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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A line of a poem or song






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






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






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






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






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






13. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






14. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






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






18. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






20. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story






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






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






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






33. A book of maps






34. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






36. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Section of a book






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






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






48. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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