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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 result of a cuase






2. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






3. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






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






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






7. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






9. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






11. The final paragraph in an essay






12. The plan for an essay or report in list form






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






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






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






16. Conversations that characters have with each other






17. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word






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






19. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word






20. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way






28. The character who tells a story






29. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






31. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






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






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






37. Words an author chooses when writing






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






39. To make corrections and changes in a draft






40. Writing that tells a story






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






42. A book of maps






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






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






45. The literal meaning of a word






46. The character who tells a story






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






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






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






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