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






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






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






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






6. A group of lines in a poem






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






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






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






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






11. A result of a cuase






12. The character who tells a story






13. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






14. What the passage is mostly about






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






16. The character who tells a story






17. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






18. The plan for an essay or report in list form






19. A book of maps






20. Section of a book






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






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






23. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Section of a book






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






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






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






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






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






36. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






37. A line of a poem or song






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






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






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






41. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics






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






43. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The reason something happens