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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. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
exclamation point (!)
online directory
topic sentence
conflict
2. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
resolution
punctuation
encyclopedia
comma ( -)
3. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
topic sentence
antonym
conjuction
fiction
4. A book of maps
inference
past perfect
atlas
point of view
5. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
interjection
simple sentence
dialect
reference materials
6. A quality that is part of a character's personality
punctuation
trait
effect
cause
7. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
preposition
conflict
narrative writing
third-person omniscient
8. A quality that is part of a character's personality
present tense
trait
third person
proper noun
9. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
idiom
figurative language
past perfect
fiction
10. Writing that tells a story
narrative writing
punctuation
draft
effect
11. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
character
period (.)
tense
past tense
12. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
restatement
simile
outline
compare
13. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
base word
conjuction
graphic organizer
trait
14. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
simple sentence
idiom
capitalization
tense
15. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
transition
tense
syllable
dialect
16. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
drama
introduction
suffix
third-person limited
17. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
poetry
contrast
resolution
editing
18. The location and time in which a story takes place
point of view
setting
inference
fact
19. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
periodical
idiom
antonym
proverb
20. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
spelling
third-person omniscient
sentence fragment
supporting details
21. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
opinion
capitalization
quotation marks (' ')
fact
22. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
research
bibliography
third person
homographs
23. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
tense
synonym
draft
paragraph
24. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
informational writing
character
poetry
sentence fragment
25. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
bibliography
affix
editing
dictionary
26. The order in which things happen in a text
introduction
run-on sentence
verb
sequence
27. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
verb
future tense
idiom
root
28. The reason something happens
sequence
cause
revise
past tense
29. A result of a cuase
third person
base word
effect
homographs
30. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
character
exclamation point (!)
present tense
prepositional phrase
31. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
homographs
encyclopedia
root
perfect tense
32. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
outline
proper noun
antonym
trait
33. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
proper noun
prior knowledge
figurative language
quotation marks (' ')
34. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
homographs
sequence
spelling
climax
35. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
climax
affix
idiom
poetry
36. A book of maps
antonym
atlas
quotation marks (' ')
exclamation point (!)
37. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
dialogue
transition
sentence fragment
compare
38. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
comma ( -)
third-person limited
preposition
third-person omniscient
39. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
base word
antonym
verse
narrator
40. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
dictionary
climax
introduction
present tense
41. What the passage is mostly about
contrast
affix
main idea
antonym
42. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
homographs
past tense
topic sentence
prior knowledge
43. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
homographs
root word
prepositional phrase
first person
44. The central idea or meaning of a story
narrative writing
example
theme
climax
45. To make corrections and changes in a draft
dialogue
revise
verb
dialect
46. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
present perfect
resolution
narrator
adage
47. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
base word
revise
conjuction
introduction
48. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
sentence fragment
character
capitalization
prepositional phrase
49. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
persuasive writing
trait
conclusion
future tense
50. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
base word
persuasive writing
encyclopedia
affix