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5TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?

What is this question asking?

a)

How the mood of the story is causing the plot to appear real.

b)

How the time and place of the story is causing the plot to appear real.

c)

How the mood of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

d)

How the time and place of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

2.

STAAR Question: How does the setting influence the plot of a story?

How is influence being used in this sentence?

a)

beginning

b)

affect

c)

determine

d)

apply

3.

STAAR Question: What is the significance of Ella talking to her friend in the story?

How is the word "significance" being used in this sentence?

a)

problem

b)

synonym

c)

order

d)

importance

4.
STAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - 
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?
a)
summary
b)
main idea
c)
context clues
d)
conflict
5.
STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?
a)
main idea
b)
conflict
c)
supporting details
d)
text structure
6.
STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?
a)
Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion. 
b)
Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair). 
c)
Write a summary of the selection. 
7.
STAAR Question: The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that - 
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize - 
a)
determine
b)
conclude
c)
point out 
8.
STAAR Question: What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother? 
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?
a)
main idea
b)
theme
c)
conflict
d)
character motivation
9.

STAAR Question: What is the author trying to convey in paragraph 3?

What does "convey" mean? Which words have the same meaning as convey?

a)

Express, Tell, or Communicate

b)

Eat, Chew, or Spit

c)

Color, Draw or Scribble

d)

Hide, Conceal or Store

10.
Choose the answer that best combines the two sentences:
Emily has a head of long, beautiful, red hair. It is the longest hair in the school.
a)
a. Emily's beautiful red hair is the longest in the school.
b)
b. The longest hair in the school belongs to Emily; it is beautiful and red.
c)
c. Emily's long, red, hair is always beautiful and it is the longest in the school.
d)
d. The longest hair in the school, Emily's, is red and beautiful.
11.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
I refuse to leave the party ____________ I get a hug from you.
a)
a. as if
b)
b. because
c)
c. until
d)
d. while
12.
Choose the correct homonym to go in each blank.
I decided to go over _________ to pick up ___________ extra cookies.
a)
a. there, they're
b)
b. they're, there
c)
c. there, there
d)
d. there, their
13.
Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.
Mom _________________the potatoes for dinner.
a)
A. mashes
b)
B. mashing
c)
C. mash
d)
D. None of the above
14.
The prefix UN- means "not."
The word ABRIDGE means to "shorten."
The word UNABRIGED most likely means:
a)
a. a full version of a story
b)
b. a shorter version of the story
c)
c. a new version of a story
d)
d. an old version of a story
15.
My family ______________Honduras. We _________________been in the United States for five years.
a)
a. is come from / have
b)
b. comes from / have
c)
c. coming from / has
d)
d. comes from / has
16.
The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something you:
a)
a. build it for the first time
b)
b. tear it down
c)
c. build it again
d)
d. fix it up
17.
I wanted to buy a newspaper, _________________I didn't have enough money.
a)
a. and
b)
b. so
c)
c. however
d)
d. therefore
18.
Which choice shows the best place to insert a comma in the sentence below?
After she finishes her chores Quinita will go to her friend's house.
a)
a. After she finishes her chores Quinita, will go to her friend's house.
b)
b. After she finishes her chores, Quinita will go to her friend's house.
c)
c. After she finishes, her chores Qunita will go to her friend's house.
d)
d. After she finishes her chores Quinita will go, to her friend's house.
19.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
a. The paper, scissors and pencils belong in the top drawer.
b)
b. The paper scissors, and pencils belong in the top drawer.
c)
c. The paper, scissors, and pencils belong in the top drawer.
d)
d. The paper, scissors, and pencils, belong in the top drawer.
20.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
21.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
22.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
23.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
24.
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
25.
The dryer made a loud buzz when the laundry was finished.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
26.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good. 
d)
I like to visit art museums.
27.
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. 
28.
Trying to shop for gifts on Black Friday is like running with the bulls in Spain.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
29.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing. 
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
30.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
31.
Michael Phelps is a rock star when it comes to the 100 meter freestyle.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
32.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty. 
33.

What is a synonym for the word good?

a)

delighted

b)

sad

c)

sick

d)

mad

34.

What is an antonym for the word little?

a)

enormous

b)

tiny

c)

minuscule

35.

Is this sentence a simile, metaphor, or a hyperbole: He is as fast as a cheetah.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Pizza

d)

Fast Food

e)

Simile

36.

Is this a synonym or an antonym to frustrated: Happy

a)

Synonym

b)

Dog Man

c)

Antonym

37.

Is this setting or character: The character, forest.

a)

Character

b)

Setting

c)

Mr. P

d)

S tting

38.

The opposite of happy.

(a)  

39.

What is the Climax of a story?

a)

The turning point of a story.

b)

The end of a story.

c)

The beginning of a story.

d)

The hdhjkusgl of a story.

40.

What is the definition of annotation?

a)

;-)

b)

talking notes about what you read

c)

laughing at a monkey

d)

an important part of a plot

e)

the fastest cheetah

41.

Theme is...

a)

the moral or lesson of a story.

b)

the middle of a story.

c)

the happiness of a story.

d)

the m ral or lesson of a story.

42.

Antonym of yell

(a)  

43.

When someone says cite your evidence it means...

a)

to hamburger your evidence.

b)

to prove your answer.

c)

to make your answer longer.

d)

to make your answer shorter.

44.

Definition of alliteration.

a)

repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words

b)

repetition of verb sounds at the beginning of words

c)

repetition of a word at the end of words

d)

(hint)This option is wrong :-)

45.

examples of onomatopoeia

a)

House

b)

POW

c)

Sonic

d)

KABOOM

e)

SUPERMAN

46.

Personification means...

a)

giving object qualities to humans

b)

giving human qualities to objects

47.

Pre Writing means to _______ your story.

a)

brainstorm

b)

outline

c)

organize

d)

add a setting

e)

add bubble maps

48.

When you make a rough draft you...

a)

put you thoughts on your paper.

b)

put your answers on paper.

c)

put your head on the paper.

d)

eat the paper.

e)

put your corrections on the paper.

49.

Synonym of mad

(a)  

50.

Features of a personal narrative are...

a)

small moments from your life

b)

beginning with a catchy lead

c)

have a cow in the story

d)

beginning with a resolution

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