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






2. To identify ways that multiple things are different






3. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






4. The reason something happens






5. The literal meaning of a word






6. Something that can be proven to be true






7. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






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






12. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it






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






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






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






16. A listing of the resources used for a written project






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






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






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






20. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






21. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic






22. Section of a book






23. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






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






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






29. The reason something happens






30. Words an author chooses when writing






31. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






43. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






44. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence






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






46. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






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






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