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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Express more than one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






2. The writer tells the story another character addressing him as 'you'. It appears to the readers as if they are the characters being told what to do and what to feel.






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






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






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






6. Compare 3 or more things.






7. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






8. Based upon a belief or a view and is not based upon evidence that can be verified.






9. Is a discrepancy between the expected results and actual results.






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






11. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






12. Occur when the adverb tells how much or how little.






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






14. A device in which a word or phrase is used to mean the exact opposite of its normal meaning. Can also be used to show that a person - situation - statement - or circumstance is not as it usually appears.






15. Attachment to a base or root word.






16. How the details of a narrative are placed and how transitions are made within the narrative. Helps the story to move forward.






17. 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.






18. (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.






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






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






21. The use of conversation between characters in order to provide readers with insight in the characters' behaviors - motivations - and human interactions.






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






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






24. 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






25. A simple short story that is used to explain a brief - a moral - or a spiritual lesson






26. 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.






27. The main idea or the fundamental meaning of literary work that can be either plainly stated or implied.






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






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






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






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






32. Express one complete thought.






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.)






39. A literary work that is in ordinary form and used the familiar structure of spoken language - sentence after sentence.






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






45. Main problem in the story.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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