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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
contrast
base word
editing
plot
2. Any material that will help a writer find information
narrative writing
relevant evidence
resource
dictionary
3. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
base word
exclamation point (!)
synonym
first person
4. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
interjection
resource
dialogue
revise
5. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
climax
prepositional phrase
sequence
plot
6. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
synonym
poetry
persuasive writing
cause
7. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
generalization
proverb
reference materials
figurative language
8. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
inference
third person
third-person limited
quotation marks (' ')
9. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
relevant evidence
topic sentence
sentence fragment
dialect
10. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
quotation marks (' ')
example
punctuation
simile
11. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
capitalization
dialogue
punctuation
conclusion
12. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
reference materials
inference
conclusion
effect
13. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
exclamation point (!)
opinion
capitalization
period (.)
14. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
present tense
climax
period (.)
informational writing
15. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
synonym
capitalization
suffix
future perfect
16. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
editing
prior knowledge
future perfect
persuasive writing
17. A book of maps
definition
atlas
compare
verse
18. The events that happen in a story
outline
plot
idiom
tense
19. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
first person
verse
plot
exclamation point (!)
20. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
context clues
encyclopedia
draft
conclusion
21. The central idea or meaning of a story
lines
outline
verb
theme
22. Something that can be proven to be true
fact
spelling
paragraph
prepositional phrase
23. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
reference materials
point of view
context clues
compare
24. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
synonym
prefix
character
persuasive writing
25. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
generalization
periodical
base word
past perfect
26. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
future tense
root
conflict
resolution
27. The character who tells a story
stanza
supporting details
narrator
multiple-meaning words
28. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
sequence
character
suffix
poetry
29. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
future tense
prepositional phrase
sentence fragment
compare
30. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
effect
present tense
dialect
informational writing
31. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
third-person limited
motivation
encyclopedia
tense
32. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
proverb
base word
exposition
topic sentence
33. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
character
dictionary
simile
proofreading
34. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
capitalization
poetry
syllable
draft
35. A result of a cuase
effect
preposition
research
research
36. A line of a poem or song
sentence fragment
verse
proofreading
proofreading
37. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
suffix
preposition
paragraph
persuasive writing
38. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
interjection
effect
example
transition
39. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
transition
resolution
alliteration
informational writing
40. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
prior knowledge
relevant evidence
future tense
verb
41. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
revise
context clues
proverb
prefix
42. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
online directory
narrator
third-person omniscient
editing
43. A capitalized word that names a particular person - place - or thing
exposition
proper noun
theme
point of view
44. Words an author chooses when writing
encyclopedia
vocabulary
adage
present perfect
45. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure
topic sentence
proofreading
perfect tense
paragraph
46. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
context clues
idiom
conjuction
antonym
47. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word
multiple-meaning words
present tense
spelling
fiction
48. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
opinion
research
verb
atlas
49. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
conjuction
definition
introduction
plot
50. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
main idea
prior knowledge
idiom
prepositional phrase