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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Focuses on the manner in which the writer describes - discusses - or narrates a subject.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






8. Compare 3 or more things.






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






10. A string of events that builds up from the conflict - when then moves toward the climax.






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






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






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






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






15. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






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






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






19. 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.)






20. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






30. An exaggeration or use of a statement that enhances the effects of the words - which may or may not be realistic. (Ex. It was such a hot summer that even the cactus was sweating.)






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






32. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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)






38. 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.






39. Main problem in the story.






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






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






42. 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.)






43. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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