5th Grade ELA MCAS Jeopardy

Figurative Language

100

"My love for you burns like a fire within me."

Simile

200

"The kite sailed happily up into the clear, blue sky."

Personification

300

"The heavy book landed on the ground with a thud after I dropped it."

Onomatopoeia

400

Eric’s eagle eats eggs, enjoying each episode of eating.

Alliteration

500

"If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die!"

Hyperbole

Context Clues

100

As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of REMORSE bubbled in his stomach. Define the word in all capital letters.

regret or guilt

200

Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn't believe that he was being EARNEST. Define the word in all capitals.

Serious, not joking

300

Wild plants FLOURISH on the banks of the lake because of the rich soil and access to water. Define the word in all capitals.

Thrive or grow

400

It is IMPERATIVE that you bring in your blue reply form or else you will receive a detention. Define the word in all capitals.

Necessary, required

500

Over the years Natasha has been PERSISTENT in pursuing the job of her dreams, and on Monday her hard work paid off and she was cast in her first movie.

Continuing to do something, trying to do something

Point of View

100

"I am very excited about the trip I am taking with my family this summer. We are going to visit family in Florida, and we are even going to Disney!" What point of view is this story?

1st Person (clue words: I, me, we)

200

"Sasha was very tired. There was a loud thunderstorm last night and she wasn't able to fall asleep. She hit the snooze button on her alarm too many times and was almost late for work." What point of view is this story?

3rd Person (clue words: she, her)

300

This literary point of view tells about the narrator's personal thoughts and feelings.

1st Person

400

"You are in the most comfortable sleep ever. Suddenly you hear a loud beeping sound. Oh no! It's your alarm clock. And it's been going off for 45 minutes! You'll never make it to school on time now!" What point of view is this story?

2nd person (clue words: you, your)

500

"Hello! Where is everyone? John? Sarah?" Everyone had suddenly disappeared. "You guys this really isn't very funny! You can come out now!" she yelled frantically down the dark corridor. What is the point of view of this passage?

3rd Person

Text Styles/ Structures

100

Which style of text has a plot, characters, and setting?

Narrative writing/ writing to entertain/ fiction

200

Which style (type) of text is organized into stanzas?

Poetry

300

"You should go out and buy a pig today. They make the best pets ever. They are the only pet anyone should ever own." What is the Author's Purpose in this statement?

To persuade

400

Which style of text uses clue words such as similarly, in contrast, different?

Compare and contrast

500

First, the Plains Indians hunted buffalo on foot with bows and arrows. Then, Spanish explorers brought horses, and the hunters could follow buffalo over long distances. Later, guns changed the way they hunted again.

Chronological (time) Order or Cause/Effect