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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 sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






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






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






4. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






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






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






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






8. A group of lines in a poem






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






10. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






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






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






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






14. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word






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






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






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






18. The order in which things happen in a text






19. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






20. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)






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






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






23. The reason something happens






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






25. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






26. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






28. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






31. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






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






35. The final paragraph in an essay






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






37. The events that happen in a story






38. The character who tells a story






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






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






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






42. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






43. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






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






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






47. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






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






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






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