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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. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
future tense
drama
conflict
supporting details
2. What the passage is mostly about
comma ( -)
generalization
main idea
sentence fragment
3. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
spelling
climax
compare
homographs
4. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
independent clause
supporting details
drama
stanza
5. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
outline
reference materials
verse
online directory
6. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
context clues
quotation marks (' ')
simile
atlas
7. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
atlas
metaphor
synonym
perfect tense
8. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
metaphor
research
dialect
simile
9. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
inference
topic sentence
graphic organizer
antonym
10. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
plot
cause
sequence
punctuation
11. A line of a poem or song
opinion
prior knowledge
verse
informational writing
12. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
example
compare
metaphor
lines
13. The order in which things happen in a text
proper noun
drama
sequence
synonym
14. Section of a book
run-on sentence
point of view
research
chapter
15. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
sequence
fiction
proper noun
verb
16. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
capitalization
editing
future perfect
opinion
17. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
sentence fragment
periodical
verb
proverb
18. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
future perfect
future tense
interjection
root word
19. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
prefix
online directory
introduction
perfect tense
20. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
outline
transition
third-person limited
alliteration
21. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
dialect
affix
root word
simple sentence
22. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
editing
proofreading
verb
lines
23. A listing of the resources used for a written project
bibliography
research
figurative language
theme
24. The plan for an essay or report in list form
prepositional phrase
encyclopedia
comma ( -)
outline
25. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
graphic organizer
third-person omniscient
generalization
third person
26. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
topic sentence
present tense
poetry
affix
27. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
cause
simple sentence
introduction
present perfect
28. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
affix
inference
graphic organizer
present tense
29. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
prior knowledge
outline
persuasive writing
online directory
30. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
setting
metaphor
lines
prefix
31. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
detail
comma ( -)
detail
figurative language
32. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
antonym
example
proper noun
stanza
33. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
vocabulary
antonym
graphic organizer
third-person omniscient
34. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
bibliography
relevant evidence
inference
revise
35. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
transition
editing
generalization
present tense
36. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
multiple-meaning words
conjuction
draft
metaphor
37. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
fiction
suffix
reference materials
conclusion
38. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
first person
affix
run-on sentence
resolution
39. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
punctuation
main idea
supporting details
antonym
40. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
simple sentence
relevant evidence
climax
detail
41. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
bibliography
first person
synonym
narrator
42. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
atlas
prepositional phrase
cause
relevant evidence
43. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
conflict
suffix
topic sentence
syllable
44. One of the first versions of a writer's work
simple sentence
draft
compare
opinion
45. A result of a cuase
verse
effect
past tense
exposition
46. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
dictionary
present tense
climax
plot
47. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
metaphor
draft
simple sentence
point of view
48. To identify ways that multiple things are different
conclusion
fact
contrast
metaphor
49. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
climax
conclusion
character
perfect tense
50. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
tense
stanza
generalization
persuasive writing