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Common Core English Language ELA
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common-core
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english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
verb
conflict
supporting details
reference materials
2. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
inference
first person
root word
theme
3. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
base word
conclusion
cause
proofreading
4. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
graphic organizer
root word
research
compare
5. The plan for an essay or report in list form
outline
periodical
conclusion
capitalization
6. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
narrator
encyclopedia
dictionary
context clues
7. A book of maps
example
theme
prefix
atlas
8. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
future tense
lines
theme
independent clause
9. The central idea or meaning of a story
theme
drama
antonym
paragraph
10. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
suffix
paragraph
lines
informational writing
11. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
climax
suffix
vocabulary
future perfect
12. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
suffix
syllable
proper noun
verse
13. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
generalization
detail
syllable
fiction
14. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
revise
narrative writing
synonym
informational writing
15. A listing of the resources used for a written project
exposition
bibliography
compare
editing
16. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author
paragraph
point of view
perfect tense
inference
17. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
topic sentence
paragraph
lines
present tense
18. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
quotation marks (' ')
exclamation point (!)
proverb
graphic organizer
19. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
example
third person
antonym
past tense
20. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
online directory
periodical
punctuation
figurative language
21. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
conjuction
contrast
dialect
metaphor
22. Section of a book
outline
drama
chapter
trait
23. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
capitalization
homographs
future tense
detail
24. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
opinion
graphic organizer
past perfect
alliteration
25. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
research
root word
spelling
proper noun
26. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
stanza
past tense
topic sentence
preposition
27. The location and time in which a story takes place
punctuation
spelling
setting
topic sentence
28. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
quotation marks (' ')
past perfect
draft
prepositional phrase
29. To make corrections and changes in a draft
revise
past perfect
alliteration
spelling
30. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
root word
comma ( -)
third person
online directory
31. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
editing
example
synonym
sentence fragment
32. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
alliteration
third-person omniscient
compare
third-person limited
33. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
opinion
verb
sentence fragment
multiple-meaning words
34. The final paragraph in an essay
period (.)
example
third-person limited
conclusion
35. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
editing
resolution
research
present tense
36. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
dictionary
definition
encyclopedia
run-on sentence
37. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
syllable
context clues
bibliography
resolution
38. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
verse
chapter
present perfect
online directory
39. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
editing
example
contrast
poetry
40. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
transition
simple sentence
outline
figurative language
41. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
proofreading
dialect
reference materials
proverb
42. A result of a cuase
effect
base word
opinion
prepositional phrase
43. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
prior knowledge
adage
narrator
simple sentence
44. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
metaphor
alliteration
proper noun
revise
45. Writing that tells a story
preposition
exclamation point (!)
narrative writing
topic sentence
46. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
multiple-meaning words
compare
narrator
figurative language
47. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
topic sentence
sequence
future perfect
affix
48. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
fiction
conflict
past tense
editing
49. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
definition
period (.)
persuasive writing
context clues
50. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author
tense
draft
point of view
exclamation point (!)