Praxis 5047
Praxis 5047 MS English Language Arts test format
The whole specification in one table: 110 questions, 2 hours 40 minutes, selected-response plus constructed-response short essays. Every figure here is what ETS publishes for 5047.
Practise 5047 free 5047 overviewPraxis 5047 specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Credential | English (Grades 5–9) |
| Questions | 110 |
| Time limit | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Delivery | Computer Delivered |
| Calculator | Not permitted |
| Question types | Selected-response plus constructed-response short essays |
| Content areas | 4 |
| Alignment | Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and informed by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (Early Adolescence / English Language Arts) and by the Standards for Initial Preparation of Teachers of Secondary English Language Arts (NCTE and CAEP). |
How the score is weighted
Content areas are not worth the same share of the score, and the share is not the same as the share of the questions. Read this before deciding where to spend your remaining study hours.
| Content area | Questions | Share of score |
|---|---|---|
| I. Reading | 50 | 46% |
| II. Language Use and Vocabulary | 16 | 11% |
| III. Writing, Speaking, and Listening | 26 | 18% |
| IV. English Language Arts Instruction | 18 | 25% |
Where this material comes from
You are about to spend real study hours on this, so the honest answer matters more than a reassuring one. Every MS English Language Arts item in this app comes from one of two places, and the app tells you which for every single question.
| Part of the app | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| Outline and competency titles | Transcribed word for word from the published ETS Study Companion. |
| Practice questions marked ETS | 0 transcribed from the Study Companion, carrying ETS’s own answer rationales. |
| Practice questions marked Authored | 67 written for this app against the official outline and the national standards that govern the subject. |
| How to tell them apart | The label is on the question itself. You are never guessing which kind you are looking at. |
The blueprint itself is ETS’s. It is published, free, and worth reading before you start: Praxis Middle School English Language Arts (5047) Study Companion. Reading it is the fastest way to check this page against the real thing, and it costs nothing.
A score in this app is not a Praxis score and does not predict one. What it does tell you is which of the 33 competencies you are getting wrong, which a practice score on its own does not.
Praxis 5047 test format questions
How long is the Praxis 5047 test?
2 hours 40 minutes for 110 questions, which is about 1 minute 27 seconds a question if you use the whole time. The test is computer delivered.
Can I use a calculator on Praxis 5047?
Not permitted. Know this before you walk in, because it changes how you practise: if a calculator is provided, the practice questions are worth doing with one in hand.
Is Praxis 5047 multiple choice or written?
Selected-response plus constructed-response short essays. This app can score the multiple-choice portion only. Written responses are shown with the ETS rubric and left for you to mark yourself, because folding an ungraded item into an accuracy figure would tell you something false.
What percentage of the 5047 score comes from each area?
Reading 46%, Language Use and Vocabulary 11%, Writing, Speaking, and Listening 18%, English Language Arts Instruction 25%. The table above has the full breakdown with question counts.
How should I pace a timed 5047 run?
Answer everything you know first and mark the rest. Most candidates lose marks to pacing rather than to the material: they stall on one hard item and then run out of clock on easy ones. The app has a timed full-length run so you can practise that before test day rather than on it.
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