5th Grade RLA Skills Quiz

An important farm crop in the United States is cotton. Cotton is used for making clothing. Cotton is still a popular choice for clothes because it is easy to clean and last a long time.

• Cotton is the most important U.S. crop.

• Cotton is not used today.

• Cotton is important for making clothes.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

What is the main idea of a story about a young girl who learns to overcome her fear of swimming by practicing every day and eventually wins a swimming competition?

• Swimming competitions are very challenging.

• Practice is essential to overcome fears.

• Winning is the most important part of competitions.

• Overcoming fears can lead to great achievements.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the sentence: "The verdant meadow was a tranquil site, undisturbed by the hustle and bustle of the city." What does the word "verdant" mean?

• Dry and barren

• Green and lush

• Noisy and chaotic

• Empty and desolate

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following is an example of inferencing?

• Knowing the definition of a difficult word by looking it up in the dictionary.

• Understanding a character's feelings based on their actions and words.

• Finding the main idea of a paragraph.

• Listing the events in a story in the order they happened.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the purpose of a text that describes the process of photosynthesis in plants?

• To persuade readers to plant more trees.

• To inform readers about how plants make their food.

• To entertain readers with stories about plants.

• To argue that photosynthesis is essential for life on Earth.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

Which of the following sentences best summarizes the story of "The Tortoise and the Hare"?

• A tortoise and a hare race, and the hare stops to rest because he is ahead.

• The hare is very fast, while the tortoise is slow.

• The tortoise wins the race because he does not stop and keeps going slowly but steadily.

• The hare and the tortoise learn that it is important to be kind to each other.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

In a story, if the setting changes from a bright, sunny beach to a dark, stormy island, what might this suggest about the direction of the plot?

• The story is about to end.

• The characters are going to have a fun adventure.

• The mood is shifting to something more ominous or challenging.

• The weather is unpredictable.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does it mean to analyze the text structure of a passage?

• To correct the grammar and spelling mistakes in the text.

• To identify the sequence of events in a story.

• To understand how the author organized the text and why it matters.

• To count the number of paragraphs and sentences in the text.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of the following is an example of a primary source document?

• A textbook summary of the Civil War.

• A diary entry from a soldier during the Civil War.

• A movie about the Civil War.

• An encyclopedia article about the Civil War.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a synonym for "enormous"?

• Tiny

• Massive

• Light

• Simple

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4