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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, 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. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






2. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






3. The events that happen in a story






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






5. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






7. The reason something happens






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






9. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






12. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






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






14. The final paragraph in an essay






15. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






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






17. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story






18. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






19. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






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






21. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






22. The character who tells a story






23. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas






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






25. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts






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






27. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






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






31. Section of a book






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






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






34. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






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






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






37. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






38. A line of a poem or song






39. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






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






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






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






43. The central idea or meaning of a story






44. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






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






46. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






48. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






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






50. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate