CAASPP ELA Vocabulary 5th Gr List 1

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of metaphor that exaggerates for effect.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

• A rhetorical question that implies a comparison.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is context?

• The circumstances or background information surrounding a particular event or situation.

• A type of literary device used to enhance storytelling.

• The main idea or theme of a narrative.

• A specific location where an event takes place.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of analogy that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.

• A literary device that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an affix?

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

• A type of punctuation used in writing.

• A synonym for a prefix only.

• A grammatical term for a complete sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is an article?

• A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine.

• A type of literary genre.

• A section of a legal document.

• A form of visual art.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a setting?

• The time and place in which the story takes place.

• The main character's internal conflict.

• The sequence of events in a story.

• The moral lesson of the story.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does it mean to 'skim' something?

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

• To read something thoroughly and carefully.

• To memorize the content of a text.

• To analyze the text in depth.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a plot?

• A character's emotional journey in a story.

• The sequence of events that make up a story.

• The setting where the story takes place.

• The main theme or message of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a synonym?

• A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

• A word that is used to describe an action or state.

• A word that is a specific name for a person, place, or thing.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

What does 'focus' mean?

• The center of the attention or the main point.

• A type of lens used in photography.

• A method of meditation and relaxation.

• A term used in physics to describe light rays.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C