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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. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






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






3. Any material that will help a writer find information






4. Writing that tells a story






5. A group of lines in a poem






6. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






7. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






8. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






11. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing






12. A line of a poem or song






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






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






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






16. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense






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






18. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






19. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






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






24. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






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






26. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






27. Section of a book






28. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






30. A result of a cuase






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






32. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






35. The order in which things happen in a text






36. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






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






38. To identify ways that multiple things are different






39. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The literal meaning of a word






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






49. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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