Benchmark unit 2 5th grade

​Benchmark unit 2, 5th grade

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​Understand prepositions

A preposition is a word that is used at the beginning of a prepositional phrase. Prepositional phrases add information to describe how something is done or where something is. Common prepositions include about, at, by, for, from, in, of, on, to, and with.

Examples

April kept talking about New Orleans. The preposition "about" helps describe what April was discussing.
Streaming movies at home is ok. The preposition "at" helps describe where they watch streaming movies.
April showed she was unhappy by rolling her eyes. The preposition "by" describes how April showed she was unhappy.
I was eager for a new adventure. The preposition "for" helps show what Tyler was eager to do.
Tyler loves books that tell how aliens come from outer space. The preposition "from" helps show where aliens might live.
New Orleans is a city in America. The preposition "in" shows where New Orleans is.
We like watching movies on the big screen. The preposition "on" shows where the movie is.
The family moved to New Orleans. The preposition "to" shows where the family moved.
April watched a scary movie with Tyler. The preposition "with" shows who else watched the movie.

Multiple Choice

Which word is the preposition?

Tyler flew his toy spaceship in the air.

• flew

• in

• spaeship

Multiple Choice

April and Tyler watched the movie on TV.

• watched

• movie

• on

Multiple Choice

Tyler was annoyed by April talking in the car.

• in

• was

• annoyed

Multiple Select

The family got in the car and drove to New Orleans.

• in

• got in

• drove

• to

Drag and Drop

April and her friends talked ​

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the move.

Tyler reads a book ​

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April.

The family traveled ​

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Big Mama's house.



The sun shone brightly ​

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the city.

Tyler ate popcorn ​

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the big bowl.

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about

with

to

on

from

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Tyler's family is ​

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to New Orleans. They are going to live with his ​

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, Big Mama. New Orleans is supposed to be a ​

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city. Tyler is ​

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about a new adventure. His sister, April, is not. She does not want to leave her ​

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moving

grandmother

haunted

excited

friends.

Drag and Drop

She ​

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her new school and gets more excited about the move. While they drive to New Orleans, April tells Tyler facts about New Orleans. Tyler thinks April talks too much. When they ​

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at Big Mama's house, Tyler is ​

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to not have to listen to her talk anymore.

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researches

arrive

relieved

​Describing characters

Character traits are wrds that help us describe a character. We notice what the character thinks, says, and does, as well as the consequences of their actions.
Some traits are positive like brave, helpful, determined, curious.
Some traits are negative like foolish, rude, stubborn.

Multiple Choice

Tyler loves anything spooky like UFOs, aliens, and ghosts. He is

• brave

• rude

• determined

Multiple Choice

Tyler is immediately excited about moving to New Orleans. Tyler is

• scared

• stubborn

• adventurous

Multiple Choice

Tyler does not like sharing his birthday and celebrations with April. He is

• brave

• selfish

• helpful

Multiple Choice

April does research about her new school and learns lots of facts about New Orleans. She is

• helpful

• kind

• curious