First Quarter Benchmark Review

What lesson did the tree teach the birds?

• Your bad actions do not only affect you but can also affect everyone around you.

• Treat others the way that you want to be treated.

• Do not be greedy.

• What we think can be our greatest weakness can also be our greatest strength.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

The reader can tell from reading paragraph 1 that the tree —

• was not respected.

• looked like it was rotten and decaying.

• was not very large.

• held an important role in the forest.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What does the word elicited mean in paragraph 4?

• danced to

• brought out

• neglected

• jumped on

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

In paragraph 1, the word reigned means —

• to rule

• to quit

• to destroy

• to settle

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the sentence below from paragraph 9. "The birds no longer sang their welcome to spring, so the tree rustled its leaves in a sorrowful tune." If you wanted to find a synonym for rustled, what word reference material would you use?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Atlas

• Glossary

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CCSS.L.5.4C

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word *gulped* mean in paragraph 2?

• nibbled

• picked

• swallowed

• pecked

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence best describes the theme of the story?

• I'm going to make better choices about everything.

• Let's see what you can pull together before tomorrow.

• By the time I got home, Mom and dad were fixing tacos for dinner.

• On the way home I decided to throw together a volcano.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

Based on the text, what can be inferred about Angela's feelings towards her procrastination and not winning a ribbon?

• She realizes she did not do her best and feels embarrassed about it.

• She thinks the Science Fair judges were mistaken about not giving her a ribbon.

• She believes her Science Fair Project was the best of all.

• She thinks it is Reagan's fault that she did not do a good job.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Read this thesaurus entry. Which word best replaces distressed in paragraph 6 of the passage "Science Fair Disaster"?

• concerned

• spooked

• faded

• ripped

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the main reason Angela wants to keep her cool when telling her parents that the Science Fair is tomorrow?

• She wants it to be a surprise for them when they come to see her project at the Science Fair.

• She wants her friends to like her project and doesn't want anyone to know what she is making.

• She doesn't want them to realize she put it off and then become aggravated with her for procrastinating.

• She wants to make her parents believe her project for the Science Fair is already done.

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CCSS.RL.5.2