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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 group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






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






3. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






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






8. Writing that tells a story






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






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






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






12. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






20. The events that happen in a story






21. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






24. A book of maps






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






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






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






28. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






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






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






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






33. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






36. Words an author chooses when writing






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






38. Section of a book






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






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






41. The character who tells a story






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






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






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






45. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






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






49. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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