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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. To make corrections and changes in a draft
first person
revise
research
suffix
2. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
inference
punctuation
conjuction
stanza
3. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
proofreading
base word
stanza
tense
4. Words an author chooses when writing
dialogue
plot
future tense
vocabulary
5. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
dialogue
adage
alliteration
past perfect
6. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
verse
perfect tense
informational writing
dialogue
7. A book of maps
atlas
alliteration
prepositional phrase
detail
8. The central idea or meaning of a story
theme
adage
present tense
third-person limited
9. The character who tells a story
narrator
quotation marks (' ')
resolution
future perfect
10. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
proofreading
root word
drama
resolution
11. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
dictionary
contrast
multiple-meaning words
adage
12. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
metaphor
compare
exclamation point (!)
multiple-meaning words
13. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
adage
definition
proofreading
present tense
14. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
root word
online directory
suffix
independent clause
15. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
opinion
resource
reference materials
topic sentence
16. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
verse
example
third-person limited
proofreading
17. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
future tense
fact
topic sentence
prefix
18. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
syllable
theme
effect
prior knowledge
19. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
syllable
present perfect
vocabulary
atlas
20. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
affix
reference materials
verb
idiom
21. A group of lines in a poem
transition
motivation
stanza
resolution
22. Something that can be proven to be true
motivation
context clues
fact
plot
23. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
lines
dialogue
vocabulary
first person
24. A book of maps
theme
base word
first person
atlas
25. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
past tense
draft
atlas
future perfect
26. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
narrator
reference materials
metaphor
example
27. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
editing
introduction
resource
figurative language
28. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
context clues
alliteration
conjuction
periodical
29. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
quotation marks (' ')
exposition
comma ( -)
dictionary
30. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
run-on sentence
period (.)
encyclopedia
proverb
31. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
punctuation
narrator
multiple-meaning words
third person
32. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
suffix
effect
outline
climax
33. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
suffix
stanza
spelling
detail
34. The order in which things happen in a text
compare
dictionary
quotation marks (' ')
sequence
35. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
relevant evidence
encyclopedia
first person
verse
36. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
interjection
prior knowledge
bibliography
alliteration
37. The location and time in which a story takes place
fiction
preposition
setting
plot
38. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
homographs
research
metaphor
exclamation point (!)
39. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
metaphor
capitalization
sentence fragment
resolution
40. To make corrections and changes in a draft
proverb
revise
present perfect
past tense
41. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
online directory
plot
relevant evidence
alliteration
42. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
antonym
poetry
exclamation point (!)
preposition
43. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
outline
past perfect
supporting details
lines
44. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
editing
root word
period (.)
verb
45. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
future tense
metaphor
alliteration
drama
46. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
conjuction
idiom
transition
47. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
draft
opinion
fiction
conclusion
48. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
past tense
idiom
stanza
affix
49. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
preposition
antonym
homographs
point of view
50. Any material that will help a writer find information
present tense
vocabulary
resource
antonym