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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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1
The root "semi" means
whole
a little
half
a lot
2
Which of the following is
not
a text structure?
problem and solution
compare and contrast
informational
cause and effect
3
The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.
alliteration
personification
idiom
simile
4
"Pop!"
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
onomatopoeia
5
The root "scrib" means
to draw
to sleep
to call
to write
6
The main idea is...
the message or lesson.
what the text is mostly about.
the way the text is organized.
who wrote the text.
7
To analyze a text means to...
use quotes
look at small parts of the text and explain what it means
use direct text evidence
read a text
8
The classroom was a zoo!
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
9
Synonyms always have the same meaning as the word.
True
False
10
An extreme exaggeration is called a:
personification
idiom
simile
hyperbole
11
Her hair was silk.
metaphor
idiom
personification
hyperbole
12
A comparison between two unlike things using the words
like
or
as
is a:
metaphor
alliteration
simile
personification
13
___________ skirt is hanging up in the closet.
You're
Your
14
Hold your horses! I'm coming!
hyperbole
idiom
personification
simile
15
The prefix "sub" means
under
above
a substitute teacher
sandwich
16
Using words beginning with the same beginning sound is called:
metaphor
alliteration
idiom
simile
17
An expression that you cannot take literally is called an:
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
idiom
18
Break a leg!
hyperbole
metaphor
idiom
personification
19
The perspective of the story's narrator is...
characters
point of view
plot
setting
20
Which of the following is
NOT
a text features?
illustrations
headings
sequence of events
text box
21
She sells seashells by the seashore.
alliteration
simile
idiom
onomatopoeia
22
To tell how two or more things are different is to...
cite
contrast
analyze
compare
23
__________ house caught on fire due to faulty electrical wiring.
There
They're
Their
Thier
24
Author's point of view is...
how the text is organized.
how the author feels or thinks about the topic.
how long the text is.
where the author writes the piece of text.
25
The old floor whimpered beneath my footsteps.
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
simile
26
The root "rupt" means
to break
to carry
sound
light
27
A comparison between two unlike things
without
using the words
like
or
as
is a:
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
28
The point of view a narrator writes from can be all of the following
except
...
4th person
2nd person
1st person
3rd person
29
The root "tele" means
to watch television
distant or far
to watch
to call
30
The window sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
31
Antonyms always have the same meaning as the word.
True
False
32
_____________ going to the beach over the summer.
There
Thier
They're
Their
33
Stella is going to turn ______ years old in June.
too
two
tow
to
34
Giving something that is not human, human characteristics is called:
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
idiom
35
I am going to the YMCA after school, ______!
too
to
tow
two
36
I threw in the towel.
idiom
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
37
Visual aids within a informational text are
captions
title
headings
graphics
38
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
idiom
hyperbolem
adage/proverb
metaphor
39
The root "port" means
to call
water
to carry
to travel
40
An inference comes from...
the text and your brain
the text
your brain
a TDA
41
The root "trans" means...
later
above
under
across
42
Those friends are like two peas in a pod.
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
43
The theme in literature is...
the way the text is organized.
how the text is organized.
the beginning of the story.
the message or lesson the reader is supposed to learn.
44
A watched pot never boils.
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
adage/proverb
45
Our ice cream cones were a mile high!
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
simile
46
Expressions that offer advice and observations about life are called:
idioms
metaphors
similes
adages/proverbs
47
The root "photo" means
writing
pictures
sound
light
48
The root "multi" means
tomorrow
multiplication
many
a few
49
She spilled the beans about the surprise party.
simile
hyperbole
personification
idiom
50
My best friend is so forgetful; sometimes I have to remind her what her name is.
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
