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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Conversations that characters have with each other






8. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






11. A line of a poem or song






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






13. A book of maps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






27. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






28. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






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






33. The literal meaning of a word






34. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






38. To identify ways that multiple things are different






39. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






42. A result of a cuase






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






44. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place






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






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






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






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






49. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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