Dorothea Lange was an American photographer. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 26, 1895. Early in her career, she took portraits for a living in San Francisco. Though she lived for a time in the Southwest, she returned to San Francisco in the early thirties. By then, the Great Depression of the 1930s had begun. Lange began walking the streets with her camera. She recorded pictures of hungry people standing in lines to get free handouts of bread and other powerful images. Lange became best known for her black and white photos of poor, migrant 1 farm workers. Life was very hard for them in the thirties. They went to California to find work, but there were few jobs to be had. When jobs could be found, the pay was very low. Lange hoped her photos would get the government and other groups to help. Her pictures brought the world’s attention to the migrant workers’ situation. Dorothea Lange passed away on October 11, 1965. Today, her work lives on in museums, galleries, and books. 1 someone who must move to different places to find work A summary of the second paragraph should include the idea that...

Lange’s photos reached a wide audience.

Lange photographed people in bread lines.

migrant workers moved around to find work.

there are many books about Lange’s work.

The recipe called for only three ingredients : sugar, milk, and flour.

type of food that goes into cooking or baking a dish

Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.

on the other hand, differ, both

therefore, cause, effect, consequently

possibility, struggle, hope, problem

Choose the clue words that indicate cause and effect.

consequently, as a result of, so, therefore

struggle, promise, problem, solution

similar, common, compare, contrast

Choose the clue words that indicate problem and solution.

threat, difficulty, possibility, hope

cause, as a result of, consequently

Little Johnny Wiggins fell down a well on the farm. His family looked for him. Finally, at sundown, Mr. Wiggins found Johnny. He had been trapped in the well for three hours. CAUSE : Johnny Wiggins fell down a well. What was the EFFECT ?

He was trapped for three hours.

His mother found him at sundown.

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.

first, next, finally, 8:30, after

cause, effect, as a result of, because

problem, solution, promise, struggle

compare, contrast, similar, different

I wonder who invented putting water into plastic bottles? Water bottles are disposable which means that they can be thrown away. Landfills are overflowing with garbage because people are too lazy to fill a reusable cup with water. Recycling has been set up, but many people do not recycle all of the water bottles that they use. The earth is being polluted with all the used water bottles. What is the author's perspective?

People should not drink out of water bottles beacuse they are disposable.

People should drink out of water bottles becuase disposable things are good.

People should never drink water.

The squirrel population in North America is at an unsafe number. Each year, people hunt squirrel to help the squirrel population and prevent many squirrels from starving. What is the author's perspective?

The author favors (is for) squirrel hunting.

The author thinks that squirrels are harmful to the environment.

The author does not favor (is not for) squirrel hunting.

5th Grade 2nd Semester ELA Interim Review

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An _____________ is when you take what the story said and what you know to reach a conclusion.

explicit

inference

conclusion

text evidence

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

When you go find proof in the text for your answer it is called ___________.

inference

conclusion

text evidence

author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

When something is stated direct and clear it is stated ________.

explicitly

inference

vaguely

conclusively

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do the caption and photograph help the reader understand the text?

It helps the reader understand how beautiful the landscape is.

It helps the reader understand important ideas from the text.

It helps the reader know what page the story is on.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a subheading help the reader?

It helps the reader to label the text.

It helps the reader understand the photograph.

It helps the get the reader's attention on certain information.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Due to their incredible force and unpredictability, floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
Based on what you have read, you can INFER that:

Cleaning up after a flood can be expensive and take time.

Floods only occur along the coast.

Floods are not that dangerous.

After flood waters dry up then the problem is over.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

Floods cause mudslides.

Floods damage houses and roads.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is.

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short.

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Dorothea Lange was an American photographer. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 26, 1895. Early in her career, she took portraits for a living in San Francisco. Though she lived for a time in the Southwest, she returned to San Francisco in the early thirties. By then, the Great Depression of the 1930s had begun. Lange began walking the streets with her camera. She recorded pictures of hungry people standing in lines to get free handouts of bread and other powerful images.

Lange became best known for her black and white photos of poor, migrant¹ farm workers. Life was very hard for them in the thirties. They went to California to find work, but there were few jobs to be had. When jobs could be found, the pay was very low. Lange hoped her photos would get the government and other groups to help. Her pictures brought the world’s attention to the migrant workers’ situation. Dorothea Lange passed away on October 11, 1965. Today, her work lives on in museums, galleries, and books.

¹ someone who must move to different places to find work

Which two ideas should be included in a summary of the second paragraph?

Many migrant farm workers came out west looking for work, but the pay was very low.

Lange took photos of migrant farm workers, and she drew attention to their suffering.

There were few jobs around during the Depression, and Lange's photos appear in museums.

Lange's photgraphs appear in books, and she passed away in 1965.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Dorothea Lange was an American photographer. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 26, 1895. Early in her career, she took portraits for a living in San Francisco. Though she lived for a time in the Southwest, she returned to San Francisco in the early thirties. By then, the Great Depression of the 1930s had begun. Lange began walking the streets with her camera. She recorded pictures of hungry people standing in lines to get free handouts of bread and other powerful images.

Lange became best known for her black and white photos of poor, migrant¹ farm workers. Life was very hard for them in the thirties. They went to California to find work, but there were few jobs to be had. When jobs could be found, the pay was very low. Lange hoped her photos would get the government and other groups to help. Her pictures brought the world’s attention to the migrant workers’ situation. Dorothea Lange passed away on October 11, 1965. Today, her work lives on in museums, galleries, and books.

¹ someone who must move to different places to find work

Choose the best sentence to summarize how the Great Depression affected Lange's work.

The Depression caused a shift in Lange's work as she began to focus on the hardships of the Great Depression.

The Depression stretched on through the thirties, leaving a large portion of the country out of work and struggling.

Lange moved to California during the thirties, far from her childhood home in New Jersey.

Before the Depression began, Lange made her living taking people's portraits in San Francisco.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

5th Grade 2nd Semester ELA Interim Review - Nonfiction

25 questions

An _____________ is when you take what the story said and what you know to reach a conclusion.

When you go find proof in the text for your answer it is called ___________.

When something is stated direct and clear it is stated ________.

How do the caption and photograph help the reader understand the text?

How does a subheading help the reader?

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?

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5th Grade 2nd Semester ELA Interim Review - Nonfiction

25 questions

An _____________ is when you take what the story said and what you know to reach a conclusion.

When you go find proof in the text for your answer it is called ___________.

When something is stated direct and clear it is stated ________.

How do the caption and photograph help the reader understand the text?

How does a subheading help the reader?

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood. What is the main idea?

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Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?