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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The main idea or the fundamental meaning of literary work that can be either plainly stated or implied.






2. The background knowledge or experiences that students may bring with them into the reading of a text.






3. (construction stage) Reader has contact with content - structure - genre - and the language of the text - using prior knowledge to build an understanding of the elements.






4. Words that have the same pronunciation and spelling - but have different meanings. (Ex. mean - rude - mean - average - or mean - define)






5. The use of a recurring object - element - concept - word - phrase - or structure in order to draw the readers' attention to a specific point the author is trying to make.






6. A short story - often with animals as the main characters - that teachers a moral or lesson to the reader






7. The device in which an author interrupts the story or narrative to go back and explain an earlier event or recall an earlier memory of a character.






8. Attachment to a base or root word.






9. Smallest meaningful unit of speech - which can no longer be divided. (Ex. in - come - on).






10. The setting - time - event - and characters are based on history and facts.






11. Stories passed down from generation to generation that includes fables - myths - legends - and tall tales.






12. When a conjunction joins a word to a word - a phrase to a phrase - or a clause to a clause; the words or phrases or clauses joined must be equal or of the same type.






13. Occur when the adverbs tells where - to where - or from where.






14. A hint of clue that the author provides to the reader to suggest what will happen next of at sometime in the future in the story or narrative.






15. A string of events that builds up from the conflict - when then moves toward the climax.






16. Is the process of understanding that letters in text represent the sounds (phonemes) in speech.






17. (extending stage) Reader delves into the text - using background knowledge to build an understanding of the literary piece with new information being absorbed and used to ask questions.






18. Tales that relate to the unknown and revealed through human or worldly dilemmas or situations that include horror - fantasy - crime - solving - secret events - and the supernatural.






19. A sentence that makes a statement or tells something and ends with a period.






20. Connection occurs when students can relate their own lives or make very personal connections to what is currently being read.






21. Is the perspective from which a story is told or a literary piece is written.






22. (examining stage) Reader reflects and reacts to the literary work by judging - evaluating - and relating to the literature.






23. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






24. The sense of feeling(s) in literary works. How the author presents or selects the setting - images - objects - and words in a story.






25. A character's traits are exposed by actions and speech.






26. Refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of the text of literary work






27. Reference or resource works - textbooks - and informational materials most often used in subject or content areas.






28. When the audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.






29. Have 1 independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






30. Describes a writer's feelings or attitudes toward the subject.






31. Compare 3 or more things.






32. Contain 2 or more single sentences which are joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.






33. Comparison of similar objects - which suggests that since the objects are similar in some ways they will probably be alike in other ways.






34. When the author says one thing and means something else






35. Words that are spelled differently - pronounced identically - but have different meanings. (Ex. two - too - to; isle - aisle; ball - bawl; sweet - suite; here - hear; pair - pear; pain - pane).






36. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






37. Compare two things.






38. Based upon a belief or a view and is not based upon evidence that can be verified.






39. A real concrete object that is used to represent an idea or concept






40. Is a word the modifies a verb - an adjective - or an adverb. Adverbs tell how - when - where - why - how much - and how often.






41. Main problem in the story.






42. Is formed by a proper noun and is always capitalized.






43. The use of conversation between characters in order to provide readers with insight in the characters' behaviors - motivations - and human interactions.






44. A letter or letters that represent one phoneme; the smallest meaningful unit within a writing system. (Ex. cat=/c/ /a/ /t/






45. Connections are on a larger - broader scale - and this happens when students are able to relay what occurs in a literary work to what ensues in the world.






46. Introduction of the story. Reader is introduced to the setting - tone - characters - purpose if the story






47. A device in which a word or phrase is used to mean the exact opposite of its normal meaning. Can also be used to show that a person - situation - statement - or circumstance is not as it usually appears.






48. A literary work that is in ordinary form and used the familiar structure of spoken language - sentence after sentence.






49. Includes the time - place(s) - physical details - and the circumstances or events in which a situation occurs.






50. A group of words with a special - more figurative meaning instead of the literal meaning. (Ex. Charlie planned a presentation on water resources - but jack stole his thunder when he told the boss it was his idea.)