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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. A result of a cuase
motivation
prepositional phrase
antonym
effect
2. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
third-person limited
generalization
resolution
root
3. To identify ways that multiple things are different
definition
past perfect
contrast
future tense
4. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
quotation marks (' ')
run-on sentence
research
antonym
5. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
reference materials
run-on sentence
periodical
future perfect
6. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
drama
contrast
encyclopedia
cause
7. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
context clues
narrator
theme
homographs
8. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
simple sentence
affix
figurative language
informational writing
9. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
lines
conjuction
persuasive writing
online directory
10. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
resource
past perfect
theme
prior knowledge
11. The final paragraph in an essay
editing
adage
conclusion
generalization
12. The plan for an essay or report in list form
prepositional phrase
reference materials
outline
opinion
13. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
detail
restatement
verse
homographs
14. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
conclusion
restatement
simile
prepositional phrase
15. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
draft
topic sentence
conflict
dialect
16. Conversations that characters have with each other
climax
dialogue
first person
compare
17. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
synonym
setting
opinion
dialogue
18. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
point of view
comma ( -)
proper noun
outline
19. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
punctuation
introduction
context clues
lines
20. What the passage is mostly about
dialogue
supporting details
preposition
main idea
21. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
verse
prepositional phrase
capitalization
theme
22. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
quotation marks (' ')
revise
transition
paragraph
23. One of the first versions of a writer's work
draft
dialogue
motivation
informational writing
24. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
prefix
narrative writing
restatement
future perfect
25. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
capitalization
sequence
vocabulary
proper noun
26. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
independent clause
third person
stanza
motivation
27. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
conflict
persuasive writing
conjuction
example
28. The character who tells a story
sentence fragment
quotation marks (' ')
punctuation
narrator
29. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
reference materials
proverb
base word
resolution
30. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
theme
reference materials
punctuation
perfect tense
31. The order in which things happen in a text
preposition
sequence
conjuction
future tense
32. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
supporting details
third-person limited
fact
outline
33. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
figurative language
supporting details
interjection
opinion
34. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
atlas
chapter
proper noun
drama
35. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
draft
present tense
future perfect
homographs
36. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
present perfect
conclusion
motivation
third person
37. Words an author chooses when writing
atlas
vocabulary
run-on sentence
simple sentence
38. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
syllable
proofreading
interjection
conclusion
39. To make corrections and changes in a draft
character
homographs
verb
revise
40. Writing that tells a story
narrative writing
outline
compare
fiction
41. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
base word
compare
bibliography
relevant evidence
42. A book of maps
punctuation
atlas
setting
verse
43. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
antonym
present perfect
periodical
comma ( -)
44. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
conflict
spelling
prior knowledge
perfect tense
45. The literal meaning of a word
prepositional phrase
definition
narrator
editing
46. The character who tells a story
third-person limited
narrator
present tense
online directory
47. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
present perfect
verb
fiction
independent clause
48. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
present perfect
graphic organizer
past perfect
main idea
49. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
encyclopedia
synonym
restatement
present perfect
50. The location and time in which a story takes place
plot
third-person omniscient
setting
example