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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 basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added






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






3. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






4. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading






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






6. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






7. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






8. The reason something happens






9. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate






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






11. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






15. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






16. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being






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






18. What the passage is mostly about






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






20. The location and time in which a story takes place






21. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






22. The central idea or meaning of a story






23. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind






24. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






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






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






27. A book of maps






28. The events that happen in a story






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






30. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






31. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






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






33. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






36. A result of a cuase






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






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






39. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information






40. Conversations that characters have with each other






41. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way






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






43. The central idea or meaning of a story






44. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






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






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






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






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