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Common Core English Language ELA
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common-core
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english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
sequence
poetry
simile
alliteration
2. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
affix
third person
motivation
editing
3. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
online directory
periodical
affix
independent clause
4. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
preposition
conflict
dialect
perfect tense
5. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
encyclopedia
exclamation point (!)
capitalization
conclusion
6. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
sentence fragment
preposition
multiple-meaning words
prefix
7. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
homographs
generalization
future perfect
prefix
8. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
verse
punctuation
reference materials
context clues
9. The reason something happens
cause
homographs
independent clause
character
10. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
punctuation
graphic organizer
present tense
perfect tense
11. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
outline
definition
supporting details
narrative writing
12. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
editing
fiction
resolution
alliteration
13. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
fact
antonym
encyclopedia
14. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
root word
compare
affix
outline
15. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
quotation marks (' ')
dialect
bibliography
proper noun
16. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
contrast
preposition
point of view
metaphor
17. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
fact
present tense
online directory
supporting details
18. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
detail
cause
past perfect
root
19. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
narrative writing
character
comma ( -)
third-person omniscient
20. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
root word
theme
poetry
simile
21. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
theme
present perfect
character
fact
22. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
drama
draft
root word
graphic organizer
23. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
simile
verse
proofreading
punctuation
24. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
theme
period (.)
context clues
relevant evidence
25. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
dialect
capitalization
past tense
alliteration
26. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
base word
preposition
relevant evidence
lines
27. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
syllable
proverb
affix
narrator
28. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
narrator
informational writing
exclamation point (!)
tense
29. A quality that is part of a character's personality
chapter
past tense
trait
conflict
30. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
exposition
transition
drama
verb
31. To make corrections and changes in a draft
sentence fragment
sentence fragment
revise
online directory
32. The reason something happens
third-person omniscient
dialect
draft
cause
33. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
multiple-meaning words
persuasive writing
encyclopedia
homographs
34. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
verb
relevant evidence
preposition
bibliography
35. To identify ways that multiple things are different
atlas
third person
narrative writing
contrast
36. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
period (.)
sequence
antonym
preposition
37. The character who tells a story
conflict
narrator
proofreading
vocabulary
38. Writing that tells a story
narrative writing
resource
generalization
synonym
39. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
idiom
adage
topic sentence
fiction
40. A line of a poem or song
fact
verse
stanza
reference materials
41. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
figurative language
metaphor
transition
tense
42. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
poetry
independent clause
present perfect
proverb
43. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
third-person omniscient
dialect
syllable
tense
44. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
outline
example
simile
independent clause
45. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
climax
draft
proverb
perfect tense
46. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
future tense
effect
adage
motivation
47. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
suffix
draft
trait
supporting details
48. A group of lines in a poem
relevant evidence
stanza
present tense
spelling
49. To identify ways that multiple things are different
contrast
simple sentence
prepositional phrase
verb
50. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
generalization
antonym
independent clause
persuasive writing