CAASPP ELA Vocabulary 5th Gr List 1

What is an affix?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• A scene in a film, play or book that returns to events in the past

• Language that is used to describe the five primary senses

• Information that is relevant to the task at hand, accurate, and up-to-date

What does the term 'sensory language' refer to?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• Language that makes sense to the reader

• Language that is used to describe the five primary senses and most commonly used to convey the specific details of scenes or add a more imaginative element to concept descriptions.

• A word that means the opposite of another word

What is an antonym?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• A word that means the opposite of another word

• A word that means the same thing as another word.

• A word that has the same beginning sound as another word.

What is a flashback?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• A scene in a film, play or book that returns to events in the past

• The time, duration, and place an author chooses to write about

• Information that is relevant to the task at hand, accurate, and up-to-date

What does 'setting' refer to in writing?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• The initial or beginning section of a passage

• The time, duration, and place an author chooses to write about

• Information that is relevant to the task at hand, accurate, and up-to-date

What does 'appropriate information' mean?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• The initial or beginning section of a passage

• Information that is relevant to the task at hand, accurate, and up-to-date

• The center of the attention or the main point

What does 'focus' mean?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• The initial or beginning section of a passage

• The center of the attention or the main point

• Things about passages, characters, events, settings, etc. that can be compared and explained how they are alike

What does 'similar' mean?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• The initial or beginning section of a passage

• Things about passages, characters, events, settings, etc. that can be compared and explained how they are alike

• A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine

What is an article?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine

• The center of the attention or the main point

• To read through something quickly and without taking in the details

What are global notes?

• A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word

• A feature on the performance task--any notes you take during the first part are available on the second part

• The center of the attention or the main point

• To read through something quickly and without taking in the details