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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 word that means the same or almost the same as another word






2. Writing that tells a story






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






4. A group of letters that is added before or after a root






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






6. A line of a poem or song






7. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






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






9. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






11. The character who tells a story






12. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






21. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






23. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address






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






25. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






27. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence






28. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






29. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






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






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






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






33. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






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






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






38. Words an author chooses when writing






39. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






42. The character who tells a story






43. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word






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






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






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






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






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






49. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






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