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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.






2. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






3. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'






4. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






5. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate






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






7. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






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






9. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






10. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






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






12. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place






13. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






14. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






15. A result of a cuase






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






17. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






18. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






20. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






21. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






22. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm






23. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






24. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story






25. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way






26. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






27. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






28. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up






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






30. Words an author chooses when writing






31. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






32. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






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






36. Writing that tells a story






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






38. A group of letters that is added before or after a root






39. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






40. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly






41. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






44. A group of letters that is added before or after a root






45. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






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






47. A line of a poem or song






48. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)






49. What the passage is mostly about






50. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence