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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. Any material that will help a writer find information






2. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






3. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






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






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






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






19. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






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






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






24. To identify ways that multiple things are different






25. The events that happen in a story






26. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






28. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






31. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A book of maps






42. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






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






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






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






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






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






48. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






49. Writing that tells a story






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