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






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






3. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






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






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






9. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






12. The character who tells a story






13. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






14. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story






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






24. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'






25. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






29. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Words an author chooses when writing






37. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






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






41. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






44. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






46. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






47. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






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






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






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