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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






2. Compare 3 or more things.






3. (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.






4. The conclusion of the story and the completion of all the action.






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






6. Express one complete thought.






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






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






9. 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.)






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






11. The ability to impart and share knowledge - opinions - ideas - feelings - and beliefs.






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






13. Smallest meaningful unit of speech - which can no longer be divided. (Ex. in - come - on).






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. (extension of reading stage) Reader used text knowledge to connect to personal knowledge of the reader's life - the lives of others - and the human condition.






21. Compare two things.






22. 2 vowels in which the sound begins at the first vowel and moves toward the sound of the second vowel. (Ex. snout=ou - boy=oy)






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






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






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






26. A non - fiction piece that is often short and used to express the writer's opinion about a topic or to share information on a subject.






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






28. Shows that the action will happen (uses 'will')






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






30. The author tells the story from an outside voice. The narrator is not one of the characters in the story but informs the reader about the characters.






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






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






33. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






34. A narrative is a constructive format (as a work of speech - writing - song - film - television - video games - photography or theatre) that describes a sequence of non - fictional or fictional events.






35. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






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






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






39. Words that are spelled differently - pronounced identically - but have different meanings. (Ex. two - too - to; isle - aisle; ball - bawl; sweet - suite; here - hear; pair - pear; pain - pane).






40. Shows the action is happening now.






41. The use of a recurring object - element - concept - word - phrase - or structure in order to draw the readers' attention to a specific point the author is trying to make.






42. 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.)






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






44. 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.






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






46. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






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






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






50. The use of words that are appealing to the sense of hearing and mimic sounds that aid in the description for the reader. (Ex. boom - sizzle - tinkle - hiss - chiming - tolling - moan - groan - purr - squeak)