5th grade ELAR Unit 1 Review

What does theme mean?

Select all the correct answers.

• The most important idea of a passage.

• The events of a story.

• The message the author wants you to know.

• The moral of a story or lesson.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

Pat grabbed another tissue and covered his nose. ACHOO! He had been sneezing all day. Pulling his blanket up around his neck, he snuggled back into the couch. When he heard his mom come into the room, he asked her for some chicken noodle soup and tea. Those were two things that usually made him feel better when he was sick. While he waited, his eyes watered, and he shivered under his blankets. It was the worst cold he had ever had!

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Pat has a terrible cold.

• Chicken noodle soup is good for colds.

• Pat was cold even with a blanket.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

The guide is pointing and bellowing facts on the tour. "You don't have to shout," I tell him, "I speak French perfectly."

What does the word bellowing mean?

• Listing

• Talking loudly

• Whispering

• Hurrying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

I am accustomed to much finer food. I shouldn't have to put up with this slop!

Select all the answers that define the word accustomed.

• used to

• against

• familiar

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

It was January, and every year mom made a new resolution. This year, her resolution included the whole family. She wanted to cook healthier meals! Every night, the family had a new healthy dish on their table. A few of the meals she made were delicious, but most were hard to eat more than two bites of. Nevertheless, she kept her resolution all year long and eventually the meals tasted better and better.

What is the best summary of this paragraph?

• Mom's resolution was to cook better meals for the whole family.

• Mom wanted to cook healthier meals but she was not good at cooking. Over time she kept trying and her meals got better.

• Mom wanted the family to become healthier but no one wanted to eat the meals she had cooked. Mom kept her resolution and cooked all year long.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

What are the actions of a character in a story?

Select all the correct answers.

• Says

• Thinks

• Does

• Effects others

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Plot means

• the central idea of a story.

• the message or lesson of a story.

• the sequence of events in a story.

• a brief statement of what the story is about.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Callie listened to every word her teacher read. They had been learning about the Lusitania and she couldn’t get enough of it. Her teacher finished reading the latest book, but Callie couldn’t stop thinking about what it would have been like to be on the ship on that fateful day. She was daydreaming about life vests and lifeboats when Ms. Pock called on her. “Callie? Are you ready to join us back at our seats?” she asked. Callie looked around—the entire class was already back at their desks, but she had been too busy thinking about the Lusitania to notice!

What can you infer about the Lusitania?

• The Lusitania is a ship that wrecked.

• The Lusitania is a story in a book.

• Callie wants to be on the Lusitania.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

The situation was a conundrum. I was completely puzzled.

What does conundrum mean?

• confused

• disaster

• continuous

• ordinary

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Complete the analogy with the best answer:

Sick is to well, as modern is to ________________.

• current

• boring

• ancient

• fashionable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E