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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. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
supporting details
relevant evidence
proverb
past tense
2. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
atlas
exclamation point (!)
capitalization
interjection
3. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
future perfect
comma ( -)
encyclopedia
informational writing
4. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
punctuation
exclamation point (!)
proofreading
interjection
5. The plan for an essay or report in list form
cause
main idea
homographs
outline
6. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
opinion
detail
dictionary
comma ( -)
7. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
affix
proverb
supporting details
prefix
8. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
prior knowledge
suffix
climax
atlas
9. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
quotation marks (' ')
fiction
future perfect
sequence
10. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
third-person limited
run-on sentence
base word
dictionary
11. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
detail
adage
atlas
third-person omniscient
12. To make corrections and changes in a draft
verb
generalization
figurative language
revise
13. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report
sequence
resolution
third-person omniscient
introduction
14. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
persuasive writing
supporting details
dialogue
context clues
15. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
present perfect
run-on sentence
root word
editing
16. One of the first versions of a writer's work
draft
point of view
contrast
period (.)
17. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
comma ( -)
past tense
comma ( -)
proper noun
18. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
dictionary
main idea
transition
syllable
19. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
relevant evidence
research
character
prefix
20. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
future tense
synonym
definition
opinion
21. A book of maps
persuasive writing
period (.)
run-on sentence
atlas
22. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
antonym
plot
conjuction
metaphor
23. To identify ways that multiple things are different
contrast
base word
sentence fragment
exclamation point (!)
24. The events that happen in a story
plot
capitalization
multiple-meaning words
motivation
25. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
theme
prepositional phrase
proverb
past perfect
26. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
homographs
synonym
atlas
revise
27. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
interjection
metaphor
punctuation
proofreading
28. The literal meaning of a word
sentence fragment
vocabulary
definition
relevant evidence
29. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
relevant evidence
future perfect
poetry
idiom
30. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
metaphor
capitalization
figurative language
paragraph
31. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
future perfect
present perfect
reference materials
third-person omniscient
32. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
paragraph
restatement
graphic organizer
proper noun
33. The literal meaning of a word
informational writing
motivation
definition
preposition
34. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
outline
conclusion
detail
affix
35. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
simile
relevant evidence
proverb
opinion
36. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
alliteration
conjuction
root
perfect tense
37. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
dictionary
narrator
opinion
third-person limited
38. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
encyclopedia
third person
capitalization
reference materials
39. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
dictionary
bibliography
topic sentence
sentence fragment
40. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
proper noun
context clues
supporting details
fiction
41. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
proofreading
main idea
independent clause
lines
42. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
topic sentence
effect
lines
paragraph
43. Conversations that characters have with each other
dialect
punctuation
vocabulary
dialogue
44. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
generalization
dictionary
proverb
base word
45. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
root word
compare
climax
resolution
46. The final paragraph in an essay
example
conclusion
third-person limited
tense
47. The reason something happens
cause
future perfect
conflict
main idea
48. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
proverb
conflict
present tense
simile
49. What the passage is mostly about
present perfect
main idea
period (.)
run-on sentence
50. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
third-person omniscient
spelling
dictionary
proofreading