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5th Grade Milestones ELA Review

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  • What are important things to pay attention to when reading non-fiction?
    the setting and plot
    the characters
    charts, graphs, headings and titles
    the color of the book
  • Which words show order of events?
    first, after, next, finally
    joined, practiced, marched, instrument
    order, happened, decide, play
    then, talked, friends, band
  • NON-FICTION text...
    contains characters and settings that are invented.
    tells about real people, places, events, or times
    is a story about my pet unicorn.
    is anything invented or imagined by a writer.
  • Which of the following is an idiom?
    You need to hit the road or you will be late for school!
    She is a snake in the grass!
    The lights a like the night stars in the sky!
    I am so tired I could sleep for years!
  • Combine these sentences: I broke my ankle. I fell off of my bike.
    I fell off of my bike after I broke my ankle.
    I broke my ankle because I fell off of my bike.
    I broke my ankle and fell off of my bike.
    I fell off of my bike, but broke my ankle.
  • Which of the following is a hyperbole?
    You just spilled the beans when you told about the surprise.
    I have a trillion math problems to do tonight!
    It's raining cats and dogs.
    My smiling baby is the sunshine of my life!
  • About how long is a constructed response?
    3-5 paragraphs
    3-5 sentences
    5 paragraphs
    1 complete sentence
  • Read the sentence below and determine if the underlined portion is the CAUSE or the EFFECT.
    Cause
    Effect
  • What does it mean to contrast two things?
    To conduct research.
    To find the differences between them.
    To find what's the same.
    To find the sum.
  • Look at the sentence pictured below. Is it a FACT or an OPINION?
    Opinion
    Fact
  • When you are asked to COMPARE something, you...
    Tell how things can be changed.
    Tell how things are different.
    Tell how things are ordered.
    Tell how things are similar.
  • Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
    Jack can you hand me, the phone?
    Jack, can you, hand me the phone?
    Jack, can you hand me the phone?
    Jack, can you, hand me, the phone?
  • What does a reader need to look for when determining the MAIN IDEA?
    the main character
    The author's purpose
    The most frequently used word
    What it's mostly about and supporting details
  • How long should an informational or opinion essay be?
    1 paragraph
    3-5 paragraphs
    a couple of sentences
    3-5 sentences
  • Which of the following is written in first person point of view?
    "I am so excited," said Jack to his friend.
    I can't wait to show what I know on the Milestone test!
    Jenny was as nervous as a jackrabbit!
    Are you sleepy? You need a mountain dew!
  • What is a good test-taking strategy to do BEFORE reading a passage?
    Check to see how long it is
    Count the paragraphs
    Read it quickly
    Preview the questions
  • Read the sentence below and determine the meaning of the underlined word.
    searched
    desired
    waited
    yearly
  • The following sentence is an example of which type of figurative language?
    alliteration
    personification
    metaphor
    simile
  • Look at the sentence pictured below. Is it a FACT or an OPINION?
    Opinion
    Fact
  • Read the sentence below and determine if the underlined portion is the CAUSE or the EFFECT.
    Cause
    Effect
  • Read the sentence below and determine if the underlined portion is the CAUSE or the EFFECT.
    Cause
    Effect
  • Sequencing: Read the text below. What do you do AFTER you break a tree to get oak wood?
    Use a crafting table to turn wood into planks.
    Combine the diamonds and the stick to get a sword.
    Use a pickaxe to break the diamonds.
    Find two diamond blocks.
  • Read the text above the photo below. What is the EFFECT in the sentence?
    helped end segregation
    giving speeches
    MLK, Jr.
    nonviolent protest
  • Which of the following is not a prepositional phrase?
    play with toys
    behind the dresser
    in the closet
    under the bed
  • The following sentence is an example of which type of figurative language?
    simile
    personification
    alliteration
    metaphor
  • The OPPOSITE meaning of a word is known as...
    a metaphor
    a homonym
    a synonym
    an antonym
  • The "speaker" in a book or story can also be called...
    the topic
    the president
    the subject
    the narrator
  • Which sentence is not punctuated correctly?
    When I get home next week, I am going to take a nap!
    Before, I answer, a question, I need to look in the text!
    For short constructed responses, remember to use RACE!
    After the test, we are going to breathe a sigh of relief!
  • Read the passage below. What is the central idea the author wants the reader to learn?
    Accept yourself for who you are.
    Always follow the rules that are given.
    Be kind.
  • Read the sentence below and determine the meaning of the underlined word.
    admirable
    praise
    prize
    reward
  • Read the sentence below and determine the meaning of the underlined word.
    lacking
    blank
    full of
    boring
  • Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
    I am sore because I practiced football last night.
    I love to sing, and dance.
    I love my Birthday, because I get presents!
    I love to sing dance and play the piano.