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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. Punctuation used to show excitement or emotion - placed at the end of a sentence
exclamation point (!)
plot
homographs
relevant evidence
2. One of the first versions of a writer's work
lines
compare
draft
past tense
3. Information in a piece of persuasive writing that is related to its issue and supports its position
past tense
drama
proverb
relevant evidence
4. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
example
interjection
conjuction
third-person omniscient
5. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
simile
character
reference materials
stanza
6. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
figurative language
encyclopedia
character
capitalization
7. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
introduction
base word
metaphor
encyclopedia
8. A word that means the same or almost the same as another word
example
run-on sentence
contrast
synonym
9. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
conclusion
present tense
lines
proper noun
10. A listing of the resources used for a written project
simile
bibliography
research
proverb
11. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
sentence fragment
syllable
resolution
climax
12. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
perfect tense
proverb
synonym
compare
13. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
drama
reference materials
third-person limited
context clues
14. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
third person
graphic organizer
relevant evidence
future perfect
15. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
climax
homographs
prior knowledge
verb
16. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information
generalization
punctuation
stanza
reference materials
17. Something that can be proven to be true
encyclopedia
fact
dialect
tense
18. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
simple sentence
adage
present tense
conflict
19. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
prior knowledge
root word
root word
prepositional phrase
20. A listing of the resources used for a written project
bibliography
persuasive writing
cause
idiom
21. Something that can be proven to be true
generalization
fact
adage
perfect tense
22. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
detail
sentence fragment
root word
root
23. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
run-on sentence
metaphor
revise
idiom
24. The use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and certain kinds of words
prior knowledge
example
capitalization
online directory
25. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
narrative writing
graphic organizer
conflict
effect
26. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea
past perfect
restatement
interjection
periodical
27. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
past tense
third person
relevant evidence
narrator
28. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek
sentence fragment
online directory
root
resolution
29. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
conflict
quotation marks (' ')
comma ( -)
proverb
30. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles
fact
homographs
exposition
quotation marks (' ')
31. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
conflict
alliteration
topic sentence
past perfect
32. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
introduction
persuasive writing
sentence fragment
paragraph
33. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
alliteration
verse
motivation
punctuation
34. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
present perfect
introduction
climax
cause
35. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
suffix
base word
opinion
periodical
36. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
period (.)
preposition
fiction
stanza
37. A group of letters that is added before or after a root
motivation
period (.)
affix
present perfect
38. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
period (.)
simple sentence
inference
verse
39. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
inference
detail
first person
conclusion
40. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
antonym
bibliography
first person
atlas
41. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
chapter
fiction
inference
future perfect
42. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
encyclopedia
climax
character
perfect tense
43. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
conjuction
perfect tense
dialogue
period (.)
44. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
prepositional phrase
suffix
past perfect
transition
45. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
tense
simile
future tense
punctuation
46. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
conclusion
lines
example
graphic organizer
47. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
comma ( -)
punctuation
resolution
introduction
48. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
effect
syllable
opinion
reference materials
49. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
chapter
prefix
resolution
introduction
50. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense
inference
definition
chapter
paragraph