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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. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






2. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story






3. To identify ways that multiple things are different






4. The reason something happens






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






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






7. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. One of the first versions of a writer's work






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






16. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






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






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






19. The character who tells a story






20. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






30. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Something that can be proven to be true






38. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






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






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






41. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






42. One of the first versions of a writer's work






43. The order in which things happen in a text






44. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position






45. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






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






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






50. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept