5th Grade ACAP ELA Practice

Thank You for Being a Friend

Thank you for being a friend

Traveled down the road and back again

Your heart is true you're a pal and a confidant

And if you threw a party

Invited everyone you knew

You would see, the biggest gift would be from me

And the card attached would say,

"Thank you for being a friend"

What is the theme of the song?

• environment

• friendship

• peace

• family

Ciara lived in a beautiful, big house and her parents drove a fancy car. Ciara's parents always made sure her wishes came true. It seemed as though Ciara was born with a silver spoon in her mouth? Even though she had a lot of things, what she really wanted the most was true friends who were dedicated and loyal and didn't care about her possessions.

What is the meaning of the following sentence...

Ciara was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

• Ciara is from a wealthy family.

• When Ciara was born, she was fed with silver spoons.

• Ciara collects silver jewelry.

• Ciara is lonely.

Kim walked to school each day. School was just a hop, skip, and a jump from her house. Her mother always taught her that the early bird gets the worm. Once Kim was at school, she enjoyed helping her teacher before class began. Kim would make sure all of the lessons were in order for the day.

What is the meaning of this sentence...

School was just a hop, skip, and a jump from her house?

• Kim loved skipping to school.

• Kim's school was close to her house.

• Kim's school felt jumpy since the recent earthquake.

• Kim had to travel a long distance to get to school.

Which sentence contains a simile?

• My dog likes chewing on bones.

• Sam walked carefully when he broke his foot.

• The soil is bone dry after the drought.

• Julia's mouth felt as dry as a desert after her run.

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence?

Mrs. Jones has an army of children to clothe and feed, so she works two jobs.

• Mrs. Jones has children in the military.

• Mrs. Jones is in the army.

• Mrs. Jones has a lot of children.

• Mrs. Jones has a lot of work to do.

What is the verb in the following sentence?

Before Mother put the baby to bed, she read her a favorite bedtime story.

• before

• bed

• put

• bedtime

The step is broken so I almost hurt my toe!

The purpose of this sentence above is to:

• Give information

• Make a request

• Ask a question

• Show excitement

Usually by 7:30 Jacob is home from the game but the game went into extra innings.

Which punctuation is needed to correct the sentence above?

• A comma after usually

• A comma after home

• A comma after 7:30

• A comma after from the game

Choose all of the past tense verbs.

• eat

• walked

• sing

• ate

• fought

Finishing your homework

before playing video games is a

sensible decision.

Sensible means:

• reasonable

• irrational

• foolish

• mysterious