5th Grade ELA GMAS Review_georgetown

Question 1

A word that joins together different sentences, clauses, or phrases.

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conjunction

Question 2

A group of letters added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning is called a...

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4. Prefix

Question 3

This is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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1. Synonym

Question 4

When you put 2 complete sentences together without separating them properly with punctuation, it is called...

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Run-On

Question 5

Figurative language that compares 2 things without using like or as is called a . . .

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3. Metaphor

Question 6

Commas, exclamation marks, semicolons, periods, question marks are all types of . . .

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punctuation

Question 7

Imagery uses . . .

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4. All of the above

Question 8

Found at the END of a text, this is an alphabetical list of words & phrases and their meanings . . .

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glossary

Question 9

To say something in different words

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paraphrase

Question 10

Words that have opposite meanings.

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Antonyms

Question 11

A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence.

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1. True

Question 12

This is a word ending.

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2. Suffix

Question 13

Small and large are...

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2. Antonyms

Question 14

A synonym for conflict is . . .

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2. Problem

Question 15

This is something that makes something else happen.

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1. Cause

Question 16

"Her eyes are emeralds" is an example of . . .

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2. Metaphor

Question 17

This is a word opposite in meaning to another word.

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2. Antonym

Question 18

"She is as sweet as strawberry pie" is an example of . . .

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1. Simile

Question 19

This is what happens as a result of the thing that made it happen.

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2. Effect

Question 20

Idioms are quirky sayings that do not literally mean exactly what they say.

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True

Question 21

Describes things that are happening right now.

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Present tense

Question 22

Giving human qualities to non-living objects is called . . .

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2. Personification

Question 23

Idioms are figurative, not literal.

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1. True

Question 24

A simile . . .

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4. All of the above

Question 25

A saying that is generally accepted as true.

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1. Adage

Question 26

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."

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1. simile

Question 27

Usage means using the correct word when there is a choice (e.g. to, too, and two).

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True

Question 28

Small and little are . . .

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1. Synonyms

Question 29

The life lesson, moral, meaning or message about life the author wants to convey to the reader.

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2. Theme

Question 30

Words that are spelled the SAME but have different MEANINGS.

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Homographs

Question 31

The set of rules for language, including punctuation and verb tense.

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grammar

Question 32

"It's a piece of cake" means . . .

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3. It's easy.

Question 33

This presents ideas in the time order in which they occurred.

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2. Chronological Order

Question 34

The setting of a story is . . .

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1. When & where a story takes place

Question 35

Dialogue is a discussion or conversation between two or more characters.

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1. True

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