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Common Core English Language ELA
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common-core
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english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
online directory
third-person limited
encyclopedia
poetry
2. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
motivation
revise
suffix
verse
3. The final paragraph in an essay
point of view
present perfect
conclusion
conflict
4. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
homographs
root word
proofreading
introduction
5. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
plot
third person
independent clause
poetry
6. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
period (.)
interjection
restatement
exposition
7. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
graphic organizer
tense
simile
adage
8. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
synonym
definition
root
inference
9. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
sentence fragment
period (.)
definition
paragraph
10. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
idiom
trait
stanza
trait
11. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
spelling
resolution
exclamation point (!)
topic sentence
12. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
present perfect
transition
topic sentence
comma ( -)
13. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
multiple-meaning words
theme
example
resource
14. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence
run-on sentence
outline
preposition
restatement
15. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author
graphic organizer
point of view
online directory
reference materials
16. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
exclamation point (!)
comma ( -)
detail
example
17. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
present tense
simile
comma ( -)
outline
18. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
future tense
trait
theme
dialect
19. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
conclusion
base word
synonym
homographs
20. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
capitalization
past perfect
comma ( -)
adage
21. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
conjuction
prefix
topic sentence
informational writing
22. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
reference materials
synonym
idiom
detail
23. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
independent clause
third-person limited
syllable
paragraph
24. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
editing
capitalization
point of view
periodical
25. What the passage is mostly about
character
main idea
plot
plot
26. To identify ways that multiple things are different
opinion
contrast
figurative language
quotation marks (' ')
27. Words an author chooses when writing
narrative writing
vocabulary
past perfect
conjuction
28. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
affix
example
independent clause
preposition
29. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
motivation
run-on sentence
restatement
root word
30. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
capitalization
lines
drama
present tense
31. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
proper noun
motivation
periodical
period (.)
32. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
base word
conflict
dialect
simile
33. Writing that tells a story
third person
narrative writing
point of view
main idea
34. A group of lines in a poem
run-on sentence
stanza
conclusion
independent clause
35. A group of lines in a poem
stanza
motivation
prior knowledge
suffix
36. Any material that will help a writer find information
resource
vocabulary
dialogue
online directory
37. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
transition
generalization
fiction
paragraph
38. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
comma ( -)
informational writing
lines
third person
39. One of the first versions of a writer's work
third-person limited
resource
period (.)
draft
40. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
past tense
cause
restatement
prefix
41. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
tense
first person
drama
prefix
42. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
fiction
restatement
adage
proper noun
43. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
future tense
present tense
motivation
alliteration
44. The reason something happens
opinion
bibliography
proverb
cause
45. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
topic sentence
interjection
main idea
editing
46. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
cause
lines
trait
future perfect
47. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
example
perfect tense
compare
fact
48. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
climax
narrator
proverb
informational writing
49. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
narrative writing
revise
dictionary
editing
50. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
climax
tense
prior knowledge
preposition