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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 broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






13. The central idea or meaning of a story






14. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






15. A result of a cuase






16. What the passage is mostly about






17. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






19. The reason something happens






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






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






22. To make corrections and changes in a draft






23. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






24. The reason something happens






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






26. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






27. Writing that tells a story






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






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






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






31. A line of a poem or song






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






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






34. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






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






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






40. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






41. The events that happen in a story






42. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






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






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






45. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






50. The final paragraph in an essay