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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A book of maps






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






9. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






11. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






20. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind






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






22. Section of a book






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






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






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






26. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






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






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






29. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






32. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






34. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






42. A result of a cuase






43. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






44. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






45. Writing that tells a story






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






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






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






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






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