General ELA
Test Taking Strategies
5th Grade ELA
RANDOM
INFERENCING
100

What are the people or animals in stories referred to as?

What are characters?

100

How many hours of sleep should you get the night before the test?

What is 8 hours?

100

This is when 2 words means the same thing

 What is a synonym?

100

What can kids make, but not hold?

What is noise? 

100

Everything was peaceful. There was almost no sound except for a few chirping birds. There was a chill in the air, and a small ray of light was lighting up the sky. It wouldn't be long before the streets would begin to fill up with people and cars. What can you infer from this passage? 

What is it's early in the morning? 

200

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

Who is the author?


200

What time should you get to school on test days? 

What is no later than 7:45 a.m?

200

This figure of speech is being used in this sentence “The boy felt like a lion because he was so courageous”

What is a Simile?

200

How old is Mrs. Autumn?

What is 33?

200

Nora has always liked being outside. She loves hiking long trails, climbing steep rocks, and exploring dark caves. Nora dreams that someday she'll become a pilot and travel to places like Antarctica and the Galápagos Islands. What can you infer about Nora?

What is Nora loves a good adventure?

300

This is where the story takes place?

What is the setting?

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?

300

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

What is an Biography?

300

The English alphabet goes from A to Z, but my name goes from Z to A. What am I?

What is a zebra? 

300

Ronald carefully held the guitar and slowly plucked out the familiar tune "Happy Birthday." He sang along quietly to find the right notes. When he got one wrong, he started again. What can you infer about Ronald?

Ronald is just learning how to play the guitar. 

400

What kind of language do we use to improve our stories? This is not something that is literal. 

What is Figurative Language?

400

How many times should you read through a text? 

At least 3 times 
400

What does sensory details include?

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

400

This video game was released in 2011, but was not popular until 2017.

What is Fortnite?

400

Grayson checked the time on his computer. Perfect! he thought. It will take twenty minutes to finish my report, three minutes to pack my bag, and thirteen minutes to travel to school. I'll arrive at school at exactly 8:07. What can you infer about Grayson?


What is Grayson loves to plan things out? 

500

Non-fiction means...

The story is true

500

You should skip every question you don't know and never go back to it. True or False?

 What is false?

500

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

What is an Autobiography

500

What has a head and tail but no body?

What is a coin? 

500

FREEEBIEEEEEEEEEEE! 

FREEBIEEEEEEEEEE!

600

Fiction means...

A story is not real

600

What should you do with scratch paper in ELA?

You can use it to jot down notes, ideas, and other things. 

600

This is a piece of literature that is based on imaginary people, events and worlds

What is Fiction?

600

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?


A stamp

600

Cassie stood on her front porch and stared out at the prairie. The vast acres of land were as flat and empty as a desert, with no houses in sight. Cassie sighed, thinking about the crowded streets and tall buildings near her last place. What can you infer about Cassie?

What is Cassie moved from a big city to a small town. 
700

What point of view is this? 

His name was Charlie Laird, and he'd lived in Cyprus Creek all twelve years of his life. He and his little brother, Jack, had grown up in a house just down the street. In fact, Charlie could see the old place from his new bedroom window.

From Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller, Nightmares! Copyright 2014 by Jason Segel Company



What is third person? 

700

How many sentences should you have is a writing prompt asks you to write a " short response"?

What is 3-5 sentences?

700

What is an adjective?

Describes a noun

700

Who is Mrs. Autumn's favorite student of ALL TIME? 

Who is RIVER (Eugene) EDWARDS? 

700

The art teacher walked past each student, looking at each painting, sometimes nodding, frowning. When she reached Whitney's painting, she looked at it for a long moment. Then she slowly began to smile. What can we infer from the art teacher?


What is the art teacher loves Whitney's painting?

800

Name 3 character traits

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

What is the amount of questions you can skip before submitting?

ZERO!!!! Answer all questions!!!

800

This is what we call a short statement of the main points of a story.

What is a Summary?

800

What is Mrs. Autumn's favorite animal?

REALLLYYYYY...... if you get this one WRONG!!! 

a bald eagle

800

Dirk walked slowly behind Colleen, pausing to take pictures of the giant skyscrapers, bright signs, and dense crowds. "Come on," Colleen said impatiently. "Haven't you ever seen a building before?" What can we infer about Dirk?

What is Dirk has never been to a big city before? 

900

FREEEEEEEEEEEBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

YOU GOT LUCKY!!!!!

900

What do you do if you do not know how to pronounce a name in a passage? 

You replace it with your name or another common name. 

900

What does the theme tell you?

What the author wants you to take away from the texr.

900

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

CONGRATS!!!

900

Mr. Huffman handed back the written reports. Trevor smiled when he saw the gold star on the top of his paper. 

"For our next project," Mr. Huffman announced, "you will be asked to read your reports aloud to the class." Trevor began to tremble, and his heart sank to his feet. What can we infer about Trevor? 

What is Trevor doesn't like speaking in class? 

1000

Give an example of both a simile and a metaphor

Answers may vary

1000

What do you do if you run into an unfamiliar word? 

Use context clues to determine the definition. 

1000

Setting tells what two things?

Time and Place

1000

What are our lunch ladies' names?

Mrs. Michelle

Ms. Bunny

Mrs. Charlotte

Mrs. Sandra

1000

Scarlett loves to see her uncle when he comes home from work. What colors did he get on himself today? Scarlett always wonders. Yesterday, his shirt was covered with streaks of purple, and his hair and face were dotted with orange and blue. The day before that his hands had specks of yellow. What can we infer about Scarlett? 

Scarlett's uncle is a painter.