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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.
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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. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
base word
motivation
graphic organizer
dialect
2. The events that happen in a story
plot
poetry
opinion
punctuation
3. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
restatement
perfect tense
verb
third-person omniscient
4. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
tense
online directory
perfect tense
revise
5. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
conclusion
plot
verb
topic sentence
6. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
effect
dictionary
first person
supporting details
7. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
prefix
fiction
present tense
climax
8. A line of a poem or song
verse
verb
informational writing
trait
9. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
motivation
affix
tense
detail
10. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
preposition
relevant evidence
supporting details
verse
11. The location and time in which a story takes place
editing
base word
setting
alliteration
12. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
conflict
punctuation
simile
preposition
13. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
homographs
supporting details
root word
paragraph
14. A quality that is part of a character's personality
past perfect
trait
drama
exclamation point (!)
15. Conversations that characters have with each other
dialogue
climax
supporting details
dictionary
16. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
compare
character
poetry
syllable
17. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
opinion
interjection
relevant evidence
synonym
18. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
outline
figurative language
conflict
third-person omniscient
19. Section of a book
exposition
narrator
chapter
revise
20. The reason something happens
third person
cause
past perfect
interjection
21. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
third-person omniscient
relevant evidence
supporting details
homographs
22. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
drama
revise
punctuation
syllable
23. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
exclamation point (!)
third-person omniscient
plot
base word
24. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
contrast
tense
dialogue
comma ( -)
25. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
persuasive writing
sentence fragment
example
transition
26. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
detail
preposition
root
example
27. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
present tense
sequence
interjection
stanza
28. A listing of the resources used for a written project
punctuation
bibliography
prefix
chapter
29. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
periodical
detail
prefix
sequence
30. One of the first versions of a writer's work
draft
vocabulary
exclamation point (!)
character
31. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
relevant evidence
exposition
bibliography
generalization
32. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
motivation
atlas
root
homographs
33. The order in which things happen in a text
sequence
alliteration
past perfect
cause
34. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
motivation
root word
verb
dialogue
35. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
compare
simple sentence
proper noun
preposition
36. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
narrative writing
drama
transition
perfect tense
37. A book of maps
stanza
preposition
atlas
inference
38. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
interjection
syllable
homographs
perfect tense
39. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
restatement
inference
transition
bibliography
40. A result of a cuase
editing
effect
persuasive writing
comma ( -)
41. The literal meaning of a word
independent clause
syllable
definition
narrative writing
42. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
exclamation point (!)
reference materials
paragraph
third-person limited
43. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
introduction
present tense
informational writing
period (.)
44. The central idea or meaning of a story
past perfect
past tense
theme
comma ( -)
45. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
tense
introduction
proverb
adage
46. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
setting
introduction
lines
revise
47. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
prefix
preposition
poetry
paragraph
48. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
conflict
base word
suffix
compare
49. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
synonym
tense
run-on sentence
multiple-meaning words
50. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
exposition
syllable
resolution
antonym