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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. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
detail
fiction
poetry
exposition
2. The final paragraph in an essay
relevant evidence
restatement
proper noun
conclusion
3. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
sentence fragment
perfect tense
run-on sentence
independent clause
4. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
homographs
introduction
verse
context clues
5. The location and time in which a story takes place
metaphor
setting
editing
verse
6. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
punctuation
idiom
independent clause
generalization
7. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
motivation
context clues
theme
exposition
8. The literal meaning of a word
definition
homographs
generalization
character
9. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
informational writing
draft
run-on sentence
generalization
10. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
adage
compare
conjuction
third-person omniscient
11. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
setting
prepositional phrase
informational writing
dialect
12. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
contrast
paragraph
topic sentence
plot
13. A quality that is part of a character's personality
trait
conflict
prefix
future tense
14. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
inference
conclusion
antonym
relevant evidence
15. What the passage is mostly about
proper noun
online directory
main idea
resolution
16. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
root
prior knowledge
bibliography
detail
17. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
preposition
figurative language
plot
introduction
18. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
proverb
restatement
main idea
conjuction
19. Writing that tells a story
present perfect
fiction
conclusion
narrative writing
20. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
encyclopedia
spelling
simile
paragraph
21. A book of maps
narrator
topic sentence
paragraph
atlas
22. Any material that will help a writer find information
cause
resolution
future perfect
resource
23. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
lines
graphic organizer
root word
proper noun
24. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
proper noun
periodical
base word
context clues
25. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
persuasive writing
present perfect
preposition
base word
26. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
reference materials
interjection
resource
simple sentence
27. The order in which things happen in a text
contrast
generalization
sequence
introduction
28. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
sequence
lines
future perfect
perfect tense
29. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
detail
lines
run-on sentence
fact
30. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
resolution
alliteration
prior knowledge
quotation marks (' ')
31. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
spelling
multiple-meaning words
exclamation point (!)
syllable
32. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
antonym
spelling
inference
cause
33. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
root
informational writing
affix
dialect
34. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
sequence
exclamation point (!)
suffix
topic sentence
35. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
outline
opinion
effect
alliteration
36. To make corrections and changes in a draft
revise
detail
resource
syllable
37. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
proofreading
chapter
topic sentence
simple sentence
38. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
point of view
encyclopedia
synonym
perfect tense
39. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
paragraph
affix
period (.)
spelling
40. A group of lines in a poem
third-person limited
stanza
relevant evidence
proofreading
41. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
online directory
spelling
restatement
transition
42. One of the first versions of a writer's work
opinion
reference materials
persuasive writing
draft
43. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
metaphor
future tense
poetry
narrator
44. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
poetry
proofreading
sentence fragment
online directory
45. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
trait
spelling
proper noun
informational writing
46. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
bibliography
capitalization
example
informational writing
47. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
affix
proper noun
climax
sentence fragment
48. To make corrections and changes in a draft
figurative language
revise
encyclopedia
verb
49. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
compare
setting
encyclopedia
atlas
50. A book of maps
simple sentence
narrative writing
graphic organizer
atlas