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






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






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






4. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






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






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






7. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought






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






26. The reason something happens






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






28. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






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






32. To make corrections and changes in a draft






33. Something that can be proven to be true






34. A book of maps






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






36. The character who tells a story






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






38. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






39. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






40. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






43. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






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






45. A group of lines in a poem






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






47. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






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






49. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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