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






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






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






4. The character who tells a story






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






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






7. Something that can be proven to be true






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






9. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Section of a book






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






18. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence






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






20. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






21. The final paragraph in an essay






22. Conversations that characters have with each other






23. A group of lines in a poem






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






25. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






28. What the passage is mostly about






29. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea






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






31. The final paragraph in an essay






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






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






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






35. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






36. The central idea or meaning of a story






37. The order in which things happen in a text






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






39. To identify ways that multiple things are different






40. The events that happen in a story






41. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






43. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas






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






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






46. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






49. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed






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