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






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






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






4. Section of a book






5. A quality that is part of a character's personality






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






7. The events that happen in a story






8. What the passage is mostly about






9. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description






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






11. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






12. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next






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






14. A quality that is part of a character's personality






15. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






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






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






18. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






20. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






21. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






22. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






23. A word that has the opposite meaning of another 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. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added






26. To identify ways that multiple things are different






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






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






29. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm






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






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






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






33. Words an author chooses when writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Writing that tells a story






41. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time






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






43. A result of a cuase






44. A group of letters that is added before or after a root






45. Two words that look alike but have different meanings






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






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






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






49. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way






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