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Praxis Literature
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Subjects
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praxis
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literature
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.
Future tense
Superlative adjective
Singular pronouns
Plot: Inciting force
2. A letter or letters that represent one phoneme; the smallest meaningful unit within a writing system. (Ex. cat=/c/ /a/ /t/
Communication: Rituals
grapheme
Direct presentation
Type of Lit: Fable
3. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.
Decoding Skills
Possessive Pronoun
Conjunction: Correlative
Plot: Rising Action
4. The sense of feeling(s) in literary works. How the author presents or selects the setting - images - objects - and words in a story.
Mood
homophone
Imagery
Possessive Pronoun
5. (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.
Dramatic Irony
Superlative adverbs
Literary Selections: Expository
Initial
6. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.
Imperative
Foreshadow
Type of Lit: Drama
Predicate adjective
7. A sentence that expresses strong feeling or shows surprise and ends with an exclamation point.
Interjection
Exclamatory
Adjective
Type of Lit: Myth
8. Shows the action happened in the past or before (uses 'ed')
Past tense
Indefinite adjective
Exclamatory
Positive adjective
9. Includes the time - place(s) - physical details - and the circumstances or events in which a situation occurs.
Place adverbs
Oxymoron
Setting
Mystery
10. Describes a writer's feelings or attitudes toward the subject.
Plot: Exposition
Mental Point of View
Onomatopoeia
Two - syllable adjective
11. 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.)
Paraphrase
Common adjective
Hyperbole
homonym
12. A fictional narrative of book length in which characters and plot are developed in a somewhat realistic manner.
Communication: Rituals
Type of Lit: Novel
Mystery
Hyperbole
13. Shows the action is happening now.
Verb
Literary Selections: Narrative
Plot: Conflict
Present tense
14. The main idea or the fundamental meaning of literary work that can be either plainly stated or implied.
Critical Analysis
Type of Lit: Realism
Theme
Oxymoron
15. Uses a completely different word to express the comparison.
Compound adjective
Epic
Superlative adverbs
Irregular adjective
16. Introduction of the story. Reader is introduced to the setting - tone - characters - purpose if the story
Fantasy
Plot: Exposition
Type of Lit: Myth
Third Person
17. Express more than one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.
Noun
Analogy
Situational Irony
Plural pronouns
18. The outcome of the conflict can be forecasted. This is the peak of the story and often included the greatest emotion.
Three (or more) syllable adjective
Plot: Climax
Irregular adjective
Compound sentences
19. Is a word or phrase used to show strong emotion or surprise. (Ex. Hey!; Oh no - a shark!)
Setting
Folktales
Interjection
Plot: Climax
20. Contain 2 or more single sentences which are joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.
Subject Pronoun
Past tense
Dialogue
Compound sentences
21. Shows comparison by the suffixes (er/est) or modifiers (more/most).
Realistic fiction
Two - syllable adjective
Past tense
Third Person
22. When society is faced with an issue of concern or a situation - people must cooperate and make successful responses.
Paraphrase
Conjunction: Subordinating
Two - syllable adjective
Communication: Crisis
23. A speech or poem spoken by one character in order to share their innermost thought and feelings - which have been hidden throughout the story
Dramatic monologue
Metaphor
Preposition
Present tense
24. Possess 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
morpheme
Compound sentences
Compound - complex sentences
Plural pronouns
25. Shows that the action will happen (uses 'will')
Past tense
Future tense
Predicate adjective
Direct presentation
26. Societies must deal with people who are considered misfits - as they stray from societal norms and laws.
Conjunction: Coordinating
Communication: Deviants
Compound adjective
Plot
27. About someone's life (written by another person)
Biography
Time adverbs
Positive adjective
Communication: Crisis
28. A string of events that builds up from the conflict - when then moves toward the climax.
Place adverbs
Type of Lit: Prose
Communication: Deviants
Plot: Rising Action
29. Main problem in the story.
Simile
Plot: Conflict
Epic
Oxymoron
30. Is a word used in place of or to replace a noun. Pronouns include: I - me - myself - you - yours - yourself - we - us - ours - he - she - his - her - hers - they - their - theirs - it - its.
Pronoun
Compound sentences
Future tense
Folktales
31. 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.
Communication: Crisis
Text - to - world (T- W
affix
Metaphor
32. 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.)
Reflection/response
Superlative adverbs
Idiom
Exclamatory
33. Life is dealt with in a humorous manner - often poking fun at people's mistakes.
Type of Lit: Allegory
Science fiction
Type of Lit: Comedy
Plot: Resolution
34. Compare 3 or more things.
Dramatic monologue
Future tense
Theme
Superlative adverbs
35. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative
Theme
Plot: Climax
Play
Plot
36. Are conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Inferences
Text - to - world (T- W
Plot: Exposition
Setting
37. The setting - time - event - and characters are based on history and facts.
Past tense
Text - to - text (T- T)
Plot: Resolution
Historical Fiction
38. A sentence that makes a statement or tells something and ends with a period.
Proper adjective
Preposition
Superlative adjective
Declarative
39. A narrative in which the characters and events represent an idea or truth about life in general.
Play
Plot: Falling action
Declarative
Type of Lit: Allegory
40. Requires the words more/most of less/least to express comparison.
Folktales
homonym
Three (or more) syllable adjective
Predicate adjective
41. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.
Physical Point of View
Second Person
Fact
Adjective
42. Words that have the same pronunciation and spelling - but have different meanings. (Ex. mean - rude - mean - average - or mean - define)
homonym
Adverb
Type of Lit: Myth
fiction
43. Is a discrepancy between the expected results and actual results.
Demonstrative adjective
Situational Irony
Present tense
Initial
44. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures
Predicate adjective
Epic
Critical Analysis
Communication: Deviants
45. A writing in which the reality of life is shown.
Irregular verbs
Imagery
Type of Lit: Realism
Setting
46. Reference or resource works - textbooks - and informational materials most often used in subject or content areas.
Proper adjective
phoneme
Biography
Literary Selections: Expository
47. 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.)
Indefinite adjective
Alliteration
Personal Point of View
Type of Lit: Essay
48. Occur when the adverb tells how much or how little.
First Person
Reflection/response
Degree adverbs
Pronoun
49. Occur when the adverb tells how often - when - or how long.
Critical Analysis
Inferences
Time adverbs
Compound - complex sentences
50. Refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of the text of literary work
Literary elements
Personal pronouns
Two - syllable adjective
Type of Lit: Fable