5th grade Reading

Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.
• Floods cause mudslides.
• Floods damage houses and roads. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

the message or moral of the story 

• theme
• main idea
• summary
• plot

"Speak quietly," and "walk off stage" in a drama are called...

• cast of characters
• act
• stage directions
• scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

Onomatopoeias, metaphors, similes, hyperboles, idioms, and personification are all types of...

• figurative language
• sensory language
• genres
• media

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

a group of lines (like a paragraph) in poetry is called a...

• symbol
• haiku
• line break
• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

Letters added to the beginning of a root word changing its meaning are identified as a____________________.

• compare and contrast
• inference
• prefix
• theme

Examples, ideas, or direct quotations from the text that support your answer is _________________________.

• conjunction
• figurative language
• theme
• evidence

Something that has happened or can be proven

• Opinion
• Message
• Fact
• Tone

The emotional quality of the passage- conveyed by author's choice of words (ex. scary, sad, exciting)

• mood
• tone
• point of view
• author's style

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.
• Soccer is a worldwide sport.
• Soccer is also called football.
• Soccer is played by men and women.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2