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Worksheets5th grade ELAR Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 57mins
What does theme mean?
Select all the correct answers.
The most important idea of a passage.
The events of a story.
The message the author wants you to know.
The moral of a story or lesson.
Pat grabbed another tissue and covered his nose. ACHOO! He had been sneezing all day. Pulling his blanket up around his neck, he snuggled back into the couch. When he heard his mom come into the room, he asked her for some chicken noodle soup and tea. Those were two things that usually made him feel better when he was sick. While he waited, his eyes watered, and he shivered under his blankets. It was the worst cold he had ever had!
What is the main idea of this passage?
Pat has a terrible cold.
Chicken noodle soup is good for colds.
Pat was cold even with a blanket.
The guide is pointing and bellowing facts on the tour. "You don't have to shout," I tell him, "I speak French perfectly."
What does the word bellowing mean?
Listing
Talking loudly
Whispering
Hurrying
I am accustomed to much finer food. I shouldn't have to put up with this slop!
Select all the answers that define the word accustomed.
used to
against
familiar
It was January, and every year mom made a new resolution. This year, her resolution included the whole family. She wanted to cook healthier meals! Every night, the family had a new healthy dish on their table. A few of the meals she made were delicious, but most were hard to eat more than two bites of. Nevertheless, she kept her resolution all year long and eventually the meals tasted better and better.
What is the best summary of this paragraph?
Mom's resolution was to cook better meals for the whole family.
Mom wanted to cook healthier meals but she was not good at cooking. Over time she kept trying and her meals got better.
Mom wanted the family to become healthier but no one wanted to eat the meals she had cooked. Mom kept her resolution and cooked all year long.
What are the actions of a character in a story?
Select all the correct answers.
Says
Thinks
Does
Effects others
Plot means
the central idea of a story.
the message or lesson of a story.
the sequence of events in a story.
a brief statement of what the story is about.
Callie listened to every word her teacher read. They had been learning about the Lusitania and she couldn’t get enough of it. Her teacher finished reading the latest book, but Callie couldn’t stop thinking about what it would have been like to be on the ship on that fateful day. She was daydreaming about life vests and lifeboats when Ms. Pock called on her. “Callie? Are you ready to join us back at our seats?” she asked. Callie looked around—the entire class was already back at their desks, but she had been too busy thinking about the Lusitania to notice!
What can you infer about the Lusitania?
The Lusitania is a ship that wrecked.
The Lusitania is a story in a book.
Callie wants to be on the Lusitania.
The situation was a conundrum. I was completely puzzled.
What does conundrum mean?
confused
disaster
continuous
ordinary
Complete the analogy with the best answer:
Sick is to well, as modern is to ________________.
current
boring
ancient
fashionable
The suffix in the word comfortable is
for
table
ible
able
What type of question is the following question?
Why are the narrator and main character portrayed as sensitive to others?
Inference
Structure
Main idea
Supporting details
Harry’s hands shook as he took his seat on the Screamin’ Soarin’ roller coaster. He pulled his harness down and pushed with all his might. He silently wondered if it should be just a little bit tighter. Trying to keep his mind off the ride he was about to take, he focused on the group of people in the crowd taking silly selfies. That worked until the coaster lurched forward and began its journey. As soon as it took off, his stomach dropped, and he regretted ever getting on it!
Which sentence should be added to give the reader more detail about the roller coaster?
This was the first time he'd been on an upside down coaster.
The girl in front of him screamed as the car jolted forward.
One even had a 5 foot long selfie stick!
The root word way means road or highway. Which of these words means a road underground?
submarine
subdue
subway
subtract
What type of question is the following question?
How is the illustration important to the story?
Inference
Structure
Main Idea
Supporting Details
What is the best way to rewrite the following sentence into one sentence?
One of her students was Harriet Beecher Stowe. Ms. Stowe later wrote a famous novel called Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
One of her students, Harriet Beecher Stowe, later wrote a famous novel called Uncle Toms's Cabin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a famous novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a student too.
What key word/s clue you in to the meaning in this context clue sentence?
Please exhaust, or wear out, all options before asking Google.
Please
or
wear out
options
What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?
In the 1800's, many people regarded education is unnecessary for girls and they were not allowed to attend school.
Change regarded to regard
Change is to was
Change were not to are not
Make no change
What is the best theme for the following passage?
The snow flurried outside, and Ella
wished she could wave a magic wand and
make it stop. She couldn’t stand one more day
trapped inside her house! The blizzard was
too icy cold and the wind was biting. They
couldn’t even go out sledding or build a
snowman. She was tired of watching
television and had run out of games to play.
The weatherman said they still had two more
days of snow ahead of them. She knew
she should have been more prepared for bad weather!
Stay inside when there is bad weather.
Magic wands can make bad weather stop.
Be prepared!
Watching TV never gets old.
Identify what type of concept clue is in the following sentence.
The cake was entirely edible. I ate every bite.
Example
Definition
Synonym
Antonym
