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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is a word or phrase used to show strong emotion or surprise. (Ex. Hey!; Oh no - a shark!)






2. Uses a completely different word to express the comparison.






3. 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.






4. Is a specific use of language that appeals to the readers' senses. Act of forming mental pictures by the reader and to form these pictures while reading.






5. Compares 3 or more people - places - things - ideas - concepts - or characteristics. The adjective usually ends in - est.






6. 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.






7. Occur when the adverb tells how often - when - or how long.






8. A sentence that gives a command - often with you are the understood subject - and ends with a period.






9. A character is portrayed by the author - the narrator - or the other characters.






10. Shows that the action will happen (uses 'will')






11. The consonant sounds are repeated - generally at the beginning of a word or within words. (Ex. The sneaky snake was snoring loudly as she slept soundly.)






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






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






14. Is a scheme of how words are organized into patterns






15. Is a word that names a person - place - thing - concept - idea - act - or characteristic. Nouns give names to everything that exists - has existed - or will exist in the world.






16. About someone's life (written by another person)






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






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






19. A writing in which the reality of life is shown.






20. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






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






22. Compare two things.






23. Is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun.






24. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






25. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.






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






27. A story written in certain form or rhyme and rhythm with imagery






28. A comparison of two unrelated objects - concepts - or ideas through the use of the words like or as. (Ex. My words trickled off my tongue like raindrops on a windshield.)






29. The use of descriptive works in such a way as to give human characteristics to a nonhuman thing such as an object - idea or animal. (Ex. The dog danced with joy when she was given a bone.)






30. 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.






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






32. The ability to impart and share knowledge - opinions - ideas - feelings - and beliefs.






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






34. The writer tells the story another character addressing him as 'you'. It appears to the readers as if they are the characters being told what to do and what to feel.






35. A story that was created to explain some natural force of nature - religious belief - or social phenomenon. The gods and goddesses have supernatural powers but the human characters often do not.






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






37. Contains the preposition - the object of the preposition and the modifiers of the object.






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






39. A pair of words that when combined have the opposite meanings. (Ex. found missing - exact estimate - tragic comedy - old news - small fortune - pretty ugly - jumbo shrimp






40. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






41. The use of words - phrases - or other language structures that change the literal meaning.






42. A play that uses dialogue to present its message to the audience and it meant to be performed.






43. Main problem in the story.






44. Restating in different words






45. About the author's own personal life (written by the author)






46. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






48. Daily communications that happen as people interact with one another in their common environment. These relations may occur in the home - at work - in school - in the community - or on the computer.






49. A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.






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