PRAXIS 5047 MIDDLE SCHOOL
ENGLISH PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Miniver sighed for what was not,And dreamed, and rested from his
labors;He dreamed of Thebes and Camelot,And Priam's neighbors.—Edwin
Arlington Robinson, from "Miniver Cheevy"Which of the following
explains the impact of the numerous allusions in the poem?.
Answer: They reveal that Miniver wishes for the past. (Bc he is referencing
ancient civilizations)
◍ What does it mean to use 'Logos' in literature?.
Answer: To appeal to reason or logic
◍ William Shakespeare.
Answer: Poet and playwright of the Renaissance period in Western culture.
Plays, comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies and historical plays.
◍ William Faulkner.
Answer: Author of Southern literature in America based on his experience
living in Mississippi during the early 20th century.
◍ Geoffrey Chaucer.
Answer: Medieval poet "Father of English Literature" The Canterbury
Tales" portrayed life during the Middle Ages. Parlement of Foules-poem -
dream vision poems
◍ Drama.
Answer: a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on stage.
◍ What is an antithesis?.
, Answer: A literary device that positions opposite ideas parallel to each
other.
◍ Poetry.
Answer: Written in verses that may be complete sentences, clauses, or
phrases. Rhyming or unrhymed verse.
◍ What two literary devices are used in Patrick Henry, from his "Give Me
Liberty or Give Me Death" speech?.
Answer: Antithesis and Rhetorical Question
◍ Direct v. Indirect characterization.
Answer: Direct characterization happens when the author explicitly tells the
reader what he or she wants us to learn about the character. Indirect
characterization occurs when the author shows the reader parts of the
character that helps them understand the character's personality and the
effect they have on other characters.
◍ It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence,
stands a good chance to deceive. There are people who think that honesty is
always the best policy. This is a superstition; there are times when the
appearance of it is worth six of it.—Mark Twain, from Following the
EquatorTwain uses which of the following rhetorical devices to make a
comment about honesty?.
Answer: Irony (This is an example of irony because there is an incongruity
between what the reader expects that Twain means and what he actually
means.)
◍ Sonnets and blank verse poems are similar in that they both.
Answer: are written in iambic pentameter
◍ Poetry meter.
Answer: following a particular rhythmic pattern: iambic, dactylic, spondaic,
trochaic, or anapestic-w/o regular meter.Also, described by the number of
beats or stressed syllables per verse. Gives the poem flow.
◍ Free verse poem.
, Answer: poetry without rhyme or meter
◍ The man at the helm was watching the luff of the sail and whistling away
gently to himself, and that was the only sound excepting the swish of the sea
against the bows and around the sides of the ship. In I got bodily into the
apple barrel, and found there was scarce an apple left; but, sitting down
there in the dark, what with the sound of the waters and the rocking
movement of the ship, I had either fallen asleep, or was on the point of
doing so . . .—Robert Louis Stevenson, from Treasure IslandWhich of the
following analyses regarding literary elements in the excerpt is most
accurate?The setting creates a relaxing mood..
Answer: The setting creates a relaxing mood
◍ Well in that hit you miss. She'll not be hitWith Cupid's arrow. She hath
Dian's wit,And, in strong proof of chastity well armed,From love's weak
childish bow she lives uncharmed.—William Shakespeare, from Romeo and
JulietThe passage uses which of the following literary devices?.
Answer: Allusion (The word “Cupid” is a reference to a Greek mythological
figure representing love and attraction.)
◍ In —Jules Verne, from Around the World in 80 Days Which of the
following themes is most clearly demonstrated in the passage?.
Answer: Punctuality is a virtue.
◍ Poems.
Answer: Free verse, metered but unrhymed, rhyme but w/o meter, or using
both rhyme and meter.
◍ Common meter in english.
Answer: iambic pentameter
◍ Blank verse.
Answer: unrhymed iambic pentameter
◍ The greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of
our time.—Lyndon
B. Johnson, from "Let Us Continue"Which TWO of the following rhetorical
, devices are used in the excerpt?.
Answer: Parallelism & Antithesis (Johnson uses syntactical similarity by
repeating the phrase “of our time” to demonstrate parallelism. The
contrasting ideas of “greatest leader” and “foulest deed” are juxtaposed,
which demonstrates antithesis.)
◍ It grew lushly, but only in the tenements districts.The highlighted sentence
primarily serves to emphasize which of the following about the
neighborhood?.
Answer: It's uniqueness
◍ His works of historical fiction have earned him the Newbery Medal and the
Coretta Scott King Book Award and include novels such as Elijah of
Buxton, set in the pre-Civil War era, and The Watsons Go to
Birmingham—1963, set during the Civil Rights movement.The author
described, whose works are frequently taught in a middle school curriculum,
is.
Answer: Christopher Paul Curtis
◍ Ballad.
Answer: used in musical songs and poems
◍ Underlying this passion for ideas is a belief in the singularity of France's
mission. This is a feature of all exceptionalist nations, but it is rendered here
in a particular trope: that France has a duty to think not just for herself, but
for the whole world. In the lofty words of the author Jean d'Ormesson,
writing in the magazine Le Point in 2011: "There is at the heart of
Frenchness something which transcends it. France is not only a matter of
contradiction and diversity. She also constantly looks over her shoulder,
towards others, and towards the world which surrounds her. More than any
nation, France is haunted by a yearning towards universality."—Sudhir
Hazareesingh, from "The Dimming of the Light"Which TWO of the
following excerpts from the passage support the conclusion that the author
views French philosophy as a dominant force in world culture?.
