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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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1. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
metaphor
antonym
encyclopedia
context clues
2. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
third-person omniscient
third person
bibliography
compare
3. Something that can be proven to be true
root word
supporting details
fact
independent clause
4. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
conjuction
present perfect
interjection
dialect
5. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
dialogue
independent clause
inference
generalization
6. The final paragraph in an essay
conclusion
preposition
metaphor
syllable
7. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
character
context clues
drama
prior knowledge
8. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
inference
motivation
main idea
supporting details
9. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
past perfect
resource
narrative writing
online directory
10. Something that can be proven to be true
fact
effect
character
online directory
11. The order in which things happen in a text
inference
sequence
atlas
setting
12. The plan for an essay or report in list form
resource
outline
stanza
online directory
13. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
present tense
prefix
perfect tense
informational writing
14. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
suffix
online directory
climax
generalization
15. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
metaphor
narrative writing
inference
proverb
16. What the passage is mostly about
fact
main idea
drama
topic sentence
17. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
lines
antonym
affix
suffix
18. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
generalization
preposition
proofreading
lines
19. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
simile
dictionary
contrast
lines
20. To make corrections and changes in a draft
present tense
revise
present perfect
dialect
21. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
example
idiom
sequence
past perfect
22. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn little about all characters' thoughts
third-person limited
cause
graphic organizer
syllable
23. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
persuasive writing
trait
preposition
topic sentence
24. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
alliteration
restatement
alliteration
root
25. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
draft
character
proper noun
transition
26. The events that happen in a story
revise
paragraph
prepositional phrase
plot
27. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
proofreading
verb
narrator
chapter
28. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
root word
compare
spelling
present tense
29. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
setting
atlas
suffix
syllable
30. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
future tense
exposition
online directory
editing
31. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
dialogue
detail
exclamation point (!)
topic sentence
32. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
simile
paragraph
multiple-meaning words
affix
33. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
inference
period (.)
verb
simple sentence
34. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
verb
tense
context clues
syllable
35. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
sequence
exposition
context clues
root
36. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
prepositional phrase
past tense
sentence fragment
base word
37. Words an author chooses when writing
vocabulary
future tense
sentence fragment
motivation
38. Section of a book
proverb
past perfect
chapter
proofreading
39. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
topic sentence
chapter
conjuction
third-person omniscient
40. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
run-on sentence
atlas
homographs
resolution
41. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
research
effect
resource
compare
42. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
resolution
preposition
spelling
setting
43. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
synonym
period (.)
run-on sentence
figurative language
44. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
poetry
homographs
verse
verb
45. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
proverb
third-person omniscient
interjection
resource
46. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
encyclopedia
base word
relevant evidence
verb
47. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
antonym
quotation marks (' ')
dialogue
trait
48. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
climax
supporting details
multiple-meaning words
vocabulary
49. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
figurative language
first person
setting
plot
50. A result of a cuase
root
effect
conclusion
topic sentence