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






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






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






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






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






6. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






7. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






9. The reason something happens






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






11. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea






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






13. What the passage is mostly about






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






15. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






31. To make corrections and changes in a draft






32. The reason something happens






33. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






35. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






37. The character who tells a story






38. Writing that tells a story






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






40. A line of a poem or song






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






42. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






43. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






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






45. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






48. A group of lines in a poem






49. To identify ways that multiple things are different






50. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way