5th Grade: ELA PSSA Released Items (Vocab, Synonyms, FigLang)

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What is a synonym for 'restore'?

Back

repair

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What does 'Cold silence fell across the land' most likely mean?

Back

It became suddenly very quiet on the Moon.

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What does the phrase 'puzzled his head' mean?

Back

wondered about

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Which word helps understand the meaning of 'implements'?

Back

devices

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What does the root 'luna' refer to in the word 'lunar'?

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the Moon

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What is a synonym for 'react'?

Back

respond

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What does 'fig lang' refer to in literature?

Back

figurative language, which includes similes, metaphors, and personification.

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What is a synonym for 'ordinary'?

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common

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What does 'reflect' mean in the context of thinking?

Back

to think deeply or carefully about something.

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What is the meaning of 'devices' in a literary context?

Back

tools or methods used to achieve a particular effect.