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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 way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






2. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)






3. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






6. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






9. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






11. The character who tells a story






12. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.






13. The order in which things happen in a text






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






15. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence






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






17. Conversations that characters have with each other






18. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly






19. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






21. Something that can be proven to be true






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






23. The literal meaning of a word






24. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words






25. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






26. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate






27. A listing of the resources used for a written project






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






29. The events that happen in a story






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






31. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up






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






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






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






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






36. Any material that will help a writer find information






37. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next






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






39. The literal meaning of a word






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






41. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






43. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position






44. The character who tells a story






45. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






46. To make corrections and changes in a draft






47. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea






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






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






50. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way