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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. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
present tense
encyclopedia
spelling
future perfect
2. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
periodical
chapter
dialect
stanza
3. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
homographs
example
syllable
character
4. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
synonym
compare
narrative writing
encyclopedia
5. Something that can be proven to be true
periodical
setting
fact
third-person omniscient
6. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
root word
future tense
fact
drama
7. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
example
relevant evidence
present perfect
proper noun
8. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
plot
base word
conflict
sentence fragment
9. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
third-person limited
dialogue
informational writing
transition
10. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
past tense
persuasive writing
conclusion
adage
11. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
suffix
proverb
relevant evidence
conjuction
12. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
exposition
atlas
multiple-meaning words
present tense
13. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
root
run-on sentence
metaphor
perfect tense
14. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
contrast
third person
setting
third-person limited
15. Words an author chooses when writing
resource
character
vocabulary
poetry
16. A line of a poem or song
encyclopedia
verse
sentence fragment
interjection
17. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
proofreading
chapter
narrator
figurative language
18. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
affix
poetry
prefix
fiction
19. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
reference materials
third-person limited
period (.)
plot
20. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
transition
prepositional phrase
third person
encyclopedia
21. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
fact
graphic organizer
vocabulary
introduction
22. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
encyclopedia
third person
research
idiom
23. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
prepositional phrase
contrast
future tense
punctuation
24. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
informational writing
adage
main idea
figurative language
25. The final paragraph in an essay
dialogue
future perfect
conclusion
setting
26. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
prepositional phrase
drama
simile
effect
27. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
narrator
root word
definition
cause
28. To make corrections and changes in a draft
tense
revise
main idea
present tense
29. The literal meaning of a word
definition
compare
graphic organizer
third person
30. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
informational writing
suffix
bibliography
revise
31. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
prepositional phrase
opinion
detail
syllable
32. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
online directory
setting
verb
proverb
33. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
homographs
trait
present perfect
revise
34. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
simple sentence
character
future tense
syllable
35. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
comma ( -)
adage
definition
multiple-meaning words
36. Any material that will help a writer find information
punctuation
resource
independent clause
proverb
37. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
poetry
fiction
character
conjuction
38. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
preposition
future perfect
conjuction
quotation marks (' ')
39. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
compare
example
comma ( -)
inference
40. The character who tells a story
detail
narrator
relevant evidence
third-person omniscient
41. The events that happen in a story
past perfect
plot
editing
graphic organizer
42. What the passage is mostly about
spelling
main idea
capitalization
root word
43. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
first person
graphic organizer
research
motivation
44. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
third-person limited
verb
period (.)
inference
45. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
sequence
period (.)
root word
narrator
46. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
bibliography
proper noun
dialect
period (.)
47. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
lines
narrator
compare
prepositional phrase
48. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
third person
first person
draft
paragraph
49. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
trait
preposition
research
sentence fragment
50. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
research
proofreading
atlas
interjection