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






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






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






4. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






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






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






8. A result of a cuase






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






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






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






12. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What the passage is mostly about






20. The order in which things happen in a text






21. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






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






25. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






26. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






28. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






29. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






30. The reason something happens






31. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought






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






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






34. A line of a poem or song






35. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






38. The events that happen in a story






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






40. The final paragraph in an essay






41. The character who tells a story






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






50. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph