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

This is Ms. Aguila's favorite color. 

What is purple?

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 8:00am

200

This figurative language is being used in this sentence “The boy felt 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.

Bridge to Terabithia, Restart

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"

Onomatopoeia

400

Name one Native American tribe we learned about in CKLA.

Sioux, Lakota, Cherokee, Navajo, Seminole, Chinook, Shoshone

400

The performance task on a test is 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

This country’s flag has 50 stars.

Bonus: What do the 50 stars represent? (double points)

What is the United States of America?

Bonus: The stars represent each of the 50 states

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

Name Ms. Aguila's dogs.

Theodore and Roxy

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 imaginary people, events and worlds

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 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

Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?

Fruit

800

Name 3 character traits

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

What do we earn if everyone is here every day of the test?

Pizza party

800

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

What is a Summary?

800

This continent is also a country

What is Australia?

900

What does PIE stand for when talking about an Author's Purpose for writing a story?

DAILY DOUBLE! WORTH 2X POINTS

Persuade, Inform, Entertain (PIE)

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 the last day of school?

June 9th

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.

Answer varies, any healthy breakfast

1000

Setting tells what two things?

Time and Place

1000

November 8th is important. Why?

It's Ms. Johnson's Birthday