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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. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






2. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being






3. Section of a book






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






5. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story






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






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






8. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






11. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea






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






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






14. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






15. A line of a poem or song






16. The events that happen in a story






17. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word






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






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






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






21. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.






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






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






24. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind






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






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






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






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






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






30. Any material that will help a writer find information






31. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb






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






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






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






35. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word






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






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






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






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






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






41. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics






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






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






44. The final paragraph in an essay






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






46. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






47. The order in which things happen in a text






48. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics






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






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