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






2. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






4. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






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






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






7. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






10. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






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






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






14. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






24. To make corrections and changes in a draft






25. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






28. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word






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






30. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






32. Writing that tells a story






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






34. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






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






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






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






38. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A book of maps






46. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






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