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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. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






2. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






10. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






14. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea






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






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






17. Writing that tells a story






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






19. Section of a book






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






30. A book of maps






31. A group of lines in a poem






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






33. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






41. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






43. A result of a cuase






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






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






46. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






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






50. Two words that look alike but have different meanings