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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shows comparison by the suffixes (er/est) or modifiers (more/most).






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






3. Express more than one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. When the author says one thing and means something else






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






12. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






14. 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.






15. Attachment to a base or root word.






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. Have 1 independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






20. Contain 2 or more single sentences which are joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Express one complete thought.






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






28. Occur when the adverbs tells where - to where - or from where.






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






30. A hint of clue that the author provides to the reader to suggest what will happen next of at sometime in the future in the story or narrative.






31. Shows the action is happening now.






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






33. A real concrete object that is used to represent an idea or concept






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Possess 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.






39. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






40. Is a word placed before a noun - which introduces the noun as specific (the) or nonspecific (a - an).






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Gives the reader approximate information and does not tell exactly how much or how many.






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






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






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