5th Grade ELA CAASPP Test Release Questions

A student is writing a report about quilting for social studies.

Read the two paragraph from the draft

of the report and complete the task that follows.

Click on the two sentences in the paragraphs that

do not support the main idea.

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Choose the sentence that is the best conclusion to Leyla's opinion essay.

• It would be easier for teachers to give us free time than to organize and help us play games.

• The positive side of having organized games and sports is that students do get more exercise.

• Until teachers give back our playground freedom, they will continue to see poor student behavior and bad grades.

• There have even been a couple of students who have fallen asleep in class following organized

  games and sports.

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The writer wants to add dialogue to the story to make it more descriptive. Which

of the following sentences would be best to come after the underlined text to

show how Jake feels about getting a new dirt bike?

• "Can I ride it in the street?"

• "Oh no! It's the wrong color!"

• "Do I have to share this with my younger brother?"

• "This is the dirt bike I've been wanting for years!"

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A student is writing an essay for school about her favorite meal. Read the paragraph from the essay

and complete the task that follows.

My grandmother would cook supper for us every Saturday night. Even though it was always the same

meal, my whole family agreed that it was the best food we had ever tasted. We would have good fried

chicken, creamy mashed potatoes, juicy green peas, soft cornbread, and nice apple pie with vanilla ice cream.

Choose the two pairs of more exact words the student could use in place of the underlined words.

• strong, sour

• neat, plain

• crispy, tasty

• much, better

• delicious, sweet

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Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• You will be happy to learn Ms. Smith, that you have won the contest.

• You will be happy to learn, Ms. Smith that you have won the contest.

• You, will be happy to learn Ms. Smith, that you have won the contest.

• You will be happy to learn, Ms. Smith, that you have won the contest.

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Edit the sentence by clicking on the sentence that does not use verb tense correctly.

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Which statement best summarizes the presentation.

• The biggest asteroid is Ceres, which is about 600 miles around and is the first asteroid ever discovered.

• The area where most asteroids travel is called the asteroid belt, and it is located between Mars and Jupiter.

• Some asteroids have moons. In 1993, the asteroid Ida was discovered to have a moon, which scientists name Dactyl.

• Asteroids are made up of rock and iron, and some can be very large with their own moons. They orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt.

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Show what you learned from the presentation about asteroids. Check the details that apply to an asteroid in general.

• made of rock and iron

• has a moon

• is 600 miles around

• often called a minor planet

• orbits the Sun

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Show what you learned from the presentation about asteroids. Check the details that apply to the Ceres Asteroid.

• made of rock and iron

• has a moon

• is 600 miles around

• often called a minor planet

• orbits the Sun

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Show what you learned from the presentation about asteroids. Check the details that apply to Ida asteroid.

• made of rock and iron

• has a moon

• is 600 miles around

• often called a minor planet

• orbits the Sun

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