5th Grade
ELA 1
ELA 1
A root word is...
A word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes?
These are: " "
Quotation marks
The Greek root aqua means
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.
How do you know if a sentence is a command?
It has a period (.) or and explanation mark (!)
Command sentences are direct and instructive.
"Please sit down."
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is it third-person or first-person?
What is third-person point of view?
Give an example of a verb
What is run, skip, walk, jump, etc?
The prefix bi- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
two or 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
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
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 able 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 what put events in order is know 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
An imperative sentence ends with a/an....
period
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. The idiom "bending over backwards" means
really trying hard to please
Can you analyze the metaphor "The stars are diamonds in the sky". What does this imply?
The stars are shinning bright.
Name two types of nouns.
- Common nouns
- Proper nouns