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Praxis Middle School Language Arts
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praxis
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind.
Malapropism
Mood
Limerick
Imagery
2. A literacy device in which the author jumps back in time in the chronology of narrative.
Foreshadowing
etymology
Flashback
Oxymoron
3. The act or an example of substituting a mild - indirect - or vague term for one considered harsh - blunt - or offensive.
Euphemism
Internal rhyme
Blank verse
Diction
4. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.
Moral
Camera view
Pragmatics
Existentialism
5. 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.
Science fiction
Romance
Adjective
Camera view
6. A literary device in which animals - ideas - and things are represented as having human traits.
Personification
Genre
Heroic couplet
Hubris
7. U '
Jargon (diction)
Rhetoric
Iambic (foot)
Limerick
8. The purpose of a particular action differs greatly from the result
Rhetoric
situation irony
Lyric
Phonology
9. 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.
Fable
situation irony
Iambic (foot)
Clause
10. Specialized language used in a particular field or content area
Jargon (diction)
Alliteration
Preposition
Romance
11. U U '
Colloquialisms (diction)
Style
Anapestic
Dialect (diction)
12. A figure of speech in which a comparison is implied but not stated - such as 'This winter is a bear.'
Repetition
Assonance
Metaphor
Simile
13. Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels
Heroic couplet
Connosance
Dialect (diction)
Tragedy
14. A socially accepted word or phrase used to replace unacceptable language - such as expressions for bodily functions or body parts. Also used as substitutes for straightforward words to tactfully conceal or falsify meaning. Ex. My grandmother passed a
Epic
Euphemism
Analogy
Voice
15. A person who opposes or competes with the main character (protagonist); often the villain in the story.
Stanza
Malapropism
verbal irony
Antagonist
16. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.
Jargon (diction)
Heroic couplet
Internal rhyme
Narrative Point of View
17. ' U U
Apostrophe
Dialect
Verb
Dactylic
18. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else - such as the white flag that represents surrender.
Essay
Holistic Scoring
Mood
Symbol
19. 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
Anapestic
Fairy Tale
Foot
Phonology
20. A narrative that is made up of fantastic characters and creatures - such as witches - goblins - and fairies - and usually begins with the phrase 'Once upon a time...' Examples include Rapunzel - Cinderella - Sleeping Beauty - and Little Red Riding Ho
Phrase
Fairy Tale
Existentialism
Haiku
21. A story in which people (or things or actions) represent an idea or a generalization about life. Usually have a strong lesson or moral.
Foreshadowing
Anecdote
Allegory
Protagonist
22. A word which names a person - place or thing. Ex. boy - river - friend - Mexico - triangle - day - school - truth - university - idea - John F. Kennedy - movie
Noun
Antagonist
Iambic (foot)
dramatic irony
23. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.
Anecdote
Article
Narrative Point of View
Blank verse
24. The main section of a long poem.
Irony
Holistic Scoring
Pronoun
Canto
25. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.
Foot
Profanity (diction)
Alliteration
Connosance
26. The repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals - particularly at the end of each stanza.
Phonology
Flashback
Preposition
Refrain
27. During the mid -19th century in New England - several writers and intellectuals worked together to write - translate works - and publish. Their philosophy focused on protesting the Puritan ethic and materialism. They valued individualism - freedom -
Verb
Limerick
Flashback
Transcendentalism
28. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.
Iambic (foot)
Genre
Document (letter - diary - journal)
Fairy Tale
29. A suspenseful story that deals with a puzzling crime. Examples include Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murder in Rue Morgue' and Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Mystery
Syntax
Point of View
Article
30. An extended fictional prose narrative.
Novel
Aphorism
Paradox
Legend
31. The use of sound words to suggest meaning - as in buzz - click - or vroom.
Novella
4 sentence types
Onomatopoeia
Character
32. The analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect.
Onomatopoeia
Science fiction
Phonology
Euphemism
33. A story about a person's life written by another person.
Biography
Omniscient
Simile
Phonetics
34. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning. There are three types....Dramatic - Verbal - Situation.
Participle
Irony
Profanity (diction)
Malapropism
35. 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.
Holistic Scoring
Antagonist
Analogy
Foreshadowing
36. The feeling a text evokes in the reader - such as sadness - tranquility - or elation.
Sonnet
Holistic Scoring
Dialect
Mood
37. A contradictory statement that makes sense
Clause
Archaic (diction)
Trochaic (foot)
Paradox
38. Persuasive writing.
Rhetoric
Sonnet
Plot
Simile
39. A word which shows action or state of being. Ex. In the sentence The dog bit the man - bit is the ____.
Cliche
Elegy
Verb
Adjective
40. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.
Denotation
Phrase
Colloquialisms (diction)
Diction
41. A humorous verse form of five anapestic (Composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented) lines with rhyme scheme of aabba.
Biography
Flashback
Limerick
Article
42. The reader sees a character's errors - but the character does not
Metaphor
dramatic irony
Flashback
Legend
43. A word that gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. Sue runs very fast - very describes the ____ fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs.
Genre
Limited omniscient
Profanity (diction)
Adverb
44. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
Analogy
Hubris
Omniscient
Iambic (foot)
45. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).
Conflict
Clause
Antagonist
Limited omniscient
46. A pair of lines of poetic verse written in iambic pentameter.
Iambic (foot)
Refrain
Verb
Heroic couplet
47. The study of the meaning in language.
Document (letter - diary - journal)
Semantics
Allusion
Foot
48. Meter that is composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented - usually used in light or whimsical poetry - such as limerick.
Narration
Malapropism
Anapestic Meter
Limited omniscient
49. Distinctive features of a person's speech and speech patterns.
Canto
Voice
Sonnet
Protagonist
50. The structure of a work of literature; the sequence of events.
Assonance
Jargon (diction)
Pronoun
Plot