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






2. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






3. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






4. The events that happen in a story






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






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






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






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






9. A book of maps






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






11. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






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






16. To identify ways that multiple things are different






17. A group of lines in a poem






18. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






21. The final paragraph in an essay






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






23. A result of a cuase






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






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






26. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






27. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






30. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Writing that tells a story






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






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






40. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






41. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






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






44. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






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






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






49. The reason something happens






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