5th Grade ELA PSSA Prep

Which of the following subject-verb agreements is not correct?

A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause.

A connecting word such as after, although, because, etc. that creates a dependent clause.

A word showing the relationship of a noun or pronoun to other words in the sentence. (in, on)

A sentence with two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses.

A word or phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. (Ex: new, shiny, blue)

Formed by adding will have to the past participle of the verb.

The author’s opinion or feelings about a topic.

The part of a story following the climax in which the conflict is resolved.

The part of a sentence that tells what the subject is or does.

A word/interruption that conveys emotion.

An adjective that compares two different things using the suffix -er or the words more or less.

The author’s central thought; the topic sentence of a paragraph.

A conclusion drawn from specific information that makes a broad statement about a topic/person.

A type of pronoun that shows ownership. (my, your, his, her, its, our, their, etc.)

The part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. The classroom was loud.

Tone is...

Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings/sometimes different pronunciations.

Theme is...

The author's statement of his/her beliefs.

Formed by adding has or have to the past participle form of the verb.

A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. (he, she, we, they, you, it, I)

Which of the following text features would BEST help a reader determine what the text is about?

A group of words that lacks a subject or predicate. It is not a complete thought.

A word part added to the beginning of a base word that changes the meaning of the word.

An authors purpose can mean which of the following: (Check all that apply.)

Identify all of the text/graphic features that offers additional information to readers:

A comparison showing two pairs of words with the same relationship. (_is to _ as _ is to_)

A word with an opposite meaning.

The form of a word after all affixes are removed. Ex: automatic--auto

Which of these word pairs is not an example of a synonym?

A drawing that shows the appearance, structure, or the workings of something.

What is the setting of a story?

The structure of a story. (Rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution.)

A phrase that consists of a preposition and its object. Ex: "around the corner"

Conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work.

An adjective comparing at least three different things; add -est or most/least

Two or more complete sentences without correct punctuation or conjunctions.

A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb. (She quickly ran home.)

Which of the following is NOT and an example of a story element?