Praxis 5047 - Middle School ELA Exam Questions and Answers
1st Person POV One of the characters is telling the story; uses pronouns I, my, we, us
2nd Person POV Where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word
'you.'
3-2-1 Prompt 3 facts
2 questions
1 personal connection
Affixes an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or
in the body of a word, to modify its meaning.
3rd person POV speaker narrates the story using "he, she, they"
Anticipation Guides (Info Texts Strategies) activate student's background knowledge
before reading - students "agree/disagree" with 4-6 statements before reading and then again
after reading
audience the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
,Bildungsroman a coming-of-age story, which focuses on a narrative of a young adult
growing morally and psychologically into an adult
biography story of a person's life written by another person
British Neoclassical Period (1660-1798): Emphasizes reason and logic and stresses
harmony, stability, and wisdom. Writers: Jane Austen, Daniel Defoe, John Dryden, and Jonathan
Swift.
British Renaissance Period late 15th century-17th century; printing press, blank verse,
genre of pastoral
Major Writers: Shakespeare
context clues Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of
an unknown word
Cornell Notes a system of notetaking that involves writing sentence summaries on the
right side of the page with key words and topics indicated on the left
Cueing Systems 1. Graphophonic- letters/sounds & visual clues/ What would you expect
to see? 2. Semantics- sense, meaning/ Does it make sense? 3. Syntax- structure, grammar/ Can
we say it that way?
, Denotation The dictionary definition of a word
Dialect A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and
pronunciation.
dialectical journal a double-column journal in which one writes a quotation in one
column and reflections on that quotation in the other column
Dialogue Conversation between characters
Diction A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Drama A story written to be performed by actors
Epic Poem a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are
significant to the culture of the poet
essay a short nonfiction work about a particular subject
Essay Structure The skeleton of your paper; the way your paper is put together.
Allusion A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
1st Person POV One of the characters is telling the story; uses pronouns I, my, we, us
2nd Person POV Where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word
'you.'
3-2-1 Prompt 3 facts
2 questions
1 personal connection
Affixes an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or
in the body of a word, to modify its meaning.
3rd person POV speaker narrates the story using "he, she, they"
Anticipation Guides (Info Texts Strategies) activate student's background knowledge
before reading - students "agree/disagree" with 4-6 statements before reading and then again
after reading
audience the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
,Bildungsroman a coming-of-age story, which focuses on a narrative of a young adult
growing morally and psychologically into an adult
biography story of a person's life written by another person
British Neoclassical Period (1660-1798): Emphasizes reason and logic and stresses
harmony, stability, and wisdom. Writers: Jane Austen, Daniel Defoe, John Dryden, and Jonathan
Swift.
British Renaissance Period late 15th century-17th century; printing press, blank verse,
genre of pastoral
Major Writers: Shakespeare
context clues Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of
an unknown word
Cornell Notes a system of notetaking that involves writing sentence summaries on the
right side of the page with key words and topics indicated on the left
Cueing Systems 1. Graphophonic- letters/sounds & visual clues/ What would you expect
to see? 2. Semantics- sense, meaning/ Does it make sense? 3. Syntax- structure, grammar/ Can
we say it that way?
, Denotation The dictionary definition of a word
Dialect A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and
pronunciation.
dialectical journal a double-column journal in which one writes a quotation in one
column and reflections on that quotation in the other column
Dialogue Conversation between characters
Diction A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Drama A story written to be performed by actors
Epic Poem a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are
significant to the culture of the poet
essay a short nonfiction work about a particular subject
Essay Structure The skeleton of your paper; the way your paper is put together.
Allusion A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
