5th Grade ELA
What is Fiction?
Fiction is fake like fairy tales.
This is when 2 words means the same thing
What is a synonym?
3
The time should you get to school on test days?
What is No later than 7:50am?
This figurative language is being used in this sentence “The boy was like a lion because he was so courageous”
What is a Simile?
Which word is the "helping verb" in the sentence?
We will take a test tomorrow.
will
What is the first step in the writing process
Pre-Write
What do you do if you don't know the answer to a question?
What is skip it and come back to it later? OR Make an educated guess.
This is what you call a book that talks about a person’s life from beginning to end
What is an Biography?
Daily Double:
This word is the name for sound words. Ex. Bang, Boom, Crash"
Onomatopoeia
True or False: You should read all directions and questions in each part before reading your sources or answering any questions.
True
The multiple choice questions on a test are the fastest part and you should rush through it. True or False?
False. Take your time!
What does sensory details include?
What is details that help you see, hear, smell, taste and feel
Name two clues you can use to find the main idea
Answers will vary
Three types of writing performance tasks.
Informative, Narrative, and Opinion
DAILY DOUBLE!! This is what you call a story you write about your own life.
What is an Autobiography
What should you do if you are answering multiple-choice questions?
This is a piece of literature that is based on people, events, and worlds that are not true but have aspects of historical truth.
What is Historical Fiction
Daily Double! How do you set up your pre-write?
Two-column notes
How many sentences should you have in a writing prompt for each paragraph?
What is 3-5 sentences?
What is an adjective?
Describes a noun
Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What process should you use when answering multiple-choice questions?
Process Of Elimination.
What is Main Idea?
The main idea is the central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage.
What two colors make blue.
Green and Yellow.
What does the topic sentence do in an informational essay and does it include listing your 3 details?
Introduce the reader to your topic and no, it does not include your three details.
What MUST you do before submitting your test?
What is going back and making sure you answered every question?
What does the theme tell you?
The lesson learned or the author's message
Name three types of "events" included in a narrative writing.
Answers will vary
Name a type of breakfast to eat on the morning of a test day.
healthy breakfast, non sugary
Setting tells what two things?
Time and Place
Name all 5 steps to writing a multi-paragraph essay
1. Prewrite
2. Plan
3. Rough draft
4. Edit
5. Final Copy