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






2. A group of letters that is added before or after a root






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






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






5. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant






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






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






8. The final paragraph in an essay






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






10. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure






11. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






12. A quality that is part of a character's personality






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






14. The literal meaning of a word






15. A result of a cuase






16. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly






17. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story






18. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






19. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






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






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






23. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word






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






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






26. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought






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






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






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






30. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






33. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word






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






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






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






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






38. A line of a poem or song






39. A result of a cuase






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






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






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






43. Something that can be proven to be true






44. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






47. To make corrections and changes in a draft






48. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






49. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






50. Writing that tells a story