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ELA 5th grade Grammar

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?
a)
Sometimes people feel sad.
b)
You should do good things for others.
c)
We're not always happy.
d)
There are many ways to make yourself feel better. 
2.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't steal
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street. 
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention. 
d)
One good turn deserves another.
3.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
4.
What type of figurative language is shown below:
EX:  The cool lake water glistened like diamonds in the sun.
a)
symbolism
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
similes
5.
First hand account is written in 
a)
first person point of view
b)
second person point of view
c)
third person point of view
6.
You read a book about World War I. It includes letters written from the soldiers to their loved ones back home in America, telling them about the war. The letters are...
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
7.
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?
a)
She is energetic
b)
She is shy
c)
She is mean
d)
She hates people
8.
"My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day" is an example of:
a)
antonym
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
 hyperbole
9.
My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personfication
d)
smelly
10.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
11.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
12.
Fruit is an important ____________ of food for many animals.
Choose the correct way to spell the missing word.
a)
soarce
b)
soarse
c)
source
d)
sourse
13.
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?
a)
Be honest.
b)
Don't be greedy.
c)
Always share your things with others.
d)
Be respectful to others.
14.

Although Mason did not feel well he went to school anyway because he wanted to attend band practice.


What change must be made to correct the sentence?

a)

Change went to goes.

b)

Add a comma after anyway.

c)

change Although to Forever.

d)

Add a comma after well.

15.
Since Erica wanted to go with us she had to get ready in a hurry.
Where should a comma be added to correct the error?
a)
after SINCE
b)
after WANTED
c)
after US
d)
after READY
16.
The reliable source when referring to literature is ...
a)
A newspaper
b)
A proven trust worthy place where you get your information. Whether it's an internet resource, a book, or an expert on the subject.
c)
A friend that gives you the inside scoop
d)
An internet site
17.
Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.
a)
A single word
b)
A sentence
c)
A part of sentence
d)
All of the above
18.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
19.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
Bill said that he would help me.
b)
Bill said, "That he would help me."
c)
Bill said, "that he would help me."
d)
Bill said ",that he would help me."
20.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
I didn't see him there did you?
b)
I didn't see him there, did you.
c)
I didn't see him there did you.
d)
I didn't see him there, did you?
21.
Which is a complete sentence?
a)
As soon as you see the side of the train.
b)
While we were waiting at the campsite.
c)
During Monday's meeting, but after the seminar.
d)
My scout leader helped me earn my badge in sewing.
22.
Which part of a book gives the name of the book and the name of the publisher?
a)
index
b)
glossary
c)
title page
d)
table of contents
23.

Read the sentence.

The weather is _______ cold to be wearing only a T-shirt.


Which of the following homophones correctly completes the sentence?

a)

too

b)

to

c)

tue

d)

two

24.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
“Jason, you called last night, didn’t you?”
b)
“Yes it was me, I did phone you, last night.” 
c)
“There goes your little sister Nathaniel,” I said. 
d)
“No she is home sick today,” Nathaniel replied. 
25.
Hyperboles are phrases that
a)
compare two unlike things
b)
exaggerate
c)
give person-like qualities to animals and things
d)
have a different meaning than the words.
26.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.


Uses LIKE or AS.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

27.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.


NO like or as.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

28.

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

29.

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

30.

Words that imitate or sound like what they mean.

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

31.

An over exaggeration.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

32.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The students were as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

33.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


Maggie makes Max match many marbles.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

34.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The walker was a turtle when she made her way through the race.

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

35.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for the winter.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

36.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


It took me a hundred years to finish all of my homework last night.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

37.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


Boom! The fireworks cracked above in the sky to celebrate the Fourth of July.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

38.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeias that are very common at a ZOO.

a)

Rawr

b)

Glub

c)

Zip

d)

Chirp

39.

Which type of figurative language uses the words LIKE or AS?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

40.

What does the sentence below actually mean?


Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

The lightning was at a dance party.

b)

The lightning was bad at dancing.

c)

There was a lot of lightning in the sky during a storm.

d)

There was no lightning in the sky.

41.

What does the sentence below actually mean?


The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

a)

The car was not starting and making noises.

b)

The car was a big complainer.

c)

The car started up perfectly normal.

d)

The car hurt the person inside.

42.

A well-known phrase that means something different than what it actually says.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

43.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The actor was told to "break a leg" before entering onto the stage.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Idiom

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

44.

What does the sentence below actually mean?


The new iPhone costs an arm and a leg.

a)

The new iPhone does not cost a lot of money.

b)

Someone can get the new iPhone for free

c)

The iPhone is expensive

d)

You need to pay for the phone with your arm and leg.

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