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






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






4. An exaggeration or use of a statement that enhances the effects of the words - which may or may not be realistic. (Ex. It was such a hot summer that even the cactus was sweating.)






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






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






7. Refers to the position in time and space in which an author describes his or her views or material.






8. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






9. Is any adjective that is not proper and in not capitalized.






10. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






11. 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.






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






13. 1. Man vs. Man - One person is against another.2. Man vs. Nature - A person(s) battles with forces of nature.3. Man vs. Society - Societal values (customs) are challenged by person(s).4. Man vs. Self - Internal struggles - or test of values of a char






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






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






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






17. Shows the action is happening now.






18. Focuses on a mix of reality and the imaginary.






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






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






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






22. Occur when the adverbs tells how something is done (often ends in - ly).






23. 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.)






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. Attachment to a base or root word.






29. Shows comparison by the suffixes (er/est) or modifiers (more/most).






30. Focuses on the manner in which the writer describes - discusses - or narrates a subject.






31. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






32. These communications occur as part of a tradition - or established meeting or time when certain groups come together for discussions or in response to activities.






33. (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.






34. 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.






35. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






36. A non - fiction piece that is often short and used to express the writer's opinion about a topic or to share information on a subject.






37. Compares 2 or more people - places - things - ideas - concepts - or characteristics. The event usually ends in - er.






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






39. 2 vowels in which the sound begins at the first vowel and moves toward the sound of the second vowel. (Ex. snout=ou - boy=oy)






40. 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.






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






42. Shows the action happened in the past or before (uses 'ed')






43. Writing in which the information is presented as fact or as truth.






44. Describes a noun or pronoun without comparing it to anyone or anything else.






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






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






47. A narrative in which the characters and events represent an idea or truth about life in general.






48. Connection is defined as the comparison between what is currently being read to that of other literary works that have been read in the past.






49. Possess 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.






50. Is made up of 2 or more words and is hyphenated. (Ex. The action - packed movie held my attention.)