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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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1. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
future tense
online directory
antonym
dictionary
2. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
trait
example
dictionary
research
3. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
outline
relevant evidence
capitalization
persuasive writing
4. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
multiple-meaning words
drama
revise
preposition
5. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
figurative language
root word
persuasive writing
research
6. A quality that is part of a character's personality
perfect tense
resolution
verb
trait
7. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
inference
restatement
revise
lines
8. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
suffix
comma ( -)
prefix
effect
9. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
setting
main idea
fiction
character
10. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
interjection
relevant evidence
third-person omniscient
punctuation
11. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
poetry
metaphor
revise
present tense
12. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
fact
detail
climax
research
13. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
third-person limited
informational writing
point of view
suffix
14. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
proverb
root
homographs
run-on sentence
15. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
adage
definition
periodical
quotation marks (' ')
16. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
drama
exclamation point (!)
figurative language
synonym
17. A quality that is part of a character's personality
inference
trait
dialect
sentence fragment
18. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
dictionary
example
periodical
main idea
19. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
compare
base word
dictionary
topic sentence
20. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
introduction
poetry
research
stanza
21. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
editing
theme
homographs
first person
22. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
conclusion
editing
online directory
trait
23. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
vocabulary
generalization
drama
affix
24. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
outline
dictionary
third person
sentence fragment
25. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
main idea
main idea
outline
multiple-meaning words
26. The reason something happens
interjection
opinion
exclamation point (!)
cause
27. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
spelling
independent clause
third-person omniscient
persuasive writing
28. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
homographs
revise
prepositional phrase
past tense
29. The plan for an essay or report in list form
outline
resource
capitalization
comma ( -)
30. The location and time in which a story takes place
setting
introduction
affix
suffix
31. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
opinion
motivation
informational writing
transition
32. To make corrections and changes in a draft
revise
figurative language
interjection
contrast
33. Something that can be proven to be true
independent clause
run-on sentence
fact
effect
34. A book of maps
first person
atlas
reference materials
perfect tense
35. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
trait
exclamation point (!)
present perfect
inference
36. The character who tells a story
sequence
root word
narrator
proverb
37. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
informational writing
persuasive writing
periodical
figurative language
38. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
poetry
exclamation point (!)
multiple-meaning words
proverb
39. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
supporting details
conflict
editing
lines
40. Conversations that characters have with each other
editing
dialogue
prior knowledge
drama
41. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
generalization
simple sentence
plot
future perfect
42. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
present perfect
prefix
relevant evidence
encyclopedia
43. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
past tense
period (.)
proper noun
online directory
44. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
independent clause
restatement
spelling
inference
45. A group of lines in a poem
character
stanza
paragraph
exclamation point (!)
46. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
future perfect
setting
dialect
topic sentence
47. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
punctuation
informational writing
conflict
cause
48. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
motivation
periodical
theme
restatement
49. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
affix
theme
quotation marks (' ')
bibliography
50. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
research
adage
supporting details
independent clause