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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A pair of words that when combined have the opposite meanings. (Ex. found missing - exact estimate - tragic comedy - old news - small fortune - pretty ugly - jumbo shrimp






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Life is dealt with in a humorous manner - often poking fun at people's mistakes.






9. Replace nouns in a sentence.






10. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.)






16. 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.






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






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






19. (extending stage) Reader delves into the text - using background knowledge to build an understanding of the literary piece with new information being absorbed and used to ask questions.






20. 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.)






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






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






23. The outcome of the conflict can be forecasted. This is the peak of the story and often included the greatest emotion.






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






25. 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.






26. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






27. 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.






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






29. 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.)






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






34. Refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of the text of literary work






35. (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.






36. Restating in different words






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Attachment to a base or root word.






42. Is a word or phrase used to show strong emotion or surprise. (Ex. Hey!; Oh no - a shark!)






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






44. Shows the action is happening now.






45. 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.






46. A writing in which the reality of life is shown.






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.)