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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. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
inference
metaphor
encyclopedia
draft
2. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
exposition
root
synonym
online directory
3. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
exclamation point (!)
prepositional phrase
conflict
adage
4. Section of a book
chapter
plot
periodical
quotation marks (' ')
5. A quality that is part of a character's personality
trait
motivation
suffix
comma ( -)
6. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
context clues
fact
research
poetry
7. The events that happen in a story
theme
cause
plot
dialect
8. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
third-person omniscient
affix
syllable
9. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
outline
fiction
detail
fact
10. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
informational writing
introduction
detail
character
11. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
future tense
compare
poetry
proper noun
12. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
transition
definition
idiom
generalization
13. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
idiom
period (.)
exposition
restatement
14. A quality that is part of a character's personality
trait
quotation marks (' ')
opinion
perfect tense
15. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
adage
conflict
detail
transition
16. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
past tense
suffix
tense
climax
17. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
exposition
capitalization
setting
verb
18. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
third person
topic sentence
interjection
suffix
19. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
root
exclamation point (!)
encyclopedia
definition
20. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
effect
multiple-meaning words
lines
encyclopedia
21. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
transition
preposition
outline
poetry
22. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
period (.)
example
proverb
conflict
23. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
opinion
antonym
theme
paragraph
24. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
preposition
comma ( -)
bibliography
informational writing
25. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
sequence
present perfect
preposition
root word
26. To identify ways that multiple things are different
contrast
paragraph
spelling
fiction
27. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
punctuation
revise
conjuction
present tense
28. A listing of the resources used for a written project
future perfect
bibliography
verse
inference
29. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
syllable
context clues
poetry
opinion
30. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
interjection
stanza
fiction
past tense
31. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
reference materials
future tense
multiple-meaning words
dictionary
32. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
spelling
punctuation
motivation
conflict
33. Words an author chooses when writing
period (.)
vocabulary
metaphor
period (.)
34. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
context clues
editing
chapter
interjection
35. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
synonym
main idea
past tense
suffix
36. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
online directory
dialect
supporting details
trait
37. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
base word
comma ( -)
supporting details
future perfect
38. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
spelling
informational writing
dictionary
verb
39. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
chapter
prefix
effect
prepositional phrase
40. Writing that tells a story
multiple-meaning words
dictionary
plot
narrative writing
41. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
independent clause
tense
adage
vocabulary
42. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
generalization
context clues
spelling
contrast
43. A result of a cuase
bibliography
suffix
proper noun
effect
44. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
affix
narrator
proofreading
conclusion
45. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
third person
homographs
compare
generalization
46. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
exclamation point (!)
proper noun
setting
homographs
47. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
reference materials
opinion
base word
syllable
48. The location and time in which a story takes place
perfect tense
resolution
verse
setting
49. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
persuasive writing
metaphor
past perfect
dialogue
50. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
quotation marks (' ')
preposition
base word
root word