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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 publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly






2. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up






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






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






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






6. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






7. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






8. A result of a cuase






9. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling






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






11. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






12. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors






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






14. The central idea or meaning of a story






15. Something that can be proven to be true






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






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






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






19. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word






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






21. Writing that tells a story






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






23. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph






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






25. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






26. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






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






28. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






29. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. To identify ways that multiple things are alike






37. A line of a poem or song






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






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






40. A publication - such as a newspaper - magazine - or brochure - that is released daily - weekly - monthly - or yearly






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






42. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






43. The order in which things happen in a text






44. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






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






46. The literal meaning of a word






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






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






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






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