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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, 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 way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'






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






3. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






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






5. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up






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






7. Section of a book






8. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






9. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






11. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






13. To make corrections and changes in a draft






14. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






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






16. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






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






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






19. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.






20. The events that happen in a story






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






22. Writing that tells a story






23. A listing of the resources used for a written project






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






25. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






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






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






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






29. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it






30. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






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






33. What the passage is mostly about






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






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






36. What the passage is mostly about






37. A book of maps






38. The character who tells a story






39. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






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






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






43. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently






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






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






46. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






47. A line of a poem or song






48. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind






49. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added






50. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command