5th Grade ELA
5th Grade ELA
Strategies
5th Grade Grammer/Figurative Language + a few random ones
5th Grade Writing
100

Non-Fiction is?

A text based on facts, real events, and real people, such as science or history texts.

100

What is Fiction?

Fiction is fake like fairy tales.

100

This is when 2 words means the same thing

 What is a synonym?

100

Snap, Crackle, POP

Onomatopoeia

100

Every paragraph starts out with what sentence at the beginning?

Introduction

200

What is the name of the person who writes the story? 

what is the author
200

The time should you get to school on test days? 

What is No later than 7:50am?

200

This figurative language is being used in this sentence “The boy was like a lion because he was so courageous”

What is a Simile?

200

I am so hungry I could eat a horse is an example of what?

Hyperbole

200

What is the first step in the writing process

Rough Draft

300

Name 3 text structures (there are 5)

Cause and effect, descriptive, sequence, compare/contrast, problem and solution

300

What do you do if you don't know the answer to a question?

What is skip it and come back to it later? OR Make an educated guess.

300

This is what you call a book that talks about a person’s life from beginning to end

What is an Biography?

300

Daily Double: 

This word is the name for sound words. Ex. Bang, Boom, Crash"

Onomatopoeia

300

True or False: You should read all directions and questions in each part before reading your sources or answering any questions. 

True

400

Author has three points of view which are usually to what?

persuade, inform, or entertain

400

The multiple choice questions on a test are the fastest part and you should rush through it. True or False?

False. Take your time!

400

What does sensory details include?

What is details that help you see, hear, smell, taste and feel

400

In, Out, UP, Above is what part of speech?

Pronoun

400

How many sentences should be in each paragraph at least?

5

500

Non-fiction means...

The story is true

500

What are two things you can do to help earn a daily reward (you need to do 3 things)

Have a charged Chromebook, take notes, and do not need to be told to be quiet. 

500

DAILY DOUBLE!! This is what you call a story you write about your own life. 

What is an Autobiography

500

The girl is pretty. Pretty which describes the girl is an example of what part of speech?

Adjective 

500

Describe sensory details and why they are important in your writing.

Give the writing more detail and pizazz 

600

Fiction means...

A story is not real

600

What should you do if you are answering multiple-choice questions?

Process of Elimination
600

This is a piece of literature that is based on people, events, and worlds that are not true but have aspects of historical truth.

What is Historical Fiction

600
Mrs. Player danced gracefully. Gracefully describes how Mrs. Player danced and is an example of what part of speech?

Adverb

600
You should never check your work when done before turning it in--true or false

false

700

I decided to go over _________ to pick up ___________ extra cookies. 

there, they're

they're, there

there, their

their, there

What is there, their?

700

How many sentences should you have in a writing prompt for each paragraph?

What is 3-5 sentences?

700

What is an adjective?

Describes a noun

700

Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?

Fruit

700

What are the three verb tenses?

Past, Present, and Future

800

Name 3 character traits

responsible, kind, loving... answers may vary
800

What process should you use when answering multiple-choice questions?

Process Of Elimination. 

800

What is Main Idea?

The main idea is the central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage.

800

What two colors make blue. 

Green and Yellow.

800

What sentence do you always have at the end of a story to sum everything up?

Conclusion sentence

900

Name 3 structural elements of poetry (there are 9 total)

rhyme, repetition, tone/theme, lines, stanza, mood, figurative language, meter, rhythm. 

900

What MUST you do before submitting your test?

What is going back and making sure you answered every question? 

900

What does the theme tell you?

The lesson learned or the author's message 

900

She, He, We, They is what part of speech?

Pronoun

900

Name 5 things you always capitalize 

answers will vary

1000

Two parts are needed to make an inference when reading a text

Explicit information and what you know (experience)

1000

Name a type of breakfast to eat on the morning of a test day.

healthy breakfast, non sugary 

1000

Setting tells what two things?

Time and Place

1000

Lebron James jumped on the court at last night's game. Jumped is an example of what figurative language?

Verb
1000

Who is speaking in first person point of view?

You are the narrator--I, me, etc.