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Common Core English Language ELA
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
outline
topic sentence
dialect
future perfect
2. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
base word
draft
spelling
simple sentence
3. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
period (.)
synonym
fact
proper noun
4. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
atlas
affix
simile
transition
5. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
past tense
punctuation
main idea
spelling
6. The central idea or meaning of a story
theme
prior knowledge
future perfect
alliteration
7. Something that can be proven to be true
suffix
syllable
fact
trait
8. The events that happen in a story
dictionary
plot
conjuction
example
9. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
suffix
third person
future tense
prior knowledge
10. Writing that tells a story
informational writing
narrative writing
periodical
quotation marks (' ')
11. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
dialogue
periodical
persuasive writing
vocabulary
12. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
vocabulary
sentence fragment
proper noun
draft
13. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
conclusion
alliteration
introduction
present perfect
14. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
climax
periodical
relevant evidence
spelling
15. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
fiction
fiction
effect
present tense
16. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
interjection
reference materials
setting
supporting details
17. The final paragraph in an essay
character
conclusion
simile
editing
18. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
prior knowledge
generalization
restatement
proper noun
19. The final paragraph in an essay
outline
conclusion
online directory
present perfect
20. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
reference materials
graphic organizer
draft
future perfect
21. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
adage
resolution
third-person limited
inference
22. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
comma ( -)
idiom
figurative language
affix
23. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report
draft
motivation
simple sentence
introduction
24. To identify ways that multiple things are different
contrast
point of view
proofreading
supporting details
25. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report
verb
simile
introduction
antonym
26. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
fact
comma ( -)
sequence
theme
27. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
restatement
spelling
prepositional phrase
period (.)
28. A quality that is part of a character's personality
trait
drama
sequence
paragraph
29. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
punctuation
conflict
proofreading
root word
30. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
dialogue
generalization
present tense
informational writing
31. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
comma ( -)
run-on sentence
third-person limited
inference
32. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
tense
cause
editing
spelling
33. The character who tells a story
inference
relevant evidence
simple sentence
narrator
34. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
conclusion
editing
dialogue
detail
35. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
transition
suffix
alliteration
lines
36. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
drama
fact
resource
fact
37. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
opinion
simple sentence
synonym
plot
38. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
transition
comma ( -)
first person
fact
39. A quality that is part of a character's personality
stanza
detail
trait
relevant evidence
40. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
simile
atlas
paragraph
character
41. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
narrator
alliteration
figurative language
exclamation point (!)
42. A listing of the resources used for a written project
bibliography
interjection
supporting details
persuasive writing
43. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
spelling
climax
homographs
past tense
44. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
character
tense
trait
future perfect
45. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
inference
independent clause
comma ( -)
base word
46. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
cause
multiple-meaning words
topic sentence
effect
47. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
dictionary
climax
prefix
future perfect
48. A group of lines in a poem
conflict
stanza
spelling
simile
49. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
relevant evidence
fiction
suffix
first person
50. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
base word
sequence
homographs
quotation marks (' ')
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