5th Grade Reading Benchmark Review

Argumentative

100

What is the author's argument that they are attempting to prove in the essay?

Claim

200

What are facts, examples, or expert opinions supporting the claim called?

evidence

300

What is it called when you are  addressing the opposing view to strengthen your own?

counterclaim

400

^{Which is an example that I might see in an argumentative text?}

^{Schools should require all students to wear uniforms.}

or

Many schools have dress code policies.

Schools should require all students to wear uniforms.

500

^{Which is an example of argumentative text?}

^{Video games would make school better if they were integrated into every classroom.}

^or

^{Educational video games are software programs designed to teach subjects}

^{Video games would make school better if they were integrated into every classroom.}

Drama/ECR

100

Where do you find the characters in the play?

in the cast of characters

200

What is the element called that tells an actor what to do?

stage directions

300

What is the strategy for ECR?

I

RACE

RACE

C

400

How many pieces of evidence should you use when doing a RACE?

2 pieces

500

What do you need to do on the E and on the conclusion?

Type this shows or this proves.  Make sure you tell why by using "because".

Revise/Edit

100

 ^{Experts explain that healthy sleep habits are just ___.}

1. ^valuable

2. ^valueable

valuable

200

_{Combine the two sentences together:}  

^{We ate at Beaky's Chicken on Wednesday.} 

^{The Woodward family was eating next to us.}

We ate at Beaky's Chicken on Wednesday, and the Woodward family was eating next to us.

300

^{Which needs to be corrected?}

^{"The student was very confused on the instructions for the project."}

Change "on" to "by"

400

^{Combine the sentences.}

^{We can go to the park}

^{We can stay home and watch a movie.}

We can go to the park, or we can stay  home and watch a movie.

500

^{Combine the two sentences.}

^{The dark was concerning.} 

^{My Uncle Ben assured me it would be safe.}

The dark was concerning, but my Uncle Ben assured me it would be safe.

Fiction/Nonfiction

100

What is the exposition?

It introduces the characters, their background and the setting.

200

What is the biggest part of the plot map?

Rising action

300

What is the author's purpose of a nonfiction passage?

To inform the reader or explain something.

400

What is the theme?

A lesson learned. 

500

^{Which is an example of a theme?}

^{Baatar wanted learned to be a leader by going to work at a castle.}

^{Respect is earned and not given.}

Respect is earned and not given.

Paired Passages

100

What does paired passage mean?

Two stories with questions over each and also about both.

200

What is a strategy for reading paired passages?

Read the first story and then answer the questions of the first story.  Then read the second story and then answer the questions in the 2nd story.

300

What is the best strategy to answer questions about both stories?

A/B chart

400

What is something I need to check when eliminating answers for both or different type questions?

For opposite answers.  This is where the author puts  the wrong story with information from the other story. 

500

If a question has while in the answer choices, what should you do?

Circle while and make sure each side is TRUE. You can replace while with but or however.