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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 result of a cuase






2. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






3. The order in which things happen in a text






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






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






6. To make corrections and changes in a draft






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






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






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






10. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






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






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






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






14. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






15. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






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






17. The character who tells a story






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






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






20. A group of lines in a poem






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






22. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words






23. The reason something happens






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






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






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






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






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






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






36. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






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






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






41. The central idea or meaning of a story






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






43. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






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






46. Section of a book






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






48. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






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






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