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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Main problem in the story.






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






13. Daily communications that happen as people interact with one another in their common environment. These relations may occur in the home - at work - in school - in the community - or on the computer.






14. A story with an imaginary setting - plot - and characters - some of whom may have special powers






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






16. Compare two things.






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






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






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






20. The author takes the point of view of a character providing personal thoughts or feelings and shares what other characters do and say. This is the 'I' narrative.






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






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






23. Occur when the adverbs tells how something is done (often ends in - ly).






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






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






26. When society is faced with an issue of concern or a situation - people must cooperate and make successful responses.






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






28. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






29. 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.






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






32. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






34. A speech or poem spoken by one character in order to share their innermost thought and feelings - which have been hidden throughout the story






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






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






37. Shows the action is happening now.






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






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






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






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






42. Connection is defined as the comparison between what is currently being read to that of other literary works that have been read in the past.






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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