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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The outcome or resolution of plot in a story.






2. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






3. A text or performance that imitates and mocks an author or work.






4. Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.






5. Simple - compound (conjunctions) - complex (subordination) - compound - complex (conjunctions and subordination).






6. The use of sound words to suggest meaning - as in buzz - click - or vroom.






7. The study of the orgin of words






8. A socially accepted word or phrase used to replace unacceptable language - such as expressions for bodily functions or body parts. Also used as substitutes for straightforward words to tactfully conceal or falsify meaning. Ex. My grandmother passed a






9. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






10. A turn from the general audience to address a specific group of persons (or a personified abstraction) who is present of absent. For example - in a recent performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet - Hamlet turned to the audience and spoke directly to one w






11. An expression that has been used so often that it loses its expressive power






12. The act or an example of substituting a mild - indirect - or vague term for one considered harsh - blunt - or offensive.






13. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.






14. A word that gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. Sue runs very fast - very describes the ____ fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs.






15. The multiple use of a word - phrase - or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect.






16. The structure of a work of literature; the sequence of events.






17. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.






18. A narrative that is made up of fantastic characters and creatures - such as witches - goblins - and fairies - and usually begins with the phrase 'Once upon a time...' Examples include Rapunzel - Cinderella - Sleeping Beauty - and Little Red Riding Ho






19. A short narrative - usually between 50 and 100 pages long. Examples include George Orwell's Animal Farm and Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.






20. Expressions that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions - such as 'wicked awesome.'






21. The study of the meaning in language.






22. Narrative fiction that involves gods and heroes or has a theme that expresses a culture's ideology. Examples of Greek ______ include Zeus and the Olympians and The Trojan War. Roman ______ include Hercules - Apollo - and Venus.






23. A literacy device in which the author jumps back in time in the chronology of narrative.






24. The purpose of a particular action differs greatly from the result






25. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.






26. A humorous verse form of five anapestic (Composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented) lines with rhyme scheme of aabba.






27. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.






28. The story is told by someone outside the story.






29. The perspective from which the story is told - four choices: first person; 3rd person (dramatic - objective); 3rd person omniscient; 3rd person limited omniscient.






30. The feeling a text evokes in the reader - such as sadness - tranquility - or elation.






31. The time and place in which the action of a story takes place.






32. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.






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34. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning.






35. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties.






36. The study of the structure of words.






37. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






38. A type of Japanese poem that is written in 17 syllables with three lines of five - seven - and five syllables - respectively. Expresses a single thought.






39. A break in the rhythm of language - particularly a natural pause in a in a line of verse - maked in prosody by a double vertical line ( || ). Ex. Arma virumque cano - || Troiae qui primus ab oris .






40. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words - such a 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'






41. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning. There are three types....Dramatic - Verbal - Situation.






42. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal. Ex. 'downsized' actually means fired or loss of job.






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44. A document organized in paragraph form that can be long or short and can be in the form of a letter - dialogue - or discussion. Examples include Politics and the English Language by George Orwell - The American Scholar by Ralph Waldo Emerson - and Mo






45. A kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun. There are only two _____ a and the.






46. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind.






47. A word that connects other words or groups of words. Ex. In the sentence Bob and Dan are friends - the _____ 'and' connects two nouns and in the sentence.






48. A reference to a familiar person - place - thing - or event






49. A story about a person's life written by another person.






50. Meter that is composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented - usually used in light or whimsical poetry - such as limerick.