5th Grade Language Arts Review

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, such as 'quack' for a duck.

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What is a dictionary?

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A dictionary is a reference book that provides the precise meanings of words and phrases.

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How do you use an apostrophe for possession?

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An apostrophe is used to show possession, for example, 'sister's' indicates that something belongs to one sister.

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally, including similes, metaphors, and idioms.

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What is an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark, e.g., 'Hurray! It's your birthday!'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals or objects.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things, e.g., 'Time is a thief'.

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What is a thesaurus?

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A thesaurus is a reference book that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning.

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What is a glossary?

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A glossary is a list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with definitions.