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Common Core English Language ELA
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Subjects
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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 way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
dialect
editing
third-person limited
third person
2. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
adage
homographs
dictionary
perfect tense
3. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
setting
punctuation
prior knowledge
interjection
4. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
simile
simple sentence
contrast
compare
5. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
opinion
persuasive writing
informational writing
proverb
6. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
exposition
detail
syllable
affix
7. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
relevant evidence
restatement
paragraph
character
8. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
capitalization
context clues
contrast
spelling
9. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
graphic organizer
proofreading
topic sentence
poetry
10. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
online directory
bibliography
graphic organizer
lines
11. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
periodical
proverb
idiom
compare
12. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
informational writing
persuasive writing
online directory
exposition
13. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
quotation marks (' ')
character
verb
reference materials
14. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
syllable
opinion
third-person limited
affix
15. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
informational writing
multiple-meaning words
introduction
contrast
16. Writing that tells a story
simile
narrative writing
metaphor
first person
17. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
introduction
theme
supporting details
exposition
18. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
restatement
root word
prefix
chapter
19. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
alliteration
sentence fragment
trait
20. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
synonym
restatement
proper noun
antonym
21. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
verb
fact
fiction
conflict
22. Something that can be proven to be true
fact
definition
narrator
encyclopedia
23. The location and time in which a story takes place
example
multiple-meaning words
setting
revise
24. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
homographs
reference materials
climax
adage
25. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
homographs
sequence
resolution
detail
26. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
affix
fiction
third-person omniscient
character
27. The order in which things happen in a text
perfect tense
sequence
theme
multiple-meaning words
28. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
preposition
dialogue
drama
present tense
29. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
third-person limited
homographs
verb
lines
30. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
root
fiction
graphic organizer
encyclopedia
31. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
interjection
bibliography
context clues
climax
32. To identify ways that multiple things are different
present perfect
climax
contrast
homographs
33. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
metaphor
paragraph
point of view
present tense
34. The character who tells a story
dictionary
dialogue
paragraph
narrator
35. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
contrast
inference
narrator
graphic organizer
36. The plan for an essay or report in list form
root word
outline
atlas
period (.)
37. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
narrator
prefix
sentence fragment
third-person limited
38. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
motivation
context clues
interjection
simile
39. The character who tells a story
resolution
narrator
encyclopedia
affix
40. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
stanza
sequence
future tense
definition
41. Words an author chooses when writing
sequence
research
vocabulary
adage
42. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
encyclopedia
dialect
topic sentence
persuasive writing
43. A quality that is part of a character's personality
figurative language
multiple-meaning words
trait
exclamation point (!)
44. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
character
persuasive writing
bibliography
drama
45. The reason something happens
resource
prepositional phrase
cause
context clues
46. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
online directory
supporting details
fiction
plot
47. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
fact
verse
generalization
present tense
48. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
restatement
dialogue
exclamation point (!)
root word
49. A group of lines in a poem
relevant evidence
stanza
effect
alliteration
50. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
revise
punctuation
present perfect
exclamation point (!)