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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. To make corrections and changes in a draft






2. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense






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






4. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






7. A book of maps






8. The central idea or meaning of a story






9. The character who tells a story






10. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added






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






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






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






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






15. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






16. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure






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






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






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






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






21. A group of lines in a poem






22. Something that can be proven to be true






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






24. A book of maps






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






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






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






28. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly






29. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






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






34. The order in which things happen in a text






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






36. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






37. The location and time in which a story takes place






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






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






40. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






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






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






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






46. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






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






50. Any material that will help a writer find information