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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. To make corrections and changes in a draft
graphic organizer
revise
prefix
quotation marks (' ')
2. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
antonym
atlas
detail
informational writing
3. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
sentence fragment
spelling
point of view
outline
4. Conversations that characters have with each other
outline
dialogue
conjuction
third person
5. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
base word
opinion
outline
example
6. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
draft
lines
proper noun
synonym
7. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
perfect tense
comma ( -)
prefix
past perfect
8. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
root
inference
verse
interjection
9. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
restatement
draft
plot
online directory
10. A result of a cuase
example
character
effect
stanza
11. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
prefix
third-person omniscient
reference materials
theme
12. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
antonym
generalization
dialect
capitalization
13. A line of a poem or song
resolution
verse
perfect tense
third person
14. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
proverb
interjection
tense
theme
15. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
inference
proverb
supporting details
poetry
16. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
conclusion
conjuction
idiom
past perfect
17. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
root word
spelling
interjection
climax
18. The central idea or meaning of a story
restatement
editing
theme
dictionary
19. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
verb
exposition
punctuation
generalization
20. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
theme
present tense
synonym
past tense
21. The order in which things happen in a text
drama
stanza
sequence
main idea
22. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
multiple-meaning words
compare
present tense
point of view
23. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
spelling
syllable
online directory
metaphor
24. A book of maps
tense
atlas
vocabulary
chapter
25. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
compare
future tense
future perfect
past perfect
26. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
conclusion
perfect tense
tense
research
27. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
perfect tense
sequence
prepositional phrase
detail
28. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
dictionary
conclusion
capitalization
compare
29. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
comma ( -)
verse
online directory
exclamation point (!)
30. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
future perfect
capitalization
topic sentence
dictionary
31. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
climax
narrator
opinion
point of view
32. Something that can be proven to be true
narrative writing
fact
transition
cause
33. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
antonym
affix
run-on sentence
interjection
34. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
drama
idiom
future tense
punctuation
35. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
homographs
resolution
present tense
comma ( -)
36. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
theme
dialect
draft
generalization
37. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
persuasive writing
setting
reference materials
base word
38. To identify ways that multiple things are different
sequence
contrast
research
plot
39. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
verb
informational writing
point of view
root word
40. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
encyclopedia
sentence fragment
relevant evidence
proverb
41. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
topic sentence
preposition
sentence fragment
root
42. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
period (.)
trait
punctuation
resolution
43. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
stanza
setting
punctuation
44. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
alliteration
research
interjection
conclusion
45. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
climax
tense
multiple-meaning words
proverb
46. A group of lines in a poem
proverb
stanza
homographs
context clues
47. A quality that is part of a character's personality
trait
poetry
simple sentence
third person
48. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
dialect
third person
third-person omniscient
draft
49. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
interjection
topic sentence
motivation
base word
50. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
future perfect
example
alliteration
exposition