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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Writing that tells a story
narrative writing
resource
prior knowledge
fact
2. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
drama
bibliography
synonym
idiom
3. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
generalization
prior knowledge
quotation marks (' ')
reference materials
4. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
motivation
supporting details
comma ( -)
simile
5. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
resource
simple sentence
past tense
generalization
6. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
third-person omniscient
prior knowledge
research
base word
7. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
third-person limited
paragraph
third person
period (.)
8. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
suffix
quotation marks (' ')
revise
prefix
9. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
third-person limited
lines
root word
example
10. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
narrator
third-person limited
homographs
quotation marks (' ')
11. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
perfect tense
proper noun
resolution
future tense
12. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
graphic organizer
verse
base word
compare
13. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
online directory
punctuation
present tense
supporting details
14. One of the first versions of a writer's work
draft
dialogue
definition
antonym
15. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
conflict
dialogue
run-on sentence
tense
16. To identify ways that multiple things are different
contrast
narrative writing
resource
periodical
17. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
persuasive writing
poetry
run-on sentence
perfect tense
18. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
detail
reference materials
atlas
revise
19. The central idea or meaning of a story
climax
quotation marks (' ')
preposition
theme
20. The location and time in which a story takes place
present tense
proper noun
cause
setting
21. Something that can be proven to be true
fact
restatement
root
simple sentence
22. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
narrator
run-on sentence
stanza
third-person limited
23. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
conflict
proper noun
root
multiple-meaning words
24. Conversations that characters have with each other
verse
dialogue
first person
prior knowledge
25. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
relevant evidence
past tense
online directory
theme
26. The literal meaning of a word
informational writing
definition
present perfect
online directory
27. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
past tense
tense
online directory
paragraph
28. What the passage is mostly about
exclamation point (!)
drama
main idea
bibliography
29. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
narrative writing
future tense
fiction
definition
30. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
relevant evidence
idiom
simple sentence
online directory
31. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
proofreading
interjection
proverb
alliteration
32. A listing of the resources used for a written project
root word
verse
bibliography
homographs
33. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
conflict
supporting details
introduction
run-on sentence
34. A line of a poem or song
verse
homographs
exclamation point (!)
present perfect
35. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
restatement
quotation marks (' ')
paragraph
outline
36. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
online directory
tense
generalization
verse
37. A quality that is part of a character's personality
narrator
prefix
trait
capitalization
38. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
outline
root
prefix
periodical
39. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
topic sentence
periodical
motivation
climax
40. Section of a book
conjuction
supporting details
chapter
exposition
41. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
introduction
sentence fragment
tense
resolution
42. Any material that will help a writer find information
context clues
supporting details
resource
third-person limited
43. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
drama
adage
relevant evidence
third-person omniscient
44. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author
reference materials
character
point of view
main idea
45. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
relevant evidence
dialect
proverb
effect
46. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
prior knowledge
figurative language
prefix
poetry
47. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
theme
independent clause
spelling
climax
48. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
encyclopedia
resolution
third-person limited
simile
49. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
exposition
generalization
fiction
past perfect
50. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
fiction
capitalization
proper noun
preposition