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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. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






3. Words an author chooses when writing






4. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






6. To identify ways that multiple things are different






7. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






9. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened






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






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






12. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






13. The events that happen in a story






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A result of a cuase






22. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing






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






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






25. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






26. Words an author chooses when writing






27. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






28. The character who tells a story






29. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate






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






31. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






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






36. A line of a poem or song






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






38. Any material that will help a writer find information






39. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






40. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






42. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






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






46. The central idea or meaning of a story






47. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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