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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Life is dealt with in a humorous manner - often poking fun at people's mistakes.






2. 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.






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






4. Connections are on a larger - broader scale - and this happens when students are able to relay what occurs in a literary work to what ensues in the world.






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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).






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






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






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






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






15. 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.)






16. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






18. Attachment to a base or root word.






19. (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.






20. Compare 3 or more things.






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






22. 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.)






23. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.






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






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






26. Restating in different words






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. Words that have the same pronunciation and spelling - but have different meanings. (Ex. mean - rude - mean - average - or mean - define)






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






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






41. 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.






42. A fictional narrative of book length in which characters and plot are developed in a somewhat realistic manner.






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






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






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






46. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






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






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






49. Introduction of the story. Reader is introduced to the setting - tone - characters - purpose if the story






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