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






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






3. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






6. The final paragraph in an essay






7. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text






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






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






10. Something that can be proven to be true






11. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






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






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






16. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






19. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






20. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






23. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






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






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






26. The events that happen in a story






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






28. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






29. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Words an author chooses when writing






38. Section of a book






39. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






40. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences






41. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






42. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






43. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word






44. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






45. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






47. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






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






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






50. A result of a cuase