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Common Core English Language ELA
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common-core
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english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The character who tells a story
narrator
cause
climax
third-person limited
2. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
drama
conjuction
proofreading
main idea
3. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
definition
generalization
transition
perfect tense
4. What the passage is mostly about
verse
outline
affix
main idea
5. Something that can be proven to be true
proper noun
fact
contrast
supporting details
6. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
multiple-meaning words
definition
vocabulary
interjection
7. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
opinion
revise
informational writing
future tense
8. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
detail
homographs
exclamation point (!)
stanza
9. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
plot
motivation
paragraph
reference materials
10. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
exposition
capitalization
idiom
adage
11. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
stanza
motivation
third-person omniscient
idiom
12. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
dialogue
conflict
graphic organizer
main idea
13. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
conclusion
lines
verse
third-person limited
14. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
metaphor
transition
prior knowledge
third-person omniscient
15. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
informational writing
fiction
comma ( -)
point of view
16. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
cause
conjuction
base word
persuasive writing
17. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
stanza
perfect tense
character
verb
18. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
alliteration
context clues
topic sentence
punctuation
19. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
simple sentence
figurative language
detail
comma ( -)
20. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
informational writing
exclamation point (!)
past tense
resolution
21. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
comma ( -)
multiple-meaning words
proofreading
context clues
22. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
restatement
affix
transition
online directory
23. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
affix
narrator
perfect tense
introduction
24. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
metaphor
adage
sequence
informational writing
25. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
setting
present tense
antonym
inference
26. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
topic sentence
present tense
period (.)
effect
27. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
verb
period (.)
third person
outline
28. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
main idea
proverb
editing
run-on sentence
29. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
context clues
quotation marks (' ')
opinion
proofreading
30. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report
affix
introduction
cause
paragraph
31. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
resolution
idiom
example
compare
32. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
supporting details
independent clause
inference
proverb
33. Section of a book
context clues
chapter
periodical
narrative writing
34. To make corrections and changes in a draft
setting
adage
revise
online directory
35. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
persuasive writing
quotation marks (' ')
reference materials
plot
36. The reason something happens
cause
future tense
tense
dictionary
37. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
third person
main idea
fiction
topic sentence
38. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
opinion
topic sentence
sentence fragment
base word
39. To identify ways that multiple things are different
research
motivation
future tense
contrast
40. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
prefix
atlas
vocabulary
verb
41. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
third person
prefix
homographs
proper noun
42. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
main idea
syllable
period (.)
base word
43. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
narrator
alliteration
simile
future tense
44. A book of maps
dialect
vocabulary
atlas
periodical
45. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author
exclamation point (!)
point of view
root word
setting
46. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
drama
spelling
past perfect
supporting details
47. The order in which things happen in a text
sequence
stanza
setting
tense
48. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
draft
detail
preposition
resource
49. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
effect
cause
third person
future perfect
50. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
dialogue
metaphor
resolution
spelling