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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Not true - imaginary - books that are not true stories - but made up ones.






2. A sentence that gives a command - often with you are the understood subject - and ends with a period.






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






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






5. A narrative that can be read in one sitting. Has few characters and often one conflict. Characters go through some type of change by the end of the story.






6. Are conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.






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






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






9. 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.)






10. 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.






11. Shows the action happened in the past or before (uses 'ed')






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






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






14. The writer tells the story another character addressing him as 'you'. It appears to the readers as if they are the characters being told what to do and what to feel.






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






16. 1. Man vs. Man - One person is against another.2. Man vs. Nature - A person(s) battles with forces of nature.3. Man vs. Society - Societal values (customs) are challenged by person(s).4. Man vs. Self - Internal struggles - or test of values of a char






17. The sense of feeling(s) in literary works. How the author presents or selects the setting - images - objects - and words in a story.






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






19. 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.






20. A story written in certain form or rhyme and rhythm with imagery






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






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






23. 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.






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






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. A word the joins together words or groups of words.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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






37. Restating in different words






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






47. Compare 3 or more things.






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






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






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