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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 listing of the resources used for a written project
draft
idiom
definition
bibliography
2. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
root
setting
character
transition
3. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
trait
idiom
introduction
online directory
4. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
resolution
editing
atlas
climax
5. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
dialect
definition
independent clause
proofreading
6. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
encyclopedia
paragraph
dialogue
sentence fragment
7. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
poetry
comma ( -)
third-person limited
detail
8. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
main idea
simile
homographs
theme
9. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
simple sentence
perfect tense
online directory
example
10. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
alliteration
climax
trait
prior knowledge
11. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
simple sentence
chapter
fiction
third-person omniscient
12. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
relevant evidence
draft
relevant evidence
compare
13. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
example
periodical
alliteration
fiction
14. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
reference materials
supporting details
contrast
sentence fragment
15. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
antonym
proper noun
persuasive writing
run-on sentence
16. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
metaphor
capitalization
resolution
resource
17. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
periodical
encyclopedia
supporting details
run-on sentence
18. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
supporting details
prior knowledge
third person
trait
19. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
motivation
suffix
run-on sentence
character
20. Section of a book
chapter
cause
present perfect
period (.)
21. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
conjuction
inference
poetry
sentence fragment
22. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
verse
proverb
simile
outline
23. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
syllable
dialect
prepositional phrase
verse
24. The final paragraph in an essay
informational writing
reference materials
compare
conclusion
25. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
outline
context clues
independent clause
multiple-meaning words
26. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
transition
root word
preposition
revise
27. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
third person
conflict
sentence fragment
editing
28. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
conjuction
first person
suffix
future tense
29. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
informational writing
interjection
perfect tense
effect
30. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
idiom
perfect tense
fact
point of view
31. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
fiction
interjection
restatement
prior knowledge
32. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
sentence fragment
simile
past tense
root word
33. Something that can be proven to be true
introduction
periodical
introduction
fact
34. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
trait
future perfect
proper noun
detail
35. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
topic sentence
future tense
contrast
period (.)
36. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
example
metaphor
synonym
narrative writing
37. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
suffix
draft
paragraph
dictionary
38. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
bibliography
future tense
syllable
first person
39. A result of a cuase
effect
syllable
persuasive writing
outline
40. Conversations that characters have with each other
encyclopedia
prepositional phrase
dialect
dialogue
41. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
alliteration
topic sentence
trait
generalization
42. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
persuasive writing
poetry
motivation
root
43. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
simple sentence
bibliography
exposition
context clues
44. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
homographs
perfect tense
syllable
fiction
45. A book of maps
chapter
narrator
atlas
point of view
46. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
punctuation
paragraph
supporting details
example
47. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
interjection
prepositional phrase
reference materials
generalization
48. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
proverb
online directory
independent clause
fact
49. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
future tense
fact
third-person limited
antonym
50. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
comma ( -)
dialogue
punctuation
narrative writing