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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. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
context clues
dictionary
contrast
conjuction
2. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
narrator
adage
stanza
multiple-meaning words
3. To make corrections and changes in a draft
revise
simile
dictionary
theme
4. A book of maps
prefix
suffix
atlas
stanza
5. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
alliteration
conclusion
prefix
past perfect
6. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
run-on sentence
simple sentence
prefix
root
7. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
reference materials
past perfect
conflict
perfect tense
8. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
past perfect
setting
comma ( -)
period (.)
9. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
inference
dialogue
future perfect
third-person omniscient
10. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
dialect
inference
spelling
exclamation point (!)
11. A quality that is part of a character's personality
trait
future perfect
plot
suffix
12. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
spelling
revise
proverb
encyclopedia
13. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
resolution
exposition
comma ( -)
base word
14. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
inference
motivation
conflict
exposition
15. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
independent clause
prior knowledge
homographs
dialect
16. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
verb
contrast
conflict
reference materials
17. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
verse
fact
conclusion
informational writing
18. A result of a cuase
effect
base word
character
introduction
19. A point of view in which 'he' and 'she' are used - and readers learn much about all characters' thoughts
third-person omniscient
drama
independent clause
definition
20. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
metaphor
outline
relevant evidence
comma ( -)
21. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
climax
past tense
metaphor
trait
22. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
homographs
present tense
exposition
example
23. A listing of the resources used for a written project
climax
perfect tense
bibliography
exposition
24. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
proper noun
effect
motivation
idiom
25. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
editing
compare
paragraph
spelling
26. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
chapter
adage
drama
encyclopedia
27. Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
context clues
narrator
research
adage
28. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
idiom
suffix
run-on sentence
proverb
29. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
bibliography
generalization
opinion
synonym
30. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
theme
proverb
run-on sentence
third person
31. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
restatement
compare
prior knowledge
reference materials
32. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
relevant evidence
past perfect
persuasive writing
sentence fragment
33. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
third person
trait
multiple-meaning words
past tense
34. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
drama
opinion
conjuction
interjection
35. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
third person
metaphor
exposition
lines
36. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
cause
interjection
suffix
encyclopedia
37. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
prefix
homographs
suffix
periodical
38. Any material that will help a writer find information
resource
proverb
perfect tense
suffix
39. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
future perfect
paragraph
homographs
present tense
40. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet
present tense
encyclopedia
future tense
conjuction
41. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
base word
tense
run-on sentence
perfect tense
42. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already happened
perfect tense
root
past tense
preposition
43. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly
quotation marks (' ')
future tense
periodical
trait
44. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
present tense
resolution
vocabulary
base word
45. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
suffix
draft
first person
informational writing
46. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence
independent clause
setting
paragraph
preposition
47. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
narrative writing
contrast
proper noun
comma ( -)
48. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
suffix
detail
definition
affix
49. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
encyclopedia
perfect tense
future perfect
base word
50. The reason a character does a certain thing or acts a certain way
resolution
proper noun
dialect
motivation