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NYS Test Key Terms

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English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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NYS Test Key Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Central Idea (Main Idea) in a text?

The central idea is the title of the text.

The central idea is a minor detail in the text.

The most important point the author wants you to understand. It is what the passage is mostly about. Look for key details that support the central idea.

The central idea is the author's name.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Theme of a story?

The main character of the story

The setting of the story

The message or lesson the author wants to share. It is often a universal idea like friendship, honesty, or perseverance

The plot of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you Summarize a story or article?

By writing a detailed analysis

By listing all the characters

By providing a brief overview in your own words

By rewriting the entire story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to Infer (Inference) from a text?

To summarize the text

To make a guess based on evidence

To rewrite the text in your own words

To find the main idea of the text

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Evidence (Text Evidence) in a text?

Information from the text that supports your answer

A random sentence in the text

An unrelated fact

A question asked in the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Author’s Purpose in writing a text?

The reason the author wrote the text. Common purposes include to inform, to entertain, or to persuade.

An inference

The reason the author thought about writing the text but did not.

Vocabulary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is meant by Point of View in a story?

The perspective from which the story is told

The main theme of the story

The setting of the story

The conflict in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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