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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, 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 way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story






2. The events that happen in a story






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






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






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






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






7. Section of a book






8. A group of letters that is added before or after a root






9. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






11. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story






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






13. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






19. A line of a poem or song






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






21. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure






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






23. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






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






27. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






29. The reason something happens






30. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure






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






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






33. Something that can be proven to be true






34. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






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






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






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






38. Conversations that characters have with each other






39. The literal meaning of a word






40. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word






41. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






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






43. One of the first versions of a writer's work






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






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






46. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word






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






48. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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