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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The conclusion of the story and the completion of all the action.






2. 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.)






3. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






5. Have their own - individual form for each tense - which does not follow a pattern.






6. Main problem in the story.






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






8. Refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of the text of literary work






9. When the pronoun is used as the sentence's subject.






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






11. Compare 3 or more things.






12. When a conjunction joins a word to a word - a phrase to a phrase - or a clause to a clause; the words or phrases or clauses joined must be equal or of the same type.






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






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






15. When the pronoun is the object of a verb or prepositional phrase.






16. 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.






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






18. 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.)






19. Compare two things.






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. A literary work in which there is a downfall of the hero due to a tragic flaw or personal characteristic: often ends with an unhappy ending.






29. 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.






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






31. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






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






34. Shows the action is happening now.






35. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






37. 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.)






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






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






40. A sentence that expresses strong feeling or shows surprise and ends with an exclamation point.






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






42. The sense of feeling(s) in literary works. How the author presents or selects the setting - images - objects - and words in a story.






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






44. A story written for the purpose of performance






45. Is the feeling or attitude that is conveyed by a narrative or selection.






46. Are conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.






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






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






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