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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






2. Something that can be proven to be true






3. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






4. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added






5. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant






6. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






7. The central idea or meaning of a story






8. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word






9. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information






10. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts






11. A result of a cuase






12. The location and time in which a story takes place






13. Something that can be proven to be true






14. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts






15. A listing of the resources used for a written project






16. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






17. The plan for an essay or report in list form






18. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure






19. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb






20. A quality that is part of a character's personality






21. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






22. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description






23. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way






24. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas






25. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word






26. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened






27. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






28. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences






29. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought






30. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






31. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






32. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






33. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






34. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own






35. One of the first versions of a writer's work






36. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






37. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






38. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






39. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






40. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






41. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






42. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words






43. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






44. The central idea or meaning of a story






45. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






46. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word






47. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story






48. A group of lines in a poem






49. The order in which things happen in a text






50. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story







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