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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






3. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas






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






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






17. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






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






22. The events that happen in a story






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






24. The central idea or meaning of a story






25. The final paragraph in an essay






26. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate






27. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. What the passage is mostly about






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






38. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence






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






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






41. The character who tells a story






42. The reason something happens






43. A book of maps






44. A result of a cuase






45. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






48. Section of a book






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






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