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Common Core English Language ELA
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common-core
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english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
third person
supporting details
multiple-meaning words
fact
2. To make corrections and changes in a draft
run-on sentence
chapter
preposition
revise
3. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
graphic organizer
idiom
exposition
simple sentence
4. The events that happen in a story
plot
online directory
supporting details
alliteration
5. The central idea or meaning of a story
theme
dictionary
fact
third person
6. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
resolution
verb
figurative language
reference materials
7. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
multiple-meaning words
generalization
simple sentence
periodical
8. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
future perfect
quotation marks (' ')
quotation marks (' ')
figurative language
9. The literal meaning of a word
antonym
dictionary
detail
definition
10. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
prefix
sentence fragment
opinion
independent clause
11. Words an author chooses when writing
vocabulary
multiple-meaning words
punctuation
character
12. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
restatement
third-person limited
point of view
perfect tense
13. To make corrections and changes in a draft
synonym
revise
alliteration
base word
14. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
syllable
preposition
run-on sentence
present tense
15. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
generalization
online directory
research
affix
16. A book of maps
exposition
atlas
definition
paragraph
17. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
prefix
present tense
motivation
prefix
18. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
persuasive writing
dialect
interjection
spelling
19. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
narrator
interjection
encyclopedia
opinion
20. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
sentence fragment
affix
idiom
multiple-meaning words
21. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
chapter
introduction
present tense
drama
22. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
simile
conflict
punctuation
theme
23. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
editing
perfect tense
tense
adage
24. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
third-person limited
capitalization
research
syllable
25. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
homographs
supporting details
root word
alliteration
26. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
stanza
tense
suffix
main idea
27. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
editing
conjuction
proper noun
sentence fragment
28. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
restatement
informational writing
future perfect
run-on sentence
29. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
antonym
third-person limited
simile
research
30. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
narrative writing
idiom
revise
first person
31. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report
graphic organizer
conjuction
affix
introduction
32. A listing of the resources used for a written project
vocabulary
detail
bibliography
narrator
33. The central idea or meaning of a story
poetry
atlas
alliteration
theme
34. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
conclusion
root
editing
interjection
35. To identify ways that multiple things are different
third-person limited
contrast
poetry
syllable
36. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
simile
effect
setting
adage
37. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
proofreading
present perfect
period (.)
conflict
38. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
affix
dialect
poetry
tense
39. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
periodical
dialect
paragraph
online directory
40. The literal meaning of a word
affix
prior knowledge
definition
base word
41. The location and time in which a story takes place
supporting details
punctuation
setting
reference materials
42. A book of maps
inference
atlas
first person
effect
43. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
chapter
exclamation point (!)
poetry
contrast
44. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
editing
proofreading
run-on sentence
third-person omniscient
45. The final paragraph in an essay
conclusion
root word
verse
lines
46. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
opinion
sentence fragment
proverb
suffix
47. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
first person
point of view
past tense
exclamation point (!)
48. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
resolution
conflict
independent clause
topic sentence
49. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
graphic organizer
inference
conflict
periodical
50. The character who tells a story
synonym
narrator
adage
quotation marks (' ')