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Duplicate of 5th Grade PSSA Review - ELA Standards
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A comprehensive review of all fifth grade PSSA ELA standards and eligible content
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To analyze a text means to...
use direct text evidence
use RACES
look at small parts of the text and explain what it means
read a text
2
She sells seashells by the seashore.
alliteration
idiom
onomatopoeia
simile
3
Expressions that offer advice and observations about life are called:
metaphors
idioms
similes
adages/proverbs
4
The main idea is...
who wrote the text.
what the text is mostly about.
the message or lesson.
the way the text is organized.
5
Our ice cream cones were a mile high!
simile
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
6
The root "port" means
to call
water
to travel
to carry
7
To tell how two or more things are different is to...
cite
contrast
analyze
compare
8
My best friend is so forgetful; sometimes I have to remind her what her name is.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
9
Giving something that is not human, human characteristics is called:
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
personification
10
_____________ going to the beach over the summer.
Their
They're
There
Thier
11
A comparison between two unlike things using the words
like
or
as
is a:
personification
simile
alliteration
metaphor
12
Which of the following is
not
a text structure?
problem and solution
informational
cause and effect
compare and contrast
13
The root "scrib" means
to write
to sleep
to draw
to call
14
The prefix "sub" means
sandwich
a substitute teacher
above
under
15
Author's point of view is...
how the author feels or thinks about the topic.
how long the text is.
how the text is organized.
where the author writes the piece of text.
16
Hold your horses! I'm coming!
personification
hyperbole
idiom
simile
17
I am going to the YMCA after school, ______!
tow
two
too
to
18
The window sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.
personification
simile
metaphor
alliteration
19
The root "trans" means...
across
under
later
above
20
___________ skirt is hanging up in the closet.
Your
You're
21
The classroom was a zoo!
personification
metaphor
alliteration
simile
22
An extreme exaggeration is called a:
hyperbole
simile
idiom
personification
23
Stella is going to turn ______ years old in June.
tow
two
too
to
24
Antonyms always have the same meaning as the word.
False
True
25
A watched pot never boils.
hyperbole
alliteration
adage/proverb
metaphor
26
The root "rupt" means
light
to carry
to break
sound
27
Visual aids within a nonfiction text are
headings
graphics
title
captions
28
The point of view a narrator writes from can be all of the following
except
...
4th person
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
29
She spilled the beans about the surprise party.
personification
hyperbole
idiom
simile
30
The old floor whimpered beneath my footsteps.
hyperbole
simile
personification
alliteration
31
An expression that you cannot take literally is called an:
idiom
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
32
The root "tele" means
to watch television
distant or far
to watch
to call
33
I threw in the towel.
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
idiom
34
The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.
alliteration
personification
idiom
simile
35
Using words beginning with the same beginning sound is called:
metaphor
alliteration
simile
idiom
36
The root "semi" means
a little
a lot
half
whole
37
Break a leg!
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
idiom
38
A comparison between two unlike things
without
using the words
like
or
as
is a:
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
39
Which of the following is
NOT
a text features?
illustrations
sequence of events
headings
text box
40
The root "multi" means
multiplication
a few
many
tomorrow
41
The root "photo" means
pictures
writing
sound
light
42
"Pop!"
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
idiom
43
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
adage/proverb
hyperbolem
idiom
metaphor
44
__________ house caught on fire due to faulty electrical wiring.
They're
Thier
Their
There
45
Those friends are like two peas in a pod.
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile
46
Synonyms always have the same meaning as the word.
False
True
47
The theme in literature is...
the way the text is organized.
the beginning of the story.
how the text is organized.
the message or lesson the reader is supposed to learn.
48
Her hair was silk.
idiom
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
49
An inference comes from...
the text and your brain
a TDA
the text
your brain
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The perspective of the story's narrator is...
point of view
characters
plot
setting
