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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Any material that will help a writer find information






8. A book of maps






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






10. A result of a cuase






11. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Writing that tells a story






21. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






23. The final paragraph in an essay






24. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






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






29. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






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






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






34. To identify ways that multiple things are different






35. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






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






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






49. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






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