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






2. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






14. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






16. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences






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






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






19. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






21. A line of a poem or song






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






35. The order in which things happen in a text






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






37. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






40. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being






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






42. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






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






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






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






46. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






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






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







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