5th Grade
ELA
ELA
What is a root word?
a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes.
Bonus- Give an example of a root word then add a prefix or suffix to it
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. airA. water
How many weeks are in a year?
52
Name all 5 fifth-grade teachers in alphabetical order by their last names.
What is: Bausano, Crane, Meek, Steinmann, Stultz?
Story point of view that uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story
Third-person point of view
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
Daily Double
Each Team Member Must Answer One:
7 x 7
6 x 8
5 x 9
8 x 7
9 x 6
49
48
45
56
54
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
What figurative language uses words to describe sounds? (example: plop! blurp! fizz!)
onomatopoeia
If the root -ist means someone who is, what does the word artist mean?
Someone who is skill in art or one who makes art.
What does the suffix -ful mean?
What 3 places did Fifth grade visit for field trips this year?
What are: Busch Stadium, St.Louis Aquarium, St. Louis Zoo?
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
The text structure what put events in order is know as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
What is the 5th grade's favorite game to play during Fun Friday?
What is GaGa ball?
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
Supporting details
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
Exclamation point
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What does the idiom "bending over backwards" mean?
Really trying hard to please.
What does the simile " her heart was a big as gold" mean?
She was really nice.
Quick Math
Who wrote the novel Hatchet?
Who is Gary Paulsen?