5th Grade ELA
What is an example of a verb?
answers will vary
What are these: " "
quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. air
a. water
What happens if you don't put your name on your paper in my class?
Lose a point
What is the name of the fishbowl in the window?
Billy Bob Fishstick
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
The prefix bi- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
2
This never goes at the end of an essay
"The End"
Write out the format for an essay:
Title
Intro
Bp1
Bp2
Bp3
Conclusion
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
Joey is a proper noun and the beginning of a sentences, so it should have an upper case letter
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
exclamation point
If the root -ist means someone who is, what does the word artist mean?
someone who does art
If the assignment says, "Cite evidence from the text", how would you start the sentence to your answer?
According to the author...
According to the text...
According to the story...
According to the poem...
What is something silly that Mrs. Guess has said this year in class?
Answers will vary
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
supporting details
Instead of paragraphs, poems have what?
stanzas
A text question that wants you to answer how 2 characters are alike and how they are different...actually wants you to what?
compare and contrast
How many syllables are in the following word:
automatically
6
Name 3 animals Mrs. Guess has worked with at the zoo
Tigers, Lions, Elephants, Rhino, Giraffe, Peccary, Flamingos, Penguins, Hornbills, Fish, Snakes, Raccoons, Owls, Porcupines, etc
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty
What 2 parts go into an essay introduction?
Hook and thesis
What button do you use on your keyboard to indent a paragraph?
TAB
Name one way you can organize your thoughts for a compare/contrast.
Venn diagram or t-chart
What is Mrs. Guess favorite thing to drink?
Iced Tea