5th Grade - Common Core Vocabulary (List 1)

Fill in the blank: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The teacher asked the students to find the ________ of the word 'happy'."

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Definition

• Usage

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the main purpose of an "author" when writing a book?

• To entertain

• To confuse

• To ignore

• To hide

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which word means the opposite of "appropriate"?

• Suitable

• Proper

• Inappropriate

• Correct

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Fill in the blank: "The ________ of the story was about friendship and trust."

• Character

• Plot

• Central idea

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

What is a "blog"?

• A type of tree

• An online journal

• A musical instrument

• A math problem

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following is an example of "capitalization"?

• writing in lowercase

• using punctuation

• Starting a sentence with a capital letter

• writing in cursive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the effect of adding an "affix" to a word?

• It changes the word's meaning

• It makes the word longer

• It makes the word shorter

• It keeps the word the same

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Using context clues, what does "relationship" mean in this sentence? "The relationship between the two characters was complicated."

• Distance

• Connection

• Argument

• Silence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

Which of the following best describes a "chart"?

• A type of food

• A visual representation of data

• A musical note

• A piece of clothing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the "point of view" in a story?

• The location of the story

• The time period of the story

• The perspective from which the story is told

• The length of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D