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






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






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






4. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






5. A result of a cuase






6. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






7. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






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






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






10. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added






11. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story






12. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






13. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






14. A result of a cuase






15. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






16. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






17. The final paragraph in an essay






18. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






19. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






20. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






22. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






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






24. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






25. The character who tells a story






26. One of the first versions of a writer's work






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






28. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences






29. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






30. To identify ways that multiple things are different






31. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic






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






33. The central idea or meaning of a story






34. A quality that is part of a character's personality






35. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought






36. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own






37. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






38. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word






39. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas






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






41. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






42. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened






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






44. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'






45. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






46. Writing that tells a story






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






48. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






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






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