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






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






3. A group of lines in a poem






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






5. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






7. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






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






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






13. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






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






15. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






17. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






18. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






20. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






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






22. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense






23. The literal meaning of a word






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






25. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






26. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






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






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






29. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






30. The reason something happens






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






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






33. A line of a poem or song






34. Section of a book






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






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






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






38. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






41. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






44. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






45. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






48. Something that can be proven to be true






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






50. Conversations that characters have with each other