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






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






3. The character who tells a story






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






5. The final paragraph in an essay






6. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






7. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






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






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






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






13. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






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






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






16. Any material that will help a writer find information






17. A line of a poem or song






18. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea






19. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






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






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






22. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words






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






24. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






26. Something that can be proven to be true






27. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






28. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






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






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






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






32. A result of a cuase






33. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing






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






35. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description






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






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






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






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






40. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position






41. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






42. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






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






46. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






48. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






49. Writing that tells a story






50. The order in which things happen in a text