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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.)






4. 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.)






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






6. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






7. Focuses on a mix of reality and the imaginary.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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).






12. 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.






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






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






15. Is a scheme of how words are organized into patterns






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Singles out a specific noun; this that - these - those (a noun must immediately follow).






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






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






33. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






34. Contains the preposition - the object of the preposition and the modifiers of the object.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






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






44. Restating in different words






45. (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.






46. 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.)






47. Compare two things.






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






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






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