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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 saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






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






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






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






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






7. A result of a cuase






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






9. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






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






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






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






15. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






18. Words an author chooses when writing






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






20. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






23. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






25. A line of a poem or song






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






27. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






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






29. Section of a book






30. Section of a book






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






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






33. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






34. A group of lines in a poem






35. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






36. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






39. The order in which things happen in a text






40. One of the first versions of a writer's work






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






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






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






44. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






45. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






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






47. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






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






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






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