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






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






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






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






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






6. The central idea or meaning of a story






7. Something that can be proven to be true






8. The events that happen in a story






9. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word






10. Writing that tells a story






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






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






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






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






15. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






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






17. The final paragraph in an essay






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






19. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






23. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






24. To identify ways that multiple things are different






25. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






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






27. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






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






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






30. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






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






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






33. The character who tells a story






34. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A group of lines in a poem






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






50. Two words that look alike but have different meanings







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