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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 present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb






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






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






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






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






6. To identify ways that multiple things are different






7. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought






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






9. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






13. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






30. The character who tells a story






31. A line of a poem or song






32. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.






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






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






35. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






38. Section of a book






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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