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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 plan for an essay or report in list form






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






3. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






9. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






10. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






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






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






13. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






16. A result of a cuase






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






18. A group of lines in a poem






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






20. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant






21. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






24. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






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






26. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






30. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






31. Section of a book






32. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own






33. A line of a poem or song






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






35. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






37. The order in which things happen in a text






38. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address






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






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






41. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words






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






43. The central idea or meaning of a story






44. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place






45. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






48. A quality that is part of a character's personality






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






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