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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 way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
verb
prior knowledge
homographs
first person
2. Letters added to the end of a root word that change the meaning of the word
point of view
exposition
suffix
proverb
3. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something
syllable
sentence fragment
informational writing
outline
4. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
first person
resolution
detail
affix
5. A work of literature - such as a story or a novel - that is made-up
perfect tense
transition
fiction
example
6. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics
proper noun
reference materials
revise
encyclopedia
7. Section of a book
poetry
proofreading
chapter
setting
8. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
exclamation point (!)
homographs
dictionary
capitalization
9. A phrase containing a preposition and an object
period (.)
prepositional phrase
affix
chapter
10. The struggle or problem faced by the characters in a story
encyclopedia
conflict
affix
adage
11. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
theme
conclusion
inference
lines
12. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the past tense of 'to have' with the past tense of a verb
drama
first person
supporting details
past perfect
13. To make corrections and changes in a draft
revise
multiple-meaning words
comma ( -)
independent clause
14. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
conclusion
period (.)
graphic organizer
context clues
15. A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought
relevant evidence
dialect
sentence fragment
revise
16. A type of literature written to be performed onstage by actors
alliteration
drama
outline
tense
17. The form of a verb that tells you when the action takes place
character
period (.)
tense
motivation
18. One of the first versions of a writer's work
perfect tense
affix
online directory
draft
19. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
drama
opinion
suffix
paragraph
20. The events that happen in a story
resource
generalization
third-person omniscient
plot
21. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally
idiom
contrast
climax
alliteration
22. Writing that tells a story
third person
narrative writing
adage
online directory
23. A listing of the resources used for a written project
bibliography
editing
compare
restatement
24. A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word
affix
fiction
editing
prefix
25. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
dialect
interjection
narrator
reference materials
26. Marks that tell the reader when to pause - when a sentence ends - or what kind of sentence he or she is reading
alliteration
punctuation
simple sentence
dictionary
27. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
first person
future tense
main idea
informational writing
28. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own
paragraph
base word
present perfect
capitalization
29. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
figurative language
interjection
editing
resource
30. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
interjection
comma ( -)
research
run-on sentence
31. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
setting
verb
chapter
alliteration
32. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
character
supporting details
transition
capitalization
33. What the passage is mostly about
main idea
quotation marks (' ')
prepositional phrase
setting
34. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept
antonym
contrast
example
proverb
35. Knowledge you have before you read a text - which is used to make inferences about the text
encyclopedia
resource
prior knowledge
trait
36. What the passage is mostly about
proper noun
detail
vocabulary
main idea
37. A book of maps
restatement
motivation
metaphor
atlas
38. The character who tells a story
narrator
climax
alliteration
present perfect
39. The central idea or meaning of a story
atlas
theme
main idea
periodical
40. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
research
compare
future perfect
root word
41. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
simple sentence
cause
motivation
suffix
42. A word that expresses action - a relationship between two things - or a state of being
verb
simple sentence
antonym
sentence fragment
43. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
present tense
syllable
online directory
comma ( -)
44. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
introduction
compare
multiple-meaning words
metaphor
45. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
context clues
homographs
run-on sentence
opinion
46. Words spoken by the actors in a drama
future perfect
root word
lines
exposition
47. A line of a poem or song
conclusion
dialect
relevant evidence
verse
48. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
proper noun
encyclopedia
figurative language
tense
49. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added
reference materials
poetry
root word
idiom
50. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
period (.)
prepositional phrase
paragraph
topic sentence