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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.)






2. (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.






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






4. Gives the reader approximate information and does not tell exactly how much or how many.






5. 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.






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






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






8. A word the joins together words or groups of words.






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. When a conjunction connects two clauses that are not equal or the same type; it connects a dependent to an independent clause.






15. A series of events occurring after the climax that bring the story to a conclusion






16. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






18. 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






19. Express more than one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






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






21. The overstatement or the stretching of the truth in order to emphasize a point. (Ex. The music was so loud it shattered my eardrums.)






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Life is dealt with in a humorous manner - often poking fun at people's mistakes.






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






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






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






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






31. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






33. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






34. Distinct unit of sound found within language that helps distinguish utterances from one another.






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






36. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






37. A figure of speech used as a comparison of two unrelated objects - concepts - or ideas without using the words like or as. (Ex. The girl was a hog when it came to ice cream.)






38. Is a word that shows action(s) or a state of being.






39. A narrative that can be read in one sitting. Has few characters and often one conflict. Characters go through some type of change by the end of the story.






40. Restating in different words






41. The author tells the story from an outside voice. The narrator is not one of the characters in the story but informs the reader about the characters.






42. A speech or poem spoken by one character in order to share their innermost thought and feelings - which have been hidden throughout the story






43. The conclusion of the story and the completion of all the action.






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






48. Attachment to a base or root word.






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






50. Compare 3 or more things.