5th Grade
ELA
ELA
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is it third-person or first-person?
third-person point of view
These are: " "
quotation marks
The Greek root aqua means
What is water?
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
This sentence is wrong. Write it the correct way on your whiteboard.
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
Give an example of a verb (an action word)
run, jump, talk, kick, etc.
The prefix bi- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
two/2
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 the theme or life lesson 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.
Be an honest person even when the truth is hard to tell.
What is the verb within the below sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
If the prefix -un means not, what does unavailable mean?
not able to do something/available
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
Evidence
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
The word assumed means
suspected or guessed
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher.
What does the idiom "bending over backwards" mean?
trying really hard to make someone happy
Analyze the metaphor "The stars are diamonds in the sky".
What does this imply?
The stars are shinning bright.