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






2. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story






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






4. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






5. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






6. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word






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






8. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






10. The location and time in which a story takes place






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






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






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






14. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






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






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






17. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






20. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






21. A line of a poem or song






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






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






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






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






26. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address






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






28. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






31. A line of a poem or song






32. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






34. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






35. A result of a cuase






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






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






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






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






40. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant






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






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






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






44. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense






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






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






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






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






49. Something that can be proven to be true






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