Worksheets4th Quarter Exam - GRADE 5
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 48mins
Which sentence best paraphrases this passage:
Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s.
Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s.
Television became popular in the 1950s, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.
Television became popular in the 1920s, and again in the 1950s.
1. Is the example below an accurate paraphrase?
Original text: The story of Michael Jordan not making his high school team has been told and retold, but continues to
inspire with each retelling.
Paraphrase: No matter how many times the story of Michael Jordan not making his varsity basketball team is retold, it still is motivational.
Yes
No
Is this passage an accurate paraphrase that helps clarify the meaning of the original text?
Original Text: It was a perfectly logical choice for the coaches to assign Jordan to the junior varsity team for his
sophomore year. But 15-year-old Jordan was devastated when the list was posted without his name.
Paraphrase: Michael Jordan was upset when he saw that he had not made his varsity team.
Yes
No
Which option is not plagiarism of the following sentence:
It became a pattern throughout Jordan’s life that a disappointment or setback resulted in a redoubling
of effort.
It became expected throughout Jordan's life that a setback would cause a redoubling of effort.
Jordan would try at least twice as hard after he encountered a failure of any kind all throughout his life.
It became a pattern throughout Jordan's life to not let disappointment or any set back stop him.
When do you have to cite your sources?
We do not have to cite sources.
Only if your teacher tells you to.
Whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.
Only when you have time.
A good paraphrase has the _____________ ___________, different words, and different word order.
same ideas
different ideas
weird synonyms
When paraphrasing, a synonym must be found for each word in the original document.
True
False
It is okay to include your own original ideas when paraphrasing information from another source.
True
False
When paraphrasing, you should not change the sentence structure of the original information.
True
False
To help yourself paraphrase a text, identify the main idea of the passage.
Read this passage:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
What is the main idea?
Their hospital now has a generator and running water.
It provides free medications for diseases
People in Sauri have much better lives than in years past.
Cases of malaria have declined.
A friend tells you, "I am absolutely livid. Jamie shared confidential information with Caroline!"
You respond, "So, you're saying that you're angry that Jamie told Caroline your secret?"
When you retell information in your own words, you are __________________.
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Quoting
Hamsters for sale! We have a large selection of hamsters. They’re interesting and loving pets. You’ll love having one!
inform
persuade
entertain
During the water balloon fight, Katrina ducked beside the garage. She was shocked when she was sprayed with water and looked up to see that it was her mother squirting a hose at her.
persuade
entertain
inform
The Food Group Pyramid tells you how to eat healthy. It is important to eat food from each food group every day.
inform
entertain
persuade
Persuade means...
Make people agree with you
Make people angry
Make people think the opposite thing
Make people fall in love
Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text?
To Persuade
To Entertain
To Inform
To Explain
Beth and her mom went to the circus. This was a special day because she had never been to a circus before. They bought peanuts and went to their seats. She saw clowns, jugglers, and people on trapezes. There were elephants, lions, and tigers. It was a very exciting day for Beth.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?
to entertain with a story about school
to teach you how to get good grades
to persuade you to work hard in school
to explain the best colleges
Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.
What is the author's purpose?
to entertain with a story about people who follow the rules
to inform about the rules of games
to persuade people to follow the rules
to explain the rules of chess
What is the author's purpose?
A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
What is the author's purpose?
A map of the school showing all of the emergency exits.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is the author's purpose?
A speech arguing that the 8th grade class should read The Hunger Games.
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
Poetry is an art form that uses ______________?
pictures
paragraphs
words
music
In what country did haiku originate?
USA
China
Japan
India
All poems must rhyme.
True
False
What is a limerick?
14 line poems that are broken into 4 or 2 stanzas
Seventeen syllables in 3 lines
Poems that are conveyed through their graphic shape
A funny poem that is 5 lines long
_____________ poems do not rhyme or follow patterns (do not follow any rules of poetry)
free verse
lyrical
limerick
haiku
A _____________ is a humorous, five line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme.
narrative
haiku
limerick
humorous
A ______________ is a Japanese verse form with three lines. It uses imagery to create a nature scene.
haiku
limerick
free verse
lyrical
Form is how a poem is written (free style, rhythm, story...)
True
False
Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?
Poet
Speaker
Stanza
Lines
What is personification?
A person emphasizing something in a poem.
An object or animal taking on human characteristics.
A type of poem that tells about a person's life.
A type of poetry that uses metaphors to describe a person.
What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?
personification
verse
metaphor
simile
What are words that imitate sounds? Like “Boom” “Aw aw” “Meow”
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
synonyms
What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?
rhyme scheme
rhythm
repetition
rhyme
