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