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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 tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
exclamation point (!)
graphic organizer
verse
prefix
2. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
supporting details
outline
root word
context clues
3. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
bibliography
sentence fragment
simile
comma ( -)
4. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
idiom
informational writing
verb
effect
5. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
synonym
simple sentence
present perfect
editing
6. The plan for an essay or report in list form
conflict
introduction
bibliography
outline
7. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
antonym
idiom
past tense
plot
8. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
dialogue
affix
homographs
editing
9. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
present perfect
past tense
base word
point of view
10. A line of a poem or song
preposition
future perfect
exposition
verse
11. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
dialect
present tense
proofreading
exclamation point (!)
12. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
effect
period (.)
tense
preposition
13. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
prefix
spelling
periodical
conjuction
14. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
capitalization
multiple-meaning words
alliteration
independent clause
15. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
poetry
theme
introduction
context clues
16. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
detail
dictionary
narrator
simple sentence
17. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
theme
contrast
simile
fact
18. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
verse
atlas
first person
19. The literal meaning of a word
root word
alliteration
drama
definition
20. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
third-person limited
encyclopedia
supporting details
root word
21. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
relevant evidence
past perfect
supporting details
root word
22. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
verse
root
prepositional phrase
detail
23. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
fact
third-person limited
comma ( -)
example
24. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
figurative language
inference
simile
prior knowledge
25. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
tense
atlas
definition
figurative language
26. A result of a cuase
spelling
effect
adage
exclamation point (!)
27. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
poetry
outline
affix
reference materials
28. Conversations that characters have with each other
interjection
dialogue
point of view
simile
29. The plan for an essay or report in list form
outline
chapter
poetry
periodical
30. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
drama
example
synonym
alliteration
31. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
quotation marks (' ')
conjuction
third person
effect
32. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
topic sentence
trait
preposition
conclusion
33. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
research
prepositional phrase
narrative writing
effect
34. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
informational writing
plot
outline
punctuation
35. The order in which things happen in a text
sequence
conjuction
adage
verse
36. The events that happen in a story
poetry
plot
vocabulary
idiom
37. The central idea or meaning of a story
theme
opinion
effect
future perfect
38. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
generalization
comma ( -)
past tense
verse
39. Words an author chooses when writing
preposition
vocabulary
reference materials
compare
40. The location and time in which a story takes place
preposition
alliteration
research
setting
41. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
narrator
proofreading
root word
alliteration
42. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
verse
contrast
cause
fiction
43. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
reference materials
simile
dialogue
supporting details
44. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
comma ( -)
fiction
period (.)
past perfect
45. Something that can be proven to be true
tense
fact
online directory
period (.)
46. The character who tells a story
narrator
verb
punctuation
present perfect
47. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
adage
compare
quotation marks (' ')
theme
48. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
cause
editing
antonym
inference
49. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
prepositional phrase
topic sentence
syllable
exclamation point (!)
50. The character who tells a story
narrator
perfect tense
antonym
prefix