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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story






2. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






4. The events that happen in a story






5. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






8. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






9. The literal meaning of a word






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






11. Words an author chooses when writing






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






13. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






16. A book of maps






17. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






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






19. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






21. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






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






23. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






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






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






33. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






35. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






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






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






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






40. The literal meaning of a word






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






42. A book of maps






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






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






45. The final paragraph in an essay






46. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






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






50. The character who tells a story