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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The literal meaning of a word
conjuction
definition
simple sentence
future tense
2. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
capitalization
inference
character
present perfect
3. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
punctuation
opinion
prior knowledge
setting
4. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
proper noun
capitalization
independent clause
first person
5. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
detail
cause
character
root word
6. The final paragraph in an essay
simple sentence
conclusion
base word
fact
7. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
editing
conjuction
online directory
metaphor
8. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
proverb
lines
supporting details
adage
9. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
introduction
metaphor
narrator
figurative language
10. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
exclamation point (!)
interjection
example
trait
11. A line of a poem or song
verse
future perfect
base word
conjuction
12. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
root word
past tense
first person
period (.)
13. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
reference materials
editing
conjuction
restatement
14. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
fiction
narrative writing
resource
narrator
15. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
character
capitalization
prepositional phrase
run-on sentence
16. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
motivation
homographs
preposition
setting
17. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
resolution
punctuation
trait
suffix
18. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
conjuction
third-person limited
dialogue
proper noun
19. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
conjuction
prepositional phrase
climax
interjection
20. The character who tells a story
narrator
fact
fiction
root
21. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
transition
interjection
motivation
preposition
22. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
dialect
climax
third-person omniscient
quotation marks (' ')
23. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
comma ( -)
contrast
simile
context clues
24. Section of a book
first person
theme
topic sentence
chapter
25. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
alliteration
topic sentence
research
third-person limited
26. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
multiple-meaning words
run-on sentence
motivation
detail
27. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
informational writing
simile
affix
paragraph
28. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
proverb
sentence fragment
conjuction
homographs
29. One of the first versions of a writer's work
draft
main idea
past tense
stanza
30. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
encyclopedia
third-person limited
period (.)
draft
31. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
fact
future tense
prepositional phrase
setting
32. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
cause
climax
resolution
root word
33. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
antonym
verse
spelling
narrative writing
34. To make corrections and changes in a draft
simple sentence
revise
past tense
suffix
35. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
point of view
proofreading
compare
idiom
36. A group of lines in a poem
quotation marks (' ')
stanza
dialogue
root
37. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
fiction
relevant evidence
contrast
adage
38. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
chapter
vocabulary
interjection
dictionary
39. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
plot
independent clause
resolution
punctuation
40. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
definition
context clues
inference
encyclopedia
41. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
third-person omniscient
prepositional phrase
trait
antonym
42. Conversations that characters have with each other
prepositional phrase
third-person omniscient
draft
dialogue
43. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
multiple-meaning words
fact
root
introduction
44. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
periodical
run-on sentence
conflict
theme
45. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
restatement
root word
tense
main idea
46. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
paragraph
main idea
restatement
climax
47. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
past tense
simile
conjuction
draft
48. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
verb
idiom
period (.)
conclusion
49. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
first person
encyclopedia
climax
opinion
50. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
suffix
conflict
past perfect
compare