Random info praxis Flashcards
5 line poems
Cinquains and limericks
A sonnet must have how many lines?
14
The repeated sound at the beginning of the words.
For example I grant I never saw a goddess go. Three words begin with the g sound.
What is alliteration?
What is an exposition passage?
is to provide readers with background information
What is a tall tale?
Uses made up information
What is a phoneme?
The smallest unit of sound in a language.
Describe Phonics
It is a method of reading using the fundamental sounds of syllables
description of digraph?
A blend of two consecutive letters to form a single sound
What best describes active listening?
Listening for Meaning
Listening without talking agreeing with the speaker sitting up straight in a chair all not active listening skills
A student is unfamiliar with the word in a book. which of the following would not help that student decipher its meaning?
A. Suffix or prefix of the word
B. Looking up the word in the dictionary
C. Identifying literary devices in the sentence
D. Reading a few lines before and after the word
C identify literary devices in the sentences
What actions for the classroom library would least encourage the students in the class to use and enjoy the library!?
It least encourage the students to come to the classroom library if you only provided leveled books based on the reading abilities of the students. Students should learn how to select books on their own level without being handed only books at that level.
Which of the following would be most beneficial to ell student when a teacher asked the student a question about a text?
A. Asking the questions more loudly
B. Supplying the student with possible choices
C. Giving the student increase time
D. Letting the student right answer on the board
C Providing the student with increased wait time
Another thing to do to help ells is use pictures and nonverbal cues when talking
What is comparing and contrast?
the passage that begins by mentioning some of the similarities between something and then mentions the differences.
This Line of a poem is an example of which literary device?
“House. and playing roller hockey. I spent a total of three minutes indoors throughout the entire weekend I don’t even know whether my brother….
Hyperbole- another word for an exaggeration
A compound sentence does what?
Connects two independent clauses
Research has shown that accessing the student prior knowledge can improve reading comprehension. what is not considered a prior knowledge connection to improve comprehension.
Self to world. Comparing the students to the world around them does not involve the text so it cannot be make connections to improve comprehension
Research has determined that the best predictor of the students early decoding ability is his or her a. vocabulary B phonemic awareness c. listening comprehension d. positive attitude
The phonemic awareness
It’s the best predictor of a students early reading acquisition
Language used by a specific group
Jargon
A poetic device that can be used in any type of poem. Resemblance of sound in words or syllables. Repetition of vowel sounds within a sentence or a phrase to create an internal rhyme.
Assonce
Study of the history of words. Traces its transmission from one language to another
Etymology
An informal expression that is usually accepted in spoken and written language
Colloquialism
Substituting one word for another that has close association to it
Metonymy
