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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 sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






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






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






4. A group of lines in a poem






5. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






9. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






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






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






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






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






22. To identify ways that multiple things are different






23. The character who tells a story






24. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






25. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






26. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






28. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






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






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






34. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






38. A line of a poem or song






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






40. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word






41. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






44. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word






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






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






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






48. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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