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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. The plan for an essay or report in list form






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






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






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






5. A result of a cuase






6. The central idea or meaning of a story






7. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






8. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






9. Any material that will help a writer find information






10. The location and time in which a story takes place






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






12. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way






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






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






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






16. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






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






19. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






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






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






24. Words an author chooses when writing






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






26. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own






27. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






28. A quality that is part of a character's personality






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






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






31. The final paragraph in an essay






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






33. A book of maps






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






35. The plan for an essay or report in list form






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






37. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it






38. Section of a book






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






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






41. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






43. The literal meaning of a word






44. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate






45. The character who tells a story






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






47. A line of a poem or song






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






49. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






50. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought