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12/8 5th Grade Weekly Challenge

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What should you always do to proper nouns?

a)

capitalize every letter

b)

underline them

c)

capitalize the first letter

d)

nothing special

2.

Which of the following is a common noun?

a)

Saturday

b)

today

c)

January

d)

Thanksgiving

3.

Which of these is a concrete noun?

a)

jump

b)

sing

c)

follow

d)

shirt

4.

Which of these is an abstract noun?

a)

luck

b)

toy

c)

desk

d)

king

5.

Which of these is an abstract noun?

a)

butterfly

b)

books

c)

anger

d)

pencil

6.

Is this noun concrete or abstract?

the Titanic

a)

concrete

b)

abstract

7.

Find the preposition:

We hiked up the mountain Saturday morning.

(a)  

8.

Select the prepositional phrase.

The man and his dog walked around the track.

a)

The man and his dog

b)

and his dog walked around the track.

c)

his dog walked

d)

around the track

9.

obtained with gentle persuasion

a)

trudged

b)

nonchalantly

c)

coaxed

d)

ruefully

10.

refusing to obey

a)

goaded

b)

pondering

c)

stern

d)

defiant

11.

to have a strong dislike for; hate

a)

detest

b)

defiant

c)

stern

d)

ruefully

12.

What has a head and a tail but no body?

a)

cat

b)

corn

c)

coin

d)

I do not know

13.

What breaks on water but never on land?

a)

egg

b)

wagon

c)

waffle

d)

wave

14.

what is a group of giraffes called?

a)

Tower

b)

Pride

c)

Family

d)

Troop

15.

Is that (yours, your) coat?

a)

yours

b)

your

16.

You can't have (my, mine) cookie.

a)

my

b)

mine

17.

What do pronouns do?

a)

Nothing.

b)

Pronouns take the place of a verb.

c)

Pronouns take the place of punctuation.

d)

Pronouns take the place of a noun.

18.

Choose the pronoun in the sentence below:

He took a math test this morning.

a)

he

b)

took

c)

this

d)

test

19.

Choose the pronoun in the sentence below:

The ball bounced and Jackson ran after it.

a)

he

b)

ball

c)

Jackson

d)

it

20.

Which word describes the word in blue?
Four turtles climbed on the log. 

(a)  

21.
Which word describes the word in blue?
Sally picked up sixteen rocks when she walked by the creek.
a)
Sally
b)
picked
c)
sixteen
d)
creek
22.
Which word describes the word in blue?
Polly fixed the broken car.
a)
polly
b)
fixed
c)
the
d)
broken
23.

What can be inferred from the feeling of uneasiness Matt feels?

a)

Most likely a Penobscot Indian is keeping an eye on Matt

b)

Matt's father has returned

c)

Matt is imagining the shadows because he is afraid of being alone

d)

The deacon is coming to visit

24.

What did Matt's father give Matt to keep track of the days?

a)

A stick

b)

A piece of paper and some chalk

c)

Parchment Paper and Ink

d)

Seven Sticks

25.

What came into Matt's house and ate all the food?

a)

Bear

b)

Beaver

c)

Coyote

d)

Lion

26.

What is the first lesson that Attean taught Matt?

a)

How to make wooden hooks

b)

How to make a snare

c)

How to make a bow and arrow

d)

How to read signs

27.

What was the deal between Matt and Saknis?

a)

Matt would teach Attean how to live like a settler

b)

Saknis would allow Matt to stay with the Beaver tribe until his family returned

c)

Matt would teach Attean how to read like a settler

d)

Saknis would have Attean teach Matt how to manitou

28.

In chapter 4, page 20, how did Matt infer it was a bear that made a mess in the cabin?

a)

He saw bear fur.

b)

Only bears like molasses.

c)

He saw the bear in the cabin.

d)

He knew humans would not have wasted food.

29.

What is the main idea of chapter 6?

a)

Saknis helped Matt heal from his injuries. He wants to befriend him so Matt may teach his grandson, Attean, English.

b)

Saknis is compassionate,

c)

Matt remembered his father's advice to be polite.

d)

Help others even if they are different from you.

30.

Attean agreed to hear more of Robinson Crusoe after Matt assured him that -

a)

Friday did not become a slave

b)

There would be no more reading lessons

c)

he would skip the bad parts

31.

Attean fished with

a)

A pole and twine

b)

his bare hands

c)

a spear he made

32.

What was the deal between Matt and Saknis?

a)

Matt would teach Attean how to live like a settler

b)

Saknis would allow Matt to stay with the Beaver tribe until his family returned

c)

Matt would teach Attean how to read like a settler

d)

Saknis would have Attean teach Matt how to manitou

33.
People use ____________________, like trees, to make things they need.
a)
adaptation
b)
environment
c)
kiva
d)
natural resources
34.
Wearing animal skin for clothes was a(n) ____________________ that the Inuits made to survive where they lived.
a)
adaptation
b)
environment
c)
natural resource
d)
migration
35.
Many American Indian groups tell origin stories to
a)
teach their children the art of warfare.
b)
explain how Earth and its people came to be.
c)
predict how the world will end.
d)
take the place of their native language.
36.
As they migrated, the first Americans went in search of big game such as
a)
whales.
b)
walruses. 
c)
bears.
d)
caribou.
37.
As they migrated, early American Indians had to adapt by
a)
using what was around them in nature.
b)
carrying all of their food with them.
c)
leaving old tools behind.
d)
appointing new chiefs to lead them.
38.
Which of these were the Inuits least likely to make in their environment?
a)
snow goggles made from bone
b)
an igloo built out of ice and snow
c)
a winter count on bison hide
d)
a float constructed from sealskin
39.
Most scientists believe that the first Americans came from the continent of ____________________.
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
40.

What is the sum of 12.6 and 9.872?

a)

2.728

b)

22.472

41.

13.6 + 0.4

a)

13

b)

13.1

c)

14

d)

12.2

42.

5.6 + 3.2

a)

53.2

b)

15.6

c)

2.4

d)

8.8

43.

14.4 + 5.7

a)

20

b)

19.9

c)

20.1

d)

21

44.

4.52 - 1.5

a)

3.2

b)

3.02

c)

3.47

d)

4.1

45.

94.9 - 41.871

(a)  

46.

35.438 - 17.2 =

(a)  

47.

89.88 - 48.8 =

(a)  

48.

0.89 _____ 0.9

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

49.

0.42 _____ 0.418

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

50.

0.22 _____ 0.202

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

51.

0.400 _____ 0.40

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

52.
Who is this?
a)
Chuck the Elf
b)
Friend the Elf
c)
Buddy the Elf
d)
Barry the Elf
53.

What is this movie?

a)

A Garfield Christmas

b)

Frosty the Snowman

c)

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

d)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

54.

What is this movie?

a)

The Santa Clause

b)

Home Alone

c)

The Polar Express

d)

A Christmas Story

55.

What is this movie?

a)

The Polar Express

b)

A Nightmare before Christmas

c)

Santa Claus is coming to Town

d)

A Christmas Carol

56.

Traditionally, kids leave out snacks for Santa Claus, what are these snacks?

a)

Milk and Cookies

b)

Chips and dip

c)

Celery and Peanut Butter

d)

Cheese and crackers

57.
When is Christmas Day ?
a)
24th December
b)
26th December
c)
25th December
d)
31st December
58.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very ___________ nose.
a)
red
b)
bright
c)
big
d)
shiny
59.
What does Santa give naughty children?
a)
Rotten Apples
b)
Coal
c)
Chili Pepper
60.

How many ghost show up in A Christmas Carol?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four