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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 group of letters that is added before or after a root
simple sentence
affix
present perfect
interjection
2. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
periodical
context clues
dialogue
detail
3. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
verse
restatement
informational writing
transition
4. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
reference materials
informational writing
climax
plot
5. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
prefix
fact
inference
sequence
6. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
reference materials
trait
chapter
proper noun
7. To identify ways that multiple things are different
main idea
capitalization
figurative language
contrast
8. Something that can be proven to be true
conflict
resolution
fact
context clues
9. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
poetry
draft
revise
restatement
10. The plan for an essay or report in list form
past perfect
reference materials
future tense
outline
11. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
past tense
future tense
drama
chapter
12. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
graphic organizer
adage
opinion
definition
13. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
future tense
revise
point of view
character
14. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
informational writing
verse
dictionary
restatement
15. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
first person
past perfect
setting
vocabulary
16. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
perfect tense
proper noun
multiple-meaning words
theme
17. A result of a cuase
verb
persuasive writing
prefix
effect
18. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
climax
periodical
detail
persuasive writing
19. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
present perfect
character
exclamation point (!)
transition
20. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
future perfect
fiction
poetry
lines
21. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
plot
prepositional phrase
motivation
future tense
22. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
outline
online directory
opinion
graphic organizer
23. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
first person
generalization
paragraph
encyclopedia
24. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
proofreading
theme
period (.)
present tense
25. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
tense
preposition
restatement
prepositional phrase
26. The order in which things happen in a text
theme
sequence
third person
suffix
27. The reason something happens
periodical
syllable
cause
relevant evidence
28. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
past perfect
root
periodical
root word
29. The plan for an essay or report in list form
outline
exposition
interjection
conclusion
30. The location and time in which a story takes place
point of view
graphic organizer
setting
generalization
31. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
fact
exposition
affix
introduction
32. A result of a cuase
effect
run-on sentence
verse
online directory
33. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
compare
antonym
multiple-meaning words
trait
34. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
punctuation
prepositional phrase
exclamation point (!)
opinion
35. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
stanza
prefix
outline
setting
36. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
context clues
informational writing
motivation
figurative language
37. The final paragraph in an essay
proverb
proper noun
conclusion
root
38. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
outline
context clues
exclamation point (!)
third-person limited
39. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
narrative writing
resolution
verb
period (.)
40. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
supporting details
multiple-meaning words
future perfect
alliteration
41. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
context clues
inference
online directory
spelling
42. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
setting
conclusion
dialect
example
43. What the passage is mostly about
spelling
main idea
antonym
suffix
44. What the passage is mostly about
prior knowledge
main idea
transition
alliteration
45. Writing that tells a story
synonym
narrative writing
root
restatement
46. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
third-person limited
context clues
root
past tense
47. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
simple sentence
climax
alliteration
resource
48. A listing of the resources used for a written project
homographs
bibliography
exposition
theme
49. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
drama
main idea
inference
informational writing
50. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
relevant evidence
graphic organizer
transition
root