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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. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






2. The character who tells a story






3. The final paragraph in an essay






4. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






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






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






7. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






9. To make corrections and changes in a draft






10. The character who tells a story






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






12. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence






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






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






15. A book of maps






16. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






17. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






18. The central idea or meaning of a story






19. A result of a cuase






20. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






26. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






28. A listing of the resources used for a written project






29. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






30. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






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






34. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






35. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm






36. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






38. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






39. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






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






41. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






42. A listing of the resources used for a written project






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






44. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'






45. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






48. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






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






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