This Praxis 5039 cheat sheet compresses ETS's English Language Arts: Content and Analysis test into a printable rundown of what examiners weight most — the three selected-response categories and the two constructed-response essays. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free Praxis 5039 toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
Praxis 5039 exam at a glance
- Questions: 130 selected-response + 2 constructed-response essays
- Time: 3 hours total — 150 minutes selected-response, 30 minutes for the two essays
- Score scale: 100–200 scaled; passing score set by each state (commonly mid-160s to high-170s)
- Cost: $156 registration fee; minimum 28-day wait to retake
What’s on the Praxis 5039 cheat sheet
- Reading (~40%) — genres, literary devices, close reading for central idea, informational text structures, logical fallacies, and textual evidence.
- Language Use & Vocabulary (~19%) — parts of speech, phrases vs. clauses, high-frequency grammar and mechanics rules, and word meaning through morphemes and context.
- Writing, Speaking & Listening (~41%) — modes and the writing process, rhetoric and the three appeals, ethical research and citation, and speaking/listening/media literacy.
- The two essays (~25% of score) — CR1 analysis of literature and CR2 analysis of an argument — the central-idea-plus-elements framework and the moves holistic scorers reward.
How to use it in your final week
- Front-load the two heavy categories — Writing, Speaking & Listening (about 41%) and Reading (about 40%) together make up roughly four-fifths of the selected-response section.
- Memorize the analysis triggers from the sheet: ethos/pathos/logos for CR2, and central-idea-plus-elements for both essays — thesis first, then explain HOW elements create meaning, never plot summary.
- Drill the fast grammar rules (comma splices, semicolons, subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement) so Language Use & Vocabulary points come automatically.
- Read the sheet the morning of the test, then pair each review pass with a short timed set so your pacing across the 150-minute section and the 30-minute essays stays sharp.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your Praxis 5039 practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
Praxis 5039 cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the Praxis 5039 cheat sheet is 100% free to download as a PDF, with no sign-up required. It sits alongside Career Employer's free Praxis 5039 practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
It condenses the highest-yield facts for ETS's English Language Arts: Content and Analysis test — the three selected-response categories (Reading, Language Use and Vocabulary, and Writing, Speaking and Listening) plus a quick-reference framework for the two constructed-response essays. Literary devices, grammar rules, rhetorical appeals, and the essay moves scorers reward are all on one condensed reference.
It's built from ETS's current 5039 Study Companion and test overview, and we review it against the official ETS materials regularly so the categories, weights, and format stay accurate.
No — the sheet is a cram and review layer, not a substitute for reading passages and writing timed essays. Your Praxis 5039 score is a scaled 100–200 number and the cut score is set by your state, so use the sheet to lock in facts and the practice test plus timed essay reps to build readiness.
Click the download button (or the preview card) at the top of this page to open the PDF instantly. Bookmark the page so you can find it again for a final pass the morning of your test.
References
- 1.ETS. “English Language Arts: Content and Analysis (5039).” praxis.ets.org, 2026. ↑
- 2.ETS. “The Praxis Study Companion: English Language Arts: Content and Analysis (5039).” praxis.ets.org, 2026. ↑
- 3.ETS. “Understanding Your Praxis Scores.” praxis.ets.org, 2026. ↑
- 4.ETS. “Praxis Passing Score Requirements (state-set).” praxis.ets.org, 2026. ↑
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