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






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






3. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






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






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






6. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






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






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






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






11. The final paragraph in an essay






12. A line of a poem or song






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






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






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






16. Section of a book






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






18. The character who tells a story






19. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information






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






21. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word






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






35. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






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






37. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place






38. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






39. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






41. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






42. A book of maps






43. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






44. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






45. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






47. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next






48. The literal meaning of a word






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






50. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word







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