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






2. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description






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






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






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






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






7. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






8. A group of lines in a poem






9. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place






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






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






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






13. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A book of maps






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






31. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






34. What the passage is mostly about






35. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word






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






37. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






38. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






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






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






43. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






44. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






46. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences






47. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind






48. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being






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






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