explains this reaction?
About the Praxis PLT: PreK–12 Exam
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): PreK–12 (5625) is an ETS pedagogy test for beginning teachers that some states accept for licensure. It is a 120-minute, computer-delivered test of 100 selected-response questions in four content categories: Students as Learners (31 questions), Instructional Process (30), Assessment (20), and Professional Development, Leadership, and Community (19). It includes grade-specific and all-grade questions. Unlike the grade-band PLT tests (5621–5624), which pair 70 selected-response questions with 4 constructed-response questions, 5625 has no constructed-response section. This bank offers independent single-answer, four-option practice questions; it does not reproduce ETS's multiple-select or other interactive item formats.
Exam sponsor: ETS (Educational Testing Service). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
100 selected-response questions in 120 minutes (some ask for one or more answers); computer-delivered at a test center or at home; no constructed-response section
Time Limit
120 minutes
Passing Score
Set by each state; ETS score lookup (Oct 2026): 157 in DC, HI, IN, NC, ND, OK, SC, SD, and WV; 150 in Nevada; 143 in Arkansas
Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Our practice resources: topics covered
We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.
I. Students as Learners
Student development and the learning process (foundational theorists, learning-theory concepts, and developmental stages), students as diverse learners (culture, language, exceptionalities, ADA, IDEA, Section 504, gifted students, English learners), and student motivation and the learning environment (behavioral and motivation theories, classroom routines and management).
II. Instructional Process
Planning instruction (standards, scope and sequence, measurable objectives, Bloom's taxonomy, thematic and interdisciplinary units), instructional strategies (direct, indirect, independent, experiential, and interactive models; grouping; memory; teachable moments), and questioning and communication techniques (wait time, verbal and nonverbal communication, active listening).
III. Assessment
Formal and informal assessment, formative, summative, and diagnostic purposes, assessment tools and formats, self- and peer assessment, standardized tests, norm- versus criterion-referenced scoring, testing terms (validity, reliability, scaled scores, percentiles, standard deviation, grade equivalents), holistic and analytic scoring, and communicating results.
IV. Professional Development, Leadership, and Community
Professional development resources, research on teaching, reflective practice, school support personnel, partnerships with families and communities, collaboration, and laws and court decisions on equal access, privacy, the First Amendment, intellectual freedom, mandated reporting, due process, liability, licensing and tenure, and copyright.
Preparing for the Praxis PLT: PreK–12 Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Set by each state; ETS score lookup (Oct 2026): 157 in DC, HI, IN, NC, ND, OK, SC, SD, and WV; 150 in Nevada; 143 in Arkansas
- Assessment: 100 selected-response questions in 120 minutes (some ask for one or more answers); computer-delivered at a test center or at home; no constructed-response section
- Time limit: 120 minutes
- Exam / certification fees: $156 Official sources
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Praxis PLT: PreK–12: Suggested Study Strategy
Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions are on Praxis PLT: PreK–12 (5625)?
ETS lists 100 selected-response questions, some of which may not count toward the score. Unlike the grade-band PLT tests (5621, 5622, 5623, and 5624), which have 70 selected-response and 4 constructed-response questions, 5625 has no constructed-response section.
How long is the Praxis 5625 test?
The testing time is 120 minutes. The test is computer-delivered and can be taken at a test center or at home with online proctoring.
What is the passing score for Praxis PLT: PreK–12?
Each state sets its own qualifying score. In October 2026, ETS's score lookup listed 157 for the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Indiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia; 150 for Nevada; and 143 for Arkansas.
What are the four content categories on Praxis 5625?
According to ETS's Study Companion, the categories are Students as Learners (about 31 questions), Instructional Process (about 30), Assessment (about 20), and Professional Development, Leadership, and Community (about 19).
Do these practice questions use the same format as the real test?
No. These are independent single-answer questions with four options. The real 5625 test uses selected-response questions, and some ask you to select one or more answers, so read each item's directions carefully on test day.