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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 that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






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






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






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






5. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information






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






7. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic






8. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm






9. Writing that tells a story






10. A result of a cuase






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






12. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






13. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






14. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






15. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






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






17. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb






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






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






20. A line of a poem or song






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






22. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing






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






24. A book of maps






25. What the passage is mostly about






26. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description






27. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






28. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






29. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






32. The central idea or meaning of a story






33. The reason something happens






34. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being






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






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






37. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






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






42. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.






43. The reason something happens






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






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






46. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






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






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






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






50. The final paragraph in an essay