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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. Something that can be proven to be true
revise
first person
fact
conclusion
2. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated
topic sentence
narrative writing
simile
proverb
3. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
adage
editing
revise
drama
4. Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things or ideas
metaphor
third-person limited
past perfect
conjuction
5. A word that helps writing flow from one idea to the next
base word
transition
persuasive writing
trait
6. Writing broken into lines or stanzas - often with rhyme and rhythm
draft
poetry
narrative writing
topic sentence
7. Writing that tells a story
persuasive writing
prior knowledge
introduction
narrative writing
8. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions
persuasive writing
first person
generalization
dictionary
9. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
perfect tense
perfect tense
conclusion
climax
10. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
verb
first person
online directory
perfect tense
11. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind
conflict
persuasive writing
sentence fragment
figurative language
12. The literal meaning of a word
third-person limited
proofreading
prefix
definition
13. A tool that helps to organize ideas and can be used to visually illustrate ideas
proper noun
third-person limited
alliteration
graphic organizer
14. A long sentence that expresses two complete thoughts and should really be two sentences
narrative writing
run-on sentence
first person
inference
15. A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
suffix
antonym
trait
vocabulary
16. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
draft
narrative writing
supporting details
generalization
17. Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
inference
character
simple sentence
contrast
18. A book of maps
stanza
supporting details
atlas
adage
19. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)
tense
main idea
climax
compare
20. Information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
simple sentence
paragraph
supporting details
third-person limited
21. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic
conflict
online directory
simple sentence
theme
22. A statement that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's feeling or judgment.
period (.)
resource
opinion
resolution
23. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples
editing
generalization
dialect
present tense
24. A word that connects two or more words or sentences
proofreading
atlas
synonym
conjuction
25. Conversations that characters have with each other
proverb
dialogue
simile
example
26. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command
preposition
quotation marks (' ')
drama
period (.)
27. Two words that look alike but have different meanings
future perfect
poetry
homographs
generalization
28. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
simile
periodical
alliteration
punctuation
29. The use of sources - such as books - newspapers - and the Internet - to find information
proofreading
dialogue
verb
research
30. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
capitalization
run-on sentence
reference materials
syllable
31. To identify ways that multiple things are alike
resource
character
sentence fragment
compare
32. A punctuation mark used in lists - with conjunctions - between clauses - after an introductory word or phrase - and to set off direct address
prior knowledge
comma ( -)
compare
generalization
33. Correcting and changing a text in order to improve it
outline
editing
bibliography
resolution
34. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'
idiom
first person
dialogue
prefix
35. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
present perfect
fiction
relevant evidence
verse
36. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story
exposition
atlas
motivation
contrast
37. Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think a certain way
simple sentence
persuasive writing
multiple-meaning words
verb
38. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant
third-person omniscient
revise
syllable
periodical
39. The plan for an essay or report in list form
fiction
present tense
theme
outline
40. A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
third person
synonym
verse
topic sentence
41. A form of a verb used to describe actions or events happening currently
present tense
past perfect
multiple-meaning words
simple sentence
42. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate
idiom
dictionary
simple sentence
motivation
43. A saying that has been popularly accepted over a period of time
stanza
third-person limited
outline
adage
44. A word or phrase that shows strong feeling
interjection
trait
exposition
metaphor
45. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends
resolution
verb
plot
base word
46. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
antonym
simile
figurative language
outline
47. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb
exposition
future perfect
prefix
homographs
48. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the present tense of 'to have' with the past participle of a verb
stanza
relevant evidence
present perfect
cause
49. A form of a verb used to describe actions that have already been completed
fact
setting
perfect tense
interjection
50. A piece of information in literature - such as a name - an action - or a description
climax
conjuction
online directory
detail