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






2. Any material that will help a writer find information






3. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






5. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.






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






7. Section of a book






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






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






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






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






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






13. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






14. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






18. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






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






38. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic






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






40. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






43. The reason something happens






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






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






46. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






50. A phrase containing a preposition and an object