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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 part of a longer word that can stand on its own






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






3. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






5. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas






6. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm






7. What the passage is mostly about






8. The central idea or meaning of a story






9. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






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






14. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






15. To identify ways that multiple things are different






16. A book of maps






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






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






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






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






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






22. The events that happen in a story






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






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






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






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






27. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






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






31. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






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






36. Something that can be proven to be true






37. Something that can be proven to be true






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






39. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






41. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






42. A book of maps






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






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






45. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






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






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






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






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






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