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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 literal meaning of a word






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






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






4. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'






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






6. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






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






11. A line of a poem or song






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






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






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






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






16. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way






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






18. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing






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






20. The character who tells a story






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






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






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






24. Section of a book






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






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






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






28. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






31. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






34. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






36. A group of lines in a poem






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






38. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






42. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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