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






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






3. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






6. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






9. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






11. The order in which things happen in a text






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






13. Section of a book






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






15. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






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






27. Conversations that characters have with each other






28. The character who tells a story






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






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






31. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






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






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






35. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






45. The reason something happens






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






47. The plan for an essay or report in list form






48. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information






49. The events that happen in a story






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