5th Grade
Grammar
Grammar
What is a noun?
Person, place, or thing
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation. (.!?)
What is the setting in a story?
Where the story takes place
What is an inference?
background knowledge + text evidence = drawing a conclusion
How do you paraphrase?
Retell something in your own words.
What is personification?
Giving non-human things human qualities
Period, question mark, and exclamation marks are known as _________ marks.
punctuation
Define the following prefixes, suffixes and root words:
de-
un-
fore-
down or away from
not or opposite of; to undo; to reverse
before or in front of
What does R.A.C.E. stand for?
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite Text Evidence
Explain further how your text evidence answers the question
What is a summary?
A short retelling of the text with just the main ideas.
What is the Present tense for the following sentence:
" I _____ to school everyday. "
(walked, walk, or will walk)
Walk
Why do we use quotation marks?
To show the words that someone has spoken; dialogue
List three author's purposes.
Persuade, inform, entertain
Correct the errors in the following sentence.
mom let each of us chose to of your favorit candys too get at the store (8 errors)
Mom let each of us choose two of our favorite candies to get at the store.
What does compare and contrast mean?
Tell how something is alike and different (similarities and differences)
What is the past tense of drive?
drove
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
4-5 sentences
What is the theme of a story?
The overall message or lesson of the story
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence: The alarm clock screamed at me this morning.
Personification
Why do you use context clues?
To determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
What is a verb?
An action word!
Which paragraph do you introduce the characters and setting?
Paragraph 1/ Introduction paragraph
What does text evidence mean?
information (facts, details, quotes) from a fiction or nonfiction text that is used to support an inference, claim, opinion, or answer.
Define the following prefixes, suffixes and root words:
-less
form
re-
without
to shape
back or again
What is the main idea of a text?
What the text is mostly about.
What is a simile?
Comparing two thing using like or as
to convince someone to believe or do something through reasoning, argument, or appeal to emotions.
Persuade
What is author's purpose?
WHY an author writes
refers to the use of words or expressions that go beyond their literal meaning to create a special effect or to convey something in a more imaginative or vivid way.
Figurative language
What is morphology? Define the following prefixes, suffixes and root words:
dis-/dif-
-ly -
rupt -
the study of how morphemes are combined to form words
not, opposite of, or apart
like or manner of
to burst or break