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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. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic






2. A group of lines in a poem






3. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.






4. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up






5. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence






6. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






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






8. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address






9. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






10. One of the first versions of a writer's work






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






12. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words






13. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story






14. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






15. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






16. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






19. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






21. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






22. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






23. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas






24. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way






25. Words an author chooses when writing






26. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






29. The plan for an essay or report in list form






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






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






32. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






34. Any material that will help a writer find information






35. To make corrections and changes in a draft






36. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas






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






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






39. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant






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






41. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






42. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it






43. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






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






45. One of the first versions of a writer's work






46. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word






47. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences






48. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






49. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story






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