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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 repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Section of a book






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






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






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






16. A book of maps






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






18. The character who tells a story






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






20. The central idea or meaning of a story






21. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






24. The character who tells a story






25. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






28. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






32. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






34. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






36. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






37. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






40. A line of a poem or song






41. The central idea or meaning of a story






42. The literal meaning of a word






43. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word






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






45. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened






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






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






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






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






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