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






2. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






4. What the passage is mostly about






5. The plan for an essay or report in list form






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A line of a poem or song






13. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it






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






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






16. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






18. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






21. Writing that tells a story






22. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






24. Section of a book






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






26. The final paragraph in an essay






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






28. The order in which things happen in a text






29. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






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






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






32. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






34. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






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






38. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics






39. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






40. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






42. A result of a cuase






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






44. To make corrections and changes in a draft






45. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






49. The character who tells a story






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