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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. Words an author chooses when writing






2. Any material that will help a writer find information






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






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






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






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






7. Writing that tells a story






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






9. Writing that tells a story






10. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






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






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






13. A line of a poem or song






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






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






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






17. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






19. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story






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






21. A phrase containing a preposition and an object






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






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






24. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






25. Conversations that characters have with each other






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The order in which things happen in a text






35. To identify ways that multiple things are different






36. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






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 or phrase that shows strong feeling






39. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






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






41. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






43. The literal meaning of a word






44. The literal meaning of a word






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






46. The events that happen in a story






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






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






49. Something that can be proven to be true






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