5th Grade
ELA 1
ELA 1
Name the adjective in this sentence.
The silly cat got its head stuck in the vase.
silly
What do you call a group of lines in a poem? They usually include 4 lines in each group.
*NOT PARAGRAPHS
stanzas
The Greek root aqua means
What is water?
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
Words under pictures in a text book are called...
captions
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is the point of view third-person or first-person?
third-person
Give an example of a verb
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
The prefix bi- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
2
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
When a question says select two answers, what should you do!!!!???!!??
The verb in the following sentence is?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
If the prefix -un means not, what does unavailable mean?
not available to do something
What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?
The purpose of a conclusion in a story is to provide a final summary of the main points and discuss the core message.
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
The theme is a central idea, message, or the overall meaning of a story.
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.
honesty
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
The word assumed means
suspected or guessed
The text structure that puts events in order is known as
sequence or chronological
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator (I, me, and my)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
supporting details
If the question says to find a synonym for the word energetic, which one would you select?
hyper
bored
lazy
hyper
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. The idiom "bending over backwards" means
trying hard to please
The stars are shinning bright.
This type of text structure uses words like: as a result of, because of, or due to
Cause & effect