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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The background knowledge or experiences that students may bring with them into the reading of a text.






2. 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.






3. Compare 3 or more things.






4. 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.)






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. How the details of a narrative are placed and how transitions are made within the narrative. Helps the story to move forward.






19. 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).






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






21. 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.






22. (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.






23. Express one complete thought.






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






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






26. Main problem in the story.






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






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






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






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






31. (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.






32. 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.






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






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






35. Shows the action is happening now.






36. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






37. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






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