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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. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






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






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






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






5. The order in which things happen in a text






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






7. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






10. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added






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






12. A group of letters that is added before or after a root






13. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






15. The final paragraph in an essay






16. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






18. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up






19. A quality that is part of a character's personality






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






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






22. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence






23. The reason something happens






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






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






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






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






28. A book of maps






29. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






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






32. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being






33. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word






34. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






37. The character who tells a story






38. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






39. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






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






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






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






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






44. The character who tells a story






45. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea






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






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






48. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






50. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time