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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. Writing that tells a story
main idea
definition
narrative writing
persuasive writing
2. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
dialogue
transition
comma ( -)
setting
3. The character who tells a story
narrator
third-person omniscient
plot
context clues
4. To identify ways that multiple things are different
proverb
lines
informational writing
contrast
5. The character who tells a story
narrator
introduction
conjuction
chapter
6. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
comma ( -)
interjection
revise
chapter
7. A group of lines in a poem
alliteration
stanza
narrative writing
supporting details
8. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
prepositional phrase
tense
metaphor
root
9. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
multiple-meaning words
sequence
chapter
present tense
10. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
idiom
interjection
independent clause
supporting details
11. The order in which things happen in a text
past tense
sequence
persuasive writing
dictionary
12. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
persuasive writing
revise
encyclopedia
affix
13. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
future perfect
prefix
poetry
suffix
14. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
resolution
antonym
relevant evidence
persuasive writing
15. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
present perfect
prepositional phrase
comma ( -)
fact
16. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
fact
simile
topic sentence
drama
17. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
prior knowledge
homographs
suffix
third person
18. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
compare
run-on sentence
conclusion
past tense
19. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
synonym
conclusion
theme
online directory
20. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
narrator
alliteration
sentence fragment
preposition
21. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
first person
perfect tense
character
informational writing
22. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
character
lines
setting
reference materials
23. To identify ways that multiple things are different
informational writing
sentence fragment
contrast
perfect tense
24. Section of a book
suffix
root word
third-person limited
chapter
25. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
third-person limited
informational writing
encyclopedia
affix
26. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
run-on sentence
drama
independent clause
trait
27. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
spelling
dictionary
past tense
future tense
28. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
periodical
independent clause
conjuction
narrative writing
29. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
detail
simile
atlas
outline
30. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
present tense
third-person omniscient
simile
simile
31. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
transition
spelling
generalization
idiom
32. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
conjuction
climax
prefix
encyclopedia
33. The location and time in which a story takes place
future tense
interjection
climax
setting
34. To make corrections and changes in a draft
supporting details
revise
preposition
quotation marks (' ')
35. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
poetry
reference materials
simple sentence
stanza
36. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
poetry
simile
generalization
suffix
37. A book of maps
atlas
online directory
relevant evidence
alliteration
38. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
drama
dialogue
relevant evidence
antonym
39. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
figurative language
interjection
metaphor
transition
40. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
proofreading
period (.)
drama
drama
41. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
vocabulary
online directory
capitalization
sentence fragment
42. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
quotation marks (' ')
suffix
verb
preposition
43. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
climax
research
third-person limited
informational writing
44. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
context clues
encyclopedia
quotation marks (' ')
spelling
45. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
lines
proper noun
vocabulary
prepositional phrase
46. Conversations that characters have with each other
dialogue
fact
conflict
persuasive writing
47. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
sentence fragment
past perfect
proper noun
draft
48. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
dialect
drama
effect
motivation
49. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
past perfect
fiction
definition
proofreading
50. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
third-person omniscient
synonym
periodical
metaphor