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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. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
editing
synonym
inference
encyclopedia
2. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
narrative writing
root word
narrator
suffix
3. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
perfect tense
relevant evidence
point of view
atlas
4. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
lines
reference materials
transition
vocabulary
5. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
relevant evidence
antonym
theme
simile
6. A line of a poem or song
syllable
antonym
verse
antonym
7. The order in which things happen in a text
sequence
base word
narrator
introduction
8. The plan for an essay or report in list form
proper noun
outline
prepositional phrase
editing
9. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
chapter
conclusion
conflict
effect
10. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
revise
persuasive writing
tense
supporting details
11. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
effect
adage
topic sentence
dialect
12. To identify ways that multiple things are different
contrast
simple sentence
present perfect
compare
13. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
third-person limited
perfect tense
metaphor
compare
14. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
setting
affix
example
generalization
15. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
conflict
example
conclusion
resource
16. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
paragraph
fact
base word
syllable
17. One of the first versions of a writer's work
draft
drama
exclamation point (!)
past perfect
18. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
suffix
tense
present tense
editing
19. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
dialect
sequence
multiple-meaning words
synonym
20. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
restatement
paragraph
affix
point of view
21. One of the first versions of a writer's work
theme
draft
contrast
dialogue
22. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
drama
sentence fragment
relevant evidence
research
23. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
opinion
conjuction
spelling
reference materials
24. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
idiom
detail
figurative language
tense
25. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
cause
comma ( -)
run-on sentence
simile
26. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
perfect tense
proper noun
sentence fragment
preposition
27. To make corrections and changes in a draft
revise
exposition
fiction
suffix
28. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
editing
multiple-meaning words
restatement
past tense
29. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
drama
dictionary
prepositional phrase
exposition
30. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
topic sentence
simple sentence
third person
outline
31. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
verse
context clues
alliteration
adage
32. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
antonym
detail
past perfect
multiple-meaning words
33. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
atlas
outline
draft
proper noun
34. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
exposition
resolution
prior knowledge
definition
35. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
generalization
sentence fragment
detail
punctuation
36. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
first person
third-person omniscient
revise
graphic organizer
37. Section of a book
chapter
persuasive writing
contrast
quotation marks (' ')
38. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
third-person omniscient
quotation marks (' ')
introduction
third person
39. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
comma ( -)
quotation marks (' ')
future tense
perfect tense
40. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
definition
topic sentence
preposition
stanza
41. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
third-person limited
trait
synonym
dialect
42. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
trait
detail
dictionary
exposition
43. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
definition
simple sentence
editing
restatement
44. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
affix
metaphor
independent clause
interjection
45. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
bibliography
affix
supporting details
quotation marks (' ')
46. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
topic sentence
restatement
simile
plot
47. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
sentence fragment
draft
independent clause
preposition
48. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
root word
paragraph
example
lines
49. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
homographs
idiom
effect
prepositional phrase
50. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
persuasive writing
verb
prepositional phrase
lines