5th Grade NYS ELA State Test Prep/Review

Question 1

Which is NOT a thinking job for nonfiction?

Accepted Answer

Characters

Question 2

Which is a type of figurative language?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 3

Fiction means the text is about something fake or imaginary (not real).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What is the purpose of a conclusion?

Accepted Answer

Wrap up ideas

Question 5

What is the climax of a story?

Accepted Answer

Turning point

Question 6

Non-fiction means the passage is about something imaginary (or not real).

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

If a question on the state test asks about a "conflict" in the story, which fiction thinking job answers that question?

Accepted Answer

Problem

Question 8

Which is a synonym for "conflict?"

Accepted Answer

Problem

Question 9

True or false: A narrative is a story.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What are the possible genres you could find on the state test? (select all that may apply)

Accepted Answer

Non-Fiction, Poetry, Folktale/Fable/Myth, Fiction

Question 11

This audio is the definition of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Main idea

Question 12

POV (or author's point of view) means how the author feels or thinks about the topic.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Which is a common theme in literature?

Accepted Answer

Love conquers all

Question 14

The "Plan of Attack?" is the steps you take when reading a passage to help you accurately understand it.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What is a summary?

Accepted Answer

Brief overview of text

Question 16

Which nonfiction thinking job is the same as the "main idea?"

Accepted Answer

Teach

Question 17

If you like choice A in a multiple choice question, select it and move onto the next question.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

A character trying to seek shelter during a hurricane is an example of what type of conflict?

Accepted Answer

Man vs. nature

Question 19

Which detail is NOT included in a GIST?

Accepted Answer

How

Question 20

P.I.E. (for author's purpose) stands for which words? (select all that applies)

Accepted Answer

Inform, Entertain, Persuade

Question 21

What is a character's motivation?

Accepted Answer

Reason for actions

Question 22

Adaren is upset with Adareon because he thinks he took his Minecraft pencil. This conflict is an example of man vs man.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The "C" in R.A.C.C.E. stands for what?

Accepted Answer

Citing textual evidence

Question 24

Which is an example of a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

I like pizza, and I like pasta.

Question 25

Which part of speech is 'quickly'?

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Question 26

Which details help you determine a character's CHARACTERIZATION? (select all that applies)

Accepted Answer

Their motivations, Their personality traits, Their actions and what they say, Their physical features

Question 27

What strategy do you use for a constructed (or written) response?

Accepted Answer

R.A.C.C.E.

Question 28

What are thinking jobs for poetry? (select all that applies)

Accepted Answer

Deeper meaning, Literal meaning

Question 29

What should you include when citing textual details? (select all that applies)

Accepted Answer

Quotation marks, Direct quotes, Cite the paragraph number where you found your evidence.

Question 30

Which is NOT an author's PURPOSE to write a text?

Accepted Answer

Perform

Question 31

What does 'foreshadowing' mean?

Accepted Answer

Hints about future events

Question 32

If a question asks the "main idea" of the passage, which nonfiction thinking job answers that question?

Accepted Answer

Teach

Question 33

What are the thinking jobs for Fiction (and fable/folktales/myth)? Select all that applies.

Accepted Answer

Problem, Lesson learned or explain (like a natural phenomenon), Solution, Character

Question 34

Kylah wasn't sure if she should go to the movies or study for the test. This is an example of which conflict?

Accepted Answer

Internal conflict

Question 35

Which is an example of a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

Time is a thief.

Question 36

What does POV stand for?

Accepted Answer

Point of view

Question 37

Which is a type of conflict?

Accepted Answer

Man vs. man

Question 38

What is an example of an idiom?

Accepted Answer

Break a leg!

Question 39

If a question on the test asks you about a THEME of a story, which fiction thinking job helps you answer that question?

Accepted Answer

Lesson learned

Question 40

What is a synonym for 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

Joyful

5th Grade NYS ELA State Test Prep/Review

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5th Grade NYS ELA State Test Prep/Review

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