5th Grade ELA
Test Taking Strategies
5th Grade ELA
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?

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 7:45.

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?

300
Name two books we've read in this class.

Esperanza Rising and The Most Beautiful Roof in the World

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

What type of figurative language is the following:   The wind howled through the mountains.

What is an Personification?

400

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

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

500

Non-fiction means...

The story is true or...it is not fake.

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

600

Fiction means...

A story is not real....or it is fake.

600

Do you need scratch paper for ELA>

What is....YES!!!!!   

600

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

What is Fiction?

700

What is the definition of setting of a fictional story?

What is time and place.

700

What can you do during a TDW prompt when you don't have a clue about the answer?

What is...Restate the question, Give evidence, and give a conclusion.

700

Verbs tell us the state of being or.......?

What is  the action...(or similar)

800

Name 3 character traits

responsible, kind, loving... answers may vary

800

What is the amount of questions you can leave blank before submitting?

ZERO!!!! Answer all questions!!!

800

This is what we call a short statement of the main points of a story without any opinions.

What is a Summary?

900

FREEEEEEEEEEEBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

YOU GOT LUCKY!!!!!

900

What MUST you do before submitting your test?

What is raise your hand and wait for the teacher to tell you to end test? 

900

What does the theme tell you?

What is ..... The message, a lfe lesson      or something similar

1000

What figurative language is the following?:  The wind wooshed through the trees.

What is onamatapoeia.

1000

Should I stay on a question that I have no clue on and cry?

What is....No! Flag the question and go on to the next question.

1000

Setting tells what two things?

Time and Place