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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A real concrete object that is used to represent an idea or concept






2. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






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






4. 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.






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






6. Is a group of words that tells position - direction - or how two ideas are related to one another.






7. The outcome of the conflict can be forecasted. This is the peak of the story and often included the greatest emotion.






8. Express one complete thought.






9. 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.






10. Singles out a specific noun; this that - these - those (a noun must immediately follow).






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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






15. The author takes the point of view of a character providing personal thoughts or feelings and shares what other characters do and say. This is the 'I' narrative.






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






17. Replace nouns in a sentence.






18. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






20. Main problem in the story.






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






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






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






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






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






26. (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.






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






28. Compare two things.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






35. A theme of plot the could happen in real life






36. 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.






37. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






38. Shows the action is happening now.






39. 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.)






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






41. 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.)






42. Not true - imaginary - books that are not true stories - but made up ones.






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. Restating in different words






47. 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.)






48. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






49. The use of words that are appealing to the sense of hearing and mimic sounds that aid in the description for the reader. (Ex. boom - sizzle - tinkle - hiss - chiming - tolling - moan - groan - purr - squeak)






50. 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)