5th Grade ELA
Test Taking Strategies
5th Grade ELA
5th Grade Random
100

What are the people 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

Finish these lyrics. 

Where did you come from


Where did you go

200

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

what is the author
200

What time should you get to school on test days? 

No later than 7:40am

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

Number of continents in the world

What is 7?

300

Name a book we've read in this class.

Earthquake Terror, Kids at Work, Skeleton Man, Chasing Lincoln's Killer, any book club book

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

400

Name one Native American tribe. 

Sioux, Lakota, Cherokee, Navajo, Seminole, Chinook, Shoshone, Mohawk etc.

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

What is white and black and read all over?

A newspaper

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 are Timmy Turners genies names?

Wanda and Cosmo

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

What is Fiction?

600

In this game, you can build in wood, brick, or metal. You have a maximum of 100 health and 100 shield.

What is Fortnite?

700

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

CONGRATS
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

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

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

What is main idea or central idea?

800

What two colors make blue. 

Green and Yellow.

900

What does RACE stand for when writing a short response?

DAILY DOUBLE! WORTH 2X POINTS

Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain.

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

What is the last day of school?

May 17th

1000

Give an example of both a simile and a metaphor

Answers may vary

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

Name all of your 5th grade teachers

Mr. Brown, Mrs. Spriggs, Mrs. Canter, Mrs. King, Mrs. Bender, Ms. Mauk, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fell, Mrs. Pierce