Answer: France has a duty to think not just for herself, but for the whole
ENGLISH PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Miniver sighed for what was not,And dreamed, and rested from his
labors;He dreamed of Thebes and Camelot,And Priam's neighbors.—Edwin
Arlington Robinson, from "Miniver Cheevy"Which of the following
explains the impact of the numerous allusions in the poem?.
Answer: They reveal that Miniver wishes for the past. (Bc he is referencing
ancient civilizations)
◍ What does it mean to use 'Logos' in literature?.
Answer: To appeal to reason or logic
◍ William Shakespeare.
Answer: Poet and playwright of the Renaissance period in Western culture.
Plays, comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies and historical plays.
◍ William Faulkner.
Answer: Author of Southern literature in America based on his experience
living in Mississippi during the early 20th century.
◍ Geoffrey Chaucer.
Answer: Medieval poet "Father of English Literature" The Canterbury
Tales" portrayed life during the Middle Ages. Parlement of Foules-poem -
dream vision poems
◍ Drama.
Answer: a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on stage.
◍ What is an antithesis?.
, Answer: A literary device that positions opposite ideas parallel to each
other.
◍ Poetry.
Answer: Written in verses that may be complete sentences, clauses, or
phrases. Rhyming or unrhymed verse.
◍ What two literary devices are used in Patrick Henry, from his "Give Me
Liberty or Give Me Death" speech?.
Answer: Antithesis and Rhetorical Question
◍ Direct v. Indirect characterization.
Answer: Direct characterization happens when the author explicitly tells the
reader what he or she wants us to learn about the character. Indirect
characterization occurs when the author shows the reader parts of the
character that helps them understand the character's personality and the
effect they have on other characters.
◍ It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence,
stands a good chance to deceive. There are people who think that honesty is
always the best policy. This is a superstition; there are times when the
appearance of it is worth six of it.—Mark Twain, from Following the
EquatorTwain uses which of the following rhetorical devices to make a
comment about honesty?.
Answer: Irony (This is an example of irony because there is an incongruity
between what the reader expects that Twain means and what he actually
means.)
◍ Sonnets and blank verse poems are similar in that they both.
Answer: are written in iambic pentameter
◍ Poetry meter.
Answer: following a particular rhythmic pattern: iambic, dactylic, spondaic,
trochaic, or anapestic-w/o regular meter.Also, described by the number of
beats or stressed syllables per verse. Gives the poem flow.
◍ Free verse poem.
, Answer: poetry without rhyme or meter
◍ The man at the helm was watching the luff of the sail and whistling away
gently to himself, and that was the only sound excepting the swish of the sea
against the bows and around the sides of the ship. In I got bodily into the
apple barrel, and found there was scarce an apple left; but, sitting down
there in the dark, what with the sound of the waters and the rocking
movement of the ship, I had either fallen asleep, or was on the point of
doing so . . .—Robert Louis Stevenson, from Treasure IslandWhich of the
following analyses regarding literary elements in the excerpt is most
accurate?The setting creates a relaxing mood..
Answer: The setting creates a relaxing mood
◍ Well in that hit you miss. She'll not be hitWith Cupid's arrow. She hath
Dian's wit,And, in strong proof of chastity well armed,From love's weak
childish bow she lives uncharmed.—William Shakespeare, from Romeo and
JulietThe passage uses which of the following literary devices?.
Answer: Allusion (The word “Cupid” is a reference to a Greek mythological
figure representing love and attraction.)
◍ In —Jules Verne, from Around the World in 80 Days Which of the
following themes is most clearly demonstrated in the passage?.
Answer: Punctuality is a virtue.
◍ Poems.
Answer: Free verse, metered but unrhymed, rhyme but w/o meter, or using
both rhyme and meter.
◍ Common meter in english.
Answer: iambic pentameter
◍ Blank verse.
Answer: unrhymed iambic pentameter
◍ The greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of
our time.—Lyndon
B. Johnson, from "Let Us Continue"Which TWO of the following rhetorical
, devices are used in the excerpt?.
Answer: Parallelism & Antithesis (Johnson uses syntactical similarity by
repeating the phrase “of our time” to demonstrate parallelism. The
contrasting ideas of “greatest leader” and “foulest deed” are juxtaposed,
which demonstrates antithesis.)
◍ It grew lushly, but only in the tenements districts.The highlighted sentence
primarily serves to emphasize which of the following about the
neighborhood?.
Answer: It's uniqueness
◍ His works of historical fiction have earned him the Newbery Medal and the
Coretta Scott King Book Award and include novels such as Elijah of
Buxton, set in the pre-Civil War era, and The Watsons Go to
Birmingham—1963, set during the Civil Rights movement.The author
described, whose works are frequently taught in a middle school curriculum,
is.
Answer: Christopher Paul Curtis
◍ Ballad.
Answer: used in musical songs and poems
◍ Underlying this passion for ideas is a belief in the singularity of France's
mission. This is a feature of all exceptionalist nations, but it is rendered here
in a particular trope: that France has a duty to think not just for herself, but
for the whole world. In the lofty words of the author Jean d'Ormesson,
writing in the magazine Le Point in 2011: "There is at the heart of
Frenchness something which transcends it. France is not only a matter of
contradiction and diversity. She also constantly looks over her shoulder,
towards others, and towards the world which surrounds her. More than any
nation, France is haunted by a yearning towards universality."—Sudhir
Hazareesingh, from "The Dimming of the Light"Which TWO of the
following excerpts from the passage support the conclusion that the author
views French philosophy as a dominant force in world culture?.
Answer: France has a duty to think not just for herself, but for the whole
