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






3. The setting - time - event - and characters are based on history and facts.






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






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






6. Attachment to a base or root word.






7. Requires the words more/most of less/least to express comparison.






8. Tales that relate to the unknown and revealed through human or worldly dilemmas or situations that include horror - fantasy - crime - solving - secret events - and the supernatural.






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






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






11. 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.)






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






13. Societies must deal with people who are considered misfits - as they stray from societal norms and laws.






14. Replace nouns in a sentence.






15. (examining stage) Reader reflects and reacts to the literary work by judging - evaluating - and relating to the literature.






16. Restating in different words






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






18. Express one complete thought.






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






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






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






22. 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.)






23. 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.






24. When the audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.






25. Includes the time - place(s) - physical details - and the circumstances or events in which a situation occurs.






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






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






28. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. Focuses on the manner in which the writer describes - discusses - or narrates a subject.






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






36. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






37. A story written for the purpose of performance






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






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






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






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






42. A narrative in which the characters and events represent an idea or truth about life in general.






43. Is formed by a proper noun and is always capitalized.






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






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






46. Combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (Ex. head=ea - chance=ch - path=th)






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.