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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 part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






2. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






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






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






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






8. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






10. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






13. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






14. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






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






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






20. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






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






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






25. A result of a cuase






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






37. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






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






39. A line of a poem or song






40. The final paragraph in an essay






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






42. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






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






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






48. A result of a cuase






49. Section of a book






50. A book of maps






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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