5th Grade PSSA Prep

ELA - Part 1

100

A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. 

Simile

200

"The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used here is               . 

Simile

300

Sound words such as BANG, BAM, and BOING are examples of:

Onomatopoeia

400

Walmart, McDonalds, Wendy's, Starbucks, and Target are all examples of:

Proper Nouns

500

She, him, they, we, her, and he are all examples of:

Pronouns

ELA - Part 2

100

Which of the following is a Synonym for the word "ecstatic"?

a. Agitated    b. Agreeable    c. Excited    d. Exhausted

 Excited

200

Which of the following is an Antonym for the word "chaos"?

a. Calm    b. Crazy    c. Grim   d. Dull

Crazy

300

Fill in the blank. "We saw a ______ hiding in the woods."

a. Bare     b. Baar      c. Bear     d. Beare

Bear

400

Fill in the blank. "She was an ________ to the Disney fortune."

a. Hair     b. Heir      c. Hare     d. Here

Heir

500

Which of the following is a Synonym for the word "grief"?

a. Sadness    b. Joyful    c. Friendly    d. Confusion

Sadness

Math - Part 1

100

1 century equals how many decades?

10 decades

200

This coordinate is the second coordinate in an ordered pair. 

Y-Coordinate

300

Round 68.132 to the nearest tenth. 

68.1

400

Solve for x.

x - 7 = 45. 

x = 52

500

The formula V= l x w x h represents what geometric shape? 

Rectangular Prism

Math - Part 2

100

Adam's room measures 12 feet wide. How many inches is this? 

144 inches

200

Tim drives 62.25 miles each hour. If he drives for 4 hours, how many miles will he drive?

249

300

What is the mode of the data?

2,2,2,3,3,4,4,4,4,5,6,7,8

4

400

A football field is 100 yards. How many inches would this be?

36,000 inches

500

Ava's dog weighs nine and seventy-five hundredth kilograms. Write this in expanded notation. 

9 + 0.7 + 0.05

HERO Habits

100

I can show up late on PSSA Assessment days and still take the assessment.

True or False

False

200

Students that are present for all testing days will be invited to a school                 .  

Dance

300

For the PSSA Challenge: 

Students should skip breakfast before the PSSA's because they will do better on an empty stomach.

True or False

False

400

For the PSSA Challenge: 

It is okay to talk to classmates and family about the questions on the PSSA Assessment.

True or False

False

500

For the PSSA Challenge:

Everyone is required to turn in their phones, Smartwatches, and electronic devices.

True or False

True