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Common Core English Language ELA
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Study First
Subjects
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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. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
resolution
transition
suffix
supporting details
2. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
paragraph
detail
synonym
character
3. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
quotation marks (' ')
homographs
verse
multiple-meaning words
4. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
homographs
simile
resolution
dictionary
5. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
informational writing
simile
third-person omniscient
multiple-meaning words
6. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
character
motivation
metaphor
graphic organizer
7. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
present tense
proverb
paragraph
proper noun
8. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
verse
sequence
chapter
future tense
9. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
third-person limited
period (.)
stanza
restatement
10. The plan for an essay or report in list form
proofreading
outline
cause
metaphor
11. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
atlas
relevant evidence
persuasive writing
informational writing
12. A group of lines in a poem
capitalization
lines
proper noun
stanza
13. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
online directory
proverb
research
sentence fragment
14. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
bibliography
run-on sentence
fact
dialect
15. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
conclusion
third-person limited
run-on sentence
root word
16. The central idea or meaning of a story
theme
inference
periodical
effect
17. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
encyclopedia
research
verb
paragraph
18. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
simple sentence
chapter
sentence fragment
stanza
19. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
graphic organizer
proverb
present tense
vocabulary
20. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
verb
affix
contrast
future perfect
21. To identify ways that multiple things are different
research
quotation marks (' ')
contrast
verb
22. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
context clues
point of view
dialect
fiction
23. The final paragraph in an essay
conclusion
stanza
antonym
figurative language
24. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
prepositional phrase
sentence fragment
first person
interjection
25. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
present perfect
bibliography
drama
metaphor
26. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
figurative language
revise
cause
proverb
27. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
present tense
third-person limited
sequence
metaphor
28. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
persuasive writing
outline
syllable
compare
29. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
compare
trait
base word
generalization
30. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
draft
plot
proper noun
dialect
31. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
character
climax
plot
graphic organizer
32. One of the first versions of a writer's work
definition
draft
proper noun
periodical
33. A book of maps
periodical
character
conflict
atlas
34. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
dialogue
proverb
paragraph
motivation
35. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
persuasive writing
fact
alliteration
trait
36. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
restatement
resolution
revise
prior knowledge
37. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
climax
trait
reference materials
draft
38. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
preposition
perfect tense
figurative language
syllable
39. What the passage is mostly about
sequence
outline
idiom
main idea
40. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
trait
past tense
verb
dictionary
41. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
fact
simple sentence
prepositional phrase
quotation marks (' ')
42. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
detail
past perfect
past perfect
inference
43. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
restatement
topic sentence
proper noun
dialogue
44. The character who tells a story
past tense
research
narrator
inference
45. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report
cause
introduction
interjection
persuasive writing
46. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
editing
relevant evidence
base word
lines
47. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
persuasive writing
interjection
sequence
restatement
48. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
simple sentence
proverb
revise
transition
49. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
conflict
preposition
drama
comma ( -)
50. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
alliteration
effect
introduction
independent clause