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






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






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






4. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






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






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






10. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






11. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






15. A book of maps






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






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






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






19. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






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






23. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






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






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






26. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






28. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics






29. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






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






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






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






33. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






35. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






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






37. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






38. The central idea or meaning of a story






39. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






40. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being






41. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






42. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






44. A book of maps






45. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






46. A line of a poem or song






47. The reason something happens






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






49. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






50. Conversations that characters have with each other







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