Test your basic knowledge |

Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A fourteen - line poem - usually written in iambic pentameter - with a varied rhyme scheme. Two main types are Petrarchan (or Italian) and the Shakespearean (or English). A Petrarchan opens with an octave that states a proposition and ends with a ses






2. Old - fashioned words that are no longer used in common speech - such as thee - thy - and thou.






3. A story about a person's life written by another person.






4. A variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.






5. A kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun. There are only two _____ a and the.






6. A metrical ______ is defined as one stressed syllable and a number of unstressed syllables (from zero to as many as four). Stressed syllables are indicated by the ? symbol. Unstressed syllables are indicated by the ? symbol. There are four possible t






7. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables.






8. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; this term comes from the Greek word hybris - which means 'excessive pride.'






9. A word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. The lazy dog sat on the rug - the word lazy is an ____ which gives more information about the noun dog.






10. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties.






11. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.






12. A literary device in which animals - ideas - and things are represented as having human traits.






13. The multiple use of a word - phrase - or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect.






14. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.






15. A story in which people (or things or actions) represent an idea or a generalization about life. Usually have a strong lesson or moral.






16. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






17. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.






18. A novel comprised of idealized events far removed from everyday life. This genre includes the subgenres of gothic ____ and medieval ____. Examples include Mary Shelly's Frankenstein - William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida - and King Horn (anonym






19. Narrative fiction that is set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people - places - or events






20. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words - such a 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'






21. A turn from the general audience to address a specific group of persons (or a personified abstraction) who is present of absent. For example - in a recent performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet - Hamlet turned to the audience and spoke directly to one w






22. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.






23. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.






24. A short story or folktale that contains a moral - which may be expressed explicitly at the end as a maxim. Examples include The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse - The Tortoise and the Hare - and The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.






25. Literature - often drama - ending in a catastrophic event for the protagonist(s) after he or she faces several problems or conflicts.






26. A word which shows relationships among other words in the sentence. The relationships include direction - place - time - cause - manner and amount Ex. In the sentence He came by bus - 'by' is a _____ which shows manner.






27. Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.






28. U '






29. A person who opposes or competes with the main character (protagonist); often the villain in the story.






30. The story is told from the point of view of one character.






31. The study of the meaning in language.






32. The repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals - particularly at the end of each stanza.






33. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






34. A poem that is a mournful lament for the dead. Examples include William Shakespeare's 'Eligy' from Cymbeline - Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Requiem -' and Alfred Lord Tennysone's 'In Memoriam.'






35. Deals with current or future development of technological advances. Examples are Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse - Five - George Orwell's 1984 - Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.






36. Expressions that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions - such as 'wicked awesome.'






37. A wise saying - usually short and written.






38. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.






39. A verb form that usually ends in - ing or - ed.






40. Occurs when there are two or more possible meanings to a word or phrase.






41. A method by which trained readers evaluate a piece of writing for its overall quality. There is no focus on one aspect of the writing.






42. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also known as vers libre.






43. Narrative fiction that involves gods and heroes or has a theme that expresses a culture's ideology. Examples of Greek ______ include Zeus and the Olympians and The Trojan War. Roman ______ include Hercules - Apollo - and Venus.






44. A word which shows action or state of being. Ex. In the sentence The dog bit the man - bit is the ____.






45. An expository piece written with eloquence that becomes part of the recognized literature of an era. Often reveal historical facts - the social mores of the times - and the thoughts and personality of the author. Some have recorded and influenced the






46. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






47. The telling of a story.






48. A short narrative - usually between 50 and 100 pages long. Examples include George Orwell's Animal Farm and Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.






49. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else - such as the white flag that represents surrender.






50. The outcome or resolution of plot in a story.







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests