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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. The character who tells a story






2. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






3. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own






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






5. A book of maps






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






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






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






9. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






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






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






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






13. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






14. Section of a book






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






16. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






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






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






19. A group of lines in a poem






20. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word






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






22. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






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






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






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






26. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position






27. The reason something happens






28. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next






29. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






30. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly






31. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position






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






33. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






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






35. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






36. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






37. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






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






39. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






40. The final paragraph in an essay






41. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts






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






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






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






45. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing






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






47. Section of a book






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






49. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






50. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought