5th Grade
ELA 1
ELA 1
What is a homograph?
Same word, different meaning
What type of punctuation does an exclamatory sentence end with?
Exclamation point
What does the root word aqua mean?
a. water
b. air
A. water
How many weeks are in a year?
52
What are the names of Ms. Allen's pets?
Blu, Walter & Louie
This POV uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story and is told by someone who is not part of the story. First person, Second person, or Third person?
Third-person point of view
Give an example of an adjective.
The prefix bi- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
Two
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
7 x 9 + 10 - 6 = ?
67
Identify the errors in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony devoured his delicious dinner.
Devoured
If the root -ist means someone who is, what does the word artist mean?
Someone who is skill in art or one who makes art.
What does the prefix -mis mean?
Not or opposite of
True or false: Blanaflor is a Realistic Fiction story
FALSE!
What is the theme 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 would receive a consequence.
The theme is honesty
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
The text structure what put events in order is know as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
What is the definition of the word critical?
To point out negative qualities
What is the first paragraph of a 5 paragraph essay usually called?
The introduction
What are these: " " and what do they mean?
Quotation marks - Someone is speaking
What does the idiom "Once in a blue moon" mean?
Something that does not happen often/ something rare
What does the simile " her heart was as good as gold" mean?
She was really nice.
What are three of our vocabulary words from this week?
Various answers