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Common Core English Language ELA
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common-core
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english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
third person
periodical
idiom
narrative writing
2. A book of maps
atlas
period (.)
research
online directory
3. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
run-on sentence
introduction
lines
third person
4. The literal meaning of a word
definition
opinion
syllable
fiction
5. The location and time in which a story takes place
exclamation point (!)
dialogue
introduction
setting
6. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
exposition
affix
compare
perfect tense
7. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
point of view
dialect
quotation marks (' ')
8. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
dialect
informational writing
paragraph
verb
9. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
base word
relevant evidence
proofreading
chapter
10. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
climax
comma ( -)
context clues
effect
11. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
cause
plot
drama
editing
12. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
capitalization
sentence fragment
online directory
introduction
13. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
simile
tense
relevant evidence
paragraph
14. Writing that tells a story
narrative writing
third-person omniscient
example
punctuation
15. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
online directory
present perfect
root
interjection
16. The central idea or meaning of a story
lines
theme
setting
resolution
17. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
online directory
outline
atlas
fiction
18. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
period (.)
proper noun
informational writing
effect
19. A book of maps
sentence fragment
atlas
example
chapter
20. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
atlas
suffix
run-on sentence
restatement
21. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
verb
stanza
trait
proofreading
22. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
conjuction
periodical
preposition
proper noun
23. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
context clues
quotation marks (' ')
graphic organizer
perfect tense
24. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
outline
preposition
supporting details
alliteration
25. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
lines
figurative language
simple sentence
outline
26. Any material that will help a writer find information
perfect tense
revise
resource
exposition
27. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
climax
alliteration
transition
syllable
28. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
prefix
introduction
fact
chapter
29. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
revise
chapter
capitalization
relevant evidence
30. To make corrections and changes in a draft
revise
conflict
topic sentence
present tense
31. One of the first versions of a writer's work
third-person limited
draft
supporting details
periodical
32. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
inference
proverb
idiom
present perfect
33. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
stanza
first person
alliteration
introduction
34. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
first person
prefix
exposition
homographs
35. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
preposition
online directory
adage
proverb
36. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
contrast
multiple-meaning words
resolution
climax
37. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
synonym
spelling
base word
adage
38. To identify ways that multiple things are different
interjection
context clues
contrast
quotation marks (' ')
39. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
character
conflict
sequence
third-person limited
40. A listing of the resources used for a written project
bibliography
idiom
present perfect
affix
41. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
conflict
encyclopedia
run-on sentence
idiom
42. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
plot
syllable
simple sentence
poetry
43. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
periodical
past tense
prior knowledge
dictionary
44. The literal meaning of a word
transition
affix
definition
proper noun
45. The plan for an essay or report in list form
simple sentence
climax
proofreading
outline
46. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
idiom
present perfect
encyclopedia
figurative language
47. The events that happen in a story
reference materials
plot
spelling
conflict
48. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
outline
first person
dictionary
relevant evidence
49. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
dialect
first person
main idea
future tense
50. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
stanza
conclusion
sequence
multiple-meaning words