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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels






2. The reader sees a character's errors - but the character does not






3. A suspenseful story that deals with a puzzling crime. Examples include Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murder in Rue Morgue' and Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood.






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






5. 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.






6. The study of the structure of sentences.






7. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.






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






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






10. A poem that is a mournful lament for the dead. Examples include William Shakespeare's 'Eligy' from Cymbeline - Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Requiem -' and Alfred Lord Tennysone's 'In Memoriam.'






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






12. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.






13. A contradictory statement that makes sense






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






15. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.






16. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.






17. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. A few well known _______ writers are Jean - Paul Satre - Soren Kierkegaard ('the father of _______') - Albert Camus - Freidrich Nietzche - Franz Kafka - and Simone de Beauvoir.






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






19. An extended fictional prose narrative.






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






21. Specialized language used in a particular field or content area






22. A verb form that usually ends in - ing or - ed.






23. The analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect.






24. A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.






25. A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.






26. A variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.






27. A person or thing working against the hero of a literary work (the protagonist).






28. How the author uses words - phrases - and sentences to form ideas.






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






30. A figure of speech in which a comparison is implied but not stated - such as 'This winter is a bear.'






31. A comparison of two unlike things - usually including the word like or as.






32. A pair of lines of poetic verse written in iambic pentameter.






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






34. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also known as vers libre.






35. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






36. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; this term comes from the Greek word hybris - which means 'excessive pride.'






37. A genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot - theme - and/or setting. Examples include J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings - C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia - and William Morris' The Well at the World's E






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






39. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else - such as the white flag that represents surrender.






40. 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.






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






43. Distinctive features of a person's speech and speech patterns.






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






45. 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.






46. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






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48. A novel comprised of idealized events far removed from everyday life. This genre includes the subgenres of gothic ____ and medieval ____. Examples include Mary Shelly's Frankenstein - William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida - and King Horn (anonym






49. A method by which trained readers evaluate a piece of writing for its overall quality. There is no focus on one aspect of the writing.






50. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).