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Common Core English Language ELA
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common-core
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english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
supporting details
homographs
proverb
affix
2. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
third-person omniscient
context clues
exclamation point (!)
punctuation
3. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
motivation
exposition
exclamation point (!)
graphic organizer
4. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
sentence fragment
past perfect
detail
independent clause
5. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
supporting details
fact
spelling
transition
6. Words an author chooses when writing
vocabulary
conjuction
third-person omniscient
context clues
7. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
third-person limited
resolution
tense
relevant evidence
8. A result of a cuase
supporting details
homographs
editing
effect
9. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
future tense
context clues
metaphor
reference materials
10. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
climax
capitalization
encyclopedia
chapter
11. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
plot
verse
idiom
homographs
12. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
outline
conjuction
research
dialogue
13. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
dialect
draft
revise
preposition
14. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
comma ( -)
root
outline
restatement
15. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
synonym
outline
character
lines
16. The literal meaning of a word
dialogue
multiple-meaning words
definition
quotation marks (' ')
17. The events that happen in a story
example
spelling
sequence
plot
18. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
relevant evidence
editing
revise
character
19. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
context clues
conjuction
alliteration
proper noun
20. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
prior knowledge
inference
lines
prefix
21. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
present perfect
sentence fragment
root
draft
22. The location and time in which a story takes place
setting
prior knowledge
syllable
supporting details
23. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
opinion
opinion
third-person limited
synonym
24. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
plot
present tense
third-person limited
narrator
25. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
simile
syllable
independent clause
preposition
26. A group of lines in a poem
stanza
contrast
prepositional phrase
graphic organizer
27. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
narrative writing
period (.)
prepositional phrase
example
28. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
research
punctuation
atlas
draft
29. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
period (.)
comma ( -)
proofreading
graphic organizer
30. A book of maps
plot
future perfect
narrative writing
atlas
31. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
point of view
prefix
third-person limited
capitalization
32. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
character
metaphor
future tense
run-on sentence
33. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
resolution
informational writing
poetry
encyclopedia
34. Writing that tells a story
past tense
narrative writing
alliteration
figurative language
35. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
drama
tense
informational writing
resolution
36. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
punctuation
perfect tense
independent clause
idiom
37. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author
past perfect
proofreading
encyclopedia
point of view
38. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
simile
first person
base word
opinion
39. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
online directory
sequence
periodical
conflict
40. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
effect
generalization
stanza
past perfect
41. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
antonym
narrator
chapter
affix
42. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
editing
synonym
climax
persuasive writing
43. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
quotation marks (' ')
introduction
transition
generalization
44. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
exclamation point (!)
base word
suffix
cause
45. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
plot
suffix
main idea
online directory
46. The reason something happens
conflict
prepositional phrase
cause
prefix
47. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
main idea
sequence
run-on sentence
climax
48. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
future perfect
relevant evidence
alliteration
point of view
49. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report
third-person omniscient
introduction
definition
informational writing
50. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
proper noun
exclamation point (!)
encyclopedia
setting