Colorado
5th Grade
Books We Have Loved
Math
Reading/Writing
100

Name a National Park that can be found in Colorado.

Rocky Mountain, Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Mesa Verde

100

Name a teacher who will be teaching 5th grade next year.

Mr. Bush, Mr. Willis, Ms. Aube

100

Chunky Comics is the name of a business that appears in what book?

Lunch Money

100

In the number 42, the 2 is called an _______

Exponent

100

What is the first sentence in a paragraph called?

The topic sentence

200

The boundary that separates the rivers and streams in Colorado from those flowing into the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans is called ______________

The Continental Divide

200

Fifth grade students at Ponderosa usually become buddies with kids in what other grade?

Kindergarten

200

As Fast As Words Could Fly is an example of what kind of literature?

A. Non-fiction

B. Poetry

C. Historical Fiction

D. Drama (a play)

C. Historical Fiction

200

The math symbol that means "greater than" is:

A. =

B. <

C. >

B

200

Writing that tries to convince a reader about something such as wearing a helmet while riding a bike is called ____________.

Persuasive writing

300

Which of these Native American tribes did not live in Colorado?

A. Utes

B. Navajo

C. Iroquois

D. Arapahoe

C. Iroquois

300

Name a very important field trip that 5th grade students take at the end of the year.

They tour their new middle school.

300

Gloria Grabber is the antagonist in what novel?

A Tale of Two Poggles

300

Which of the following is not a category of mathematics?

A. Measurement

B. Algebra

C. Geometry

D.Latitude

D. Latitude

300

Novels are an example of:

A. Fiction

B. Non-Fiction

C. Technical Writing

D. Drama

A. Fiction

400

Name two of the five geographic regions of Colorado

High Plains, Mountains, Front Range, San Luis Valley, Western Slope

400

What level of school comes between elementary school and high school?

Middle School

400

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an example of what kind of literature?

Graphic novel

400

 3 ½ is an example of what kind of number?

Mixed number

400

When a person records in writing the story of his/her life, that person has written an ______________

Autobiography

500

Longs Peak is the closest peak to Loveland that belongs in a category with 52 other very high peaks. What are these peaks called?

14'ers

500

What advice can you give to the kids who will be in Ms. Duke's 4th grade class next year?

Any advice that is kind, funny or wise

500

What is the name of a popular series that describes the adventures of Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi and Stacey McGill? 

The Babysitters Club

500

Name the three elements of a long division problem

Divisor, Dividend, Quotient

500

Transition sentences appear

A. At the end of the first paragraph

B. At the beginning of the second paragraph

C. At the very end of an essay

D. A & B

D. A &b