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

These go round and round.

What is the wheels on the bus?

100

This is my favorite color. 

What is blue?

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? 

What is no later than 8:00am

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

What symbol do you use to show a character is speaking?

What is " "

200

Number of continents in the world

What is 7?

300

Name a book we've read in this class and the climax of the story?

Genius Files

Climax: 

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

Daily Double: 

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

What is Onomatopoeia? 

300

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Congrats

401

What kind of language do we use to improve our stories?

What is Figurative Language?

401

How many times should you read through a text? 

At least 3 times 
401

What does sensory details include?

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

401

What is the Plot of a story?

The plot of the story is the characters, setting and events.

401

What does PEMDAS stand for ?

PARENTHESES, EXPONENTS, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION

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

This is what you call when a large group of people move from one country to live in another

What is Immigration

500

Name one country where Mrs. Gersch has traveled outside the U.S.A.?

What is Nigeria, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany, Austria, France, Russia, Kazahkstan, Turkey, Hong Kong...etc.?

600

Fiction means...

A story is not real

600

What is the most important thing to do when taking a test?

What is read ALL instructions carefully (and more than once).

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

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

Name thre elements of poetry.

Answers may vary- rhythm, rhyme, simile, metaphore, imagery, alliteration, onamatopoeia, personification.

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

This country’s flag has how many stars

Bonus: What do the stars represent? (double points)

50 stars to rep 50 states in the U.S

700

Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?

Fruit

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

Who is the principal of Sterling Elementary?

Who is Mr. Brooks?


800

This continent is found south of North America and is connected to Mexico

What is South America?

900

FREEEEEEEEEEEBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

YOU GOT LUCKY!!!!!

900

What MUST you do before submitting your test?

What is raise your hand? 

900

What does the theme tell you?

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

900

What is chronological order of events?

The order in which events occur. 

900

Who is Coach Wright?

What is physician?

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 is a affirmation?

A positive uplifting comment to another person

1000

What is wrong with this sentence?


The dog ate its' food late last night but, was hungry again thus morning. 

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