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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. A listing of the resources used for a written project






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






3. One of the first versions of a writer's work






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






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






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






7. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story






8. The events that happen in a story






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






10. One of the first versions of a writer's work






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






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






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






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






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






16. The character who tells a story






17. The character who tells a story






18. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






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






22. The events that happen in a story






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






24. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






28. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






32. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






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






34. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






37. Any material that will help a writer find information






38. The order in which things happen in a text






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






40. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






41. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up






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






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






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






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






46. The central idea or meaning of a story






47. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






49. A result of a cuase






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