Praxis ELA

Which one means ownership?

• There’s

• Theirs

• They’res

Which is not a type of Author's Purpose?

• Persuade

• Invite

• Entertain

• Inform

What is an idiom?

• A bird?

• A device used to confuse the reader.

• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

• A group of words that begin with the same sound.

What is a metaphor?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• A comparison not using like or as

• Words that are sounds

• A comparison using like or as

What is a simile?

• A comparison using like or as

• A comparison not using like or as

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• A word that is a sound

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

• Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

• It's raining very heavily.

• We are having a tornado.

• Animals have learned to fly.

Why do author's use idioms?

• To make their writing more interesting.

• To confuse the audience.

• To be mean.

• To cause frustration in the reader.

What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."

• Something is easy.

• Something is delicious.

• Something is soft and warm. 

What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

• She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.

• She hurt my leg.

• She was joking with me. 

Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

• A) Sad

• B) Joyful

• C) Angry

• D) Tired