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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 plan for an essay or report in list form






2. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






3. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'






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






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






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






7. A result of a cuase






8. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words






9. Writing that tells a story






10. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






11. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






12. The reason something happens






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






14. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






15. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






18. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






21. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






23. The literal meaning of a word






24. Any material that will help a writer find information






25. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






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






27. The final paragraph in an essay






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






29. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position






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






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






32. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story






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






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






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






36. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information






37. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position






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






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






40. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






41. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






45. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea






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






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






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






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






50. Two words that look alike but have different meanings