Literacy Minutes

5th Grade 3rd Quarter

Which sentence is written correctly?

A My best friend and me went to see the school play.

B Mike told his mother he would make a sandwich for she.

C My brother said I could borrow his bicycle for the road race.

D Jennifer and him are going to study for the math test together.

Answer: C

Read the sentence.

Mrs. Perkins, to _____ should I address my letter?

Which pronoun correctly completes this sentence?

A. who

B. whom

C. whoever

D. whose

Answer: B

Which sentence is written correctly?

A. Amelia practices the piano least often than her sister does.

B. I had to wait longest for the bus this morning than I usually do.

C.The history project was the more difficult thing I have ever done.

D.Tony can play basketball better now than he could a few years ago.

Answer: D

Read the sentence.

When deciding whether the purple shirt or the orange shirt is _____, Jaclyn always picks the purple shirt.

Which adjective correctly completes this sentence?

A. good

B. swell

C. better

D. well

Answer: C

Read the sentence.

Going to the zoo was the _____ we had all weekend.

Which adjective correctly completes the sentence?

A. funnest

B. most fun

C. more funner

D. most funnest

Answer: B

Complete the sentence with the correct form of rise or raise:

A. rose

B. risen

C. raised

D. raising

He _____ from his chair reluctantly.

Answer: A

Complete the following sentence with the correct verb.

A. lie

B. lay

C. lying

D. laying

The flute is __________ on the stand.

Answer: C

Which sentence is written correctly?

A Its supposed to be sunny tomorrow for the baseball game.

B The house looked beautiful in its new coat of paint.

C The book was long, but it’s story was interesting.

D.

I dislike spinach because of it’s taste.

Answer: B

Read the sentence.

Monica asked, May I borrow your notebook?

Which is the correct way to write the sentence?

A. “Monica asked, May I borrow your notebook?”

B. Monica asked, “May I borrow your notebook?”

C. Monica asked, May “I” borrow your notebook?

D. “Monica” asked, “May I borrow your notebook?”

Answer: B

Read the sentence.

Rachel gave Devin a pencil, and some books, and an eraser.

What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?

A Rachel gave Devin a pencil, some books, an eraser.

B Rachel gave Devin a pencil, some books, and an eraser.

C Rachel gave Devin a pencil and some books and an eraser.

D Leave as is.

Answer: B

Read the sentence.

Melvin was born on August 5 1994

What is the correct way to punctuate the underlined part of this sentence?

A. on August 5, 1994.

B. on August, 5 1994.

C. on August, 5. 1994.

D. on, August 5, 1994.

Answer: A

Read the sentence.

Mr. Denny who works at my school lives in our neighborhood.

What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

A. Mr. Denny, who works at my school,

B. Mr. Denny who, works at my school,

C. Mr. Denny, who works, at my school

D. Mr. Denny, who, works at my school

Answer: A

Look at this dictionary entry for the word rich.

                                                  

Which meaning of the word rich is used in paragraph 5?

A. having large quantities of money or property

B. created with many fine ingredients

C. magnificent, splendid

D. fertile, as in soil or land

The house was magnificent, but Sophie barely glanced at the painted ceilings, rich carpets, or fine furniture. She and her grandfather made their way to the drawing room, where the visitors would listen to the concert. The room was already full of men in long, powdered wigs and fancy coats and stockings. The ladies in the room wore fine dresses and lots of jewelry.

Answer: C

Read the sentence from the passage. 

Shopping for gifts is always discouraging for me. Choose the root word of the underlined word.

A. dis

B. scourage

C. ing

D. courage

Answer: D

To which word could the ending -ed be added to show that the action happened in the past?

A. spin

B. sing

C. sell

D. spill

Answer: D

In which word does mis- mean the same as it does in misbehave?

A. miser

B. mission

C. miscount

D. miserable

Answer: C

Look at these words.

united     uniform     unit

What does the Latin prefix uni- mean?

A. one

B. under

C. not

D. alike

Answer: A

Which word means the opposite of enormous as it is used in line 4?

A. strange

B. tiny

C. wrinkled

D. hairy

Answer: B

How are the words blazing and cold related?

A. They are homonyms.

B. They are homographs.

C. They are synonyms.

D. They are antonyms.

Answer: D

Which best describes a sanctuary?

A. A cold place with freezing temperatures

B. A place to eat jam and jelly

C. A place of safety for people or animals

D. A kind of refrigerator that stores jams and jellies

Answer: C

Isabel continued to wave to her grandparents as the ship pulled out of the bay.  She stood by the railing for waht must have been a very long time.  She hardly noticed the ship pick up speed or the spray of water that had begun to dampen her long skirt.  America was a long way from Spain, a long way from home. 

What is the meaning of the word bay as it is used in the passage?

A a type of picture window

B a long, loud howl

C a place where cargo is kept on a ship

D a large body of water

Answer: D

Choose a word that means the same, or about the same as the underlined word below. 

That candy tastes gross.

A That candy tastes delicious.

B That candy tastes terrible.

C That candy tastes home-made.

Answer: B

Read this sentence.

The weather is bitter, and the troops need warm blankets and jackets. What does the word bitter mean in the sentence?

A. harsh

B. sour

C. bitten

D. windy

Answer: A

Read this sentence.

After he caught the butterfly, Dave decided to release it into the air.

What does the word release mean in the sentence?

A. to dismiss

B. to rescue

C. to free

D. to keep

Answer: C

Every year a trophy is awarded to the best college football player in the country. The trophy is named after John Heisman. He was the football coach at Georgia Tech. He was also a member of an athletic club in New York. The committee from that athletic club is responsible for handing out the trophy each year.

 

Which group of people would most likely be interested in reading this passage?

A.nursesB.teachersC.football playersD.mechanics

Answer: C

Emily wants to write a report about how paper is made. Which source would probably give her the best information?

Aa friend who writes many letters

B a person who sells school supplies

C an encyclopedia entry about paper

D.a story that takes place in a paper mill

Answer: C

Hayden wants to write a report about the life of her favorite writer.

Which source would probably give her the best information?

A. a friend who has read the writer’s books

B. a book from the library about the writer

C. a movie based on the writer’s books

D. a person who met the writer once

Answer: B

Manuel wants to write about the new laws passed by the city government.

Which source would probably give him the best information?

A. a friend from school

B. a newspaper article

C. a television show

D. a short story

Answer: B

Complete the analogy:

Robin is to feathers as corn is to _______.

A. shells

B. seeds

C. stalks

D. husks

Answer: D

Complete the following analogy.

Strength is to power as weather is to ________

A. health.

B. vacation.

C. climate.

D. desert.

Answer: C

Rebecca wants to write a report about the history of baseball.

Which is the best resource for Rebecca to use?

A an encyclopedia entry for “baseball”

B a dictionary entry for “baseball”

C an editorial about baseball stadiums

D a book about the rules of baseball

Answer: A

Maria is interested in historic ships.

Which group of websites would be best to help her find information about ships of the 1800s?

A. National Maritime Museum website, online encyclopedia, newspaper archive website

B. Online encyclopedia, newspaper archive website, online almanac

C. Newspaper archive website, online encyclopedia, online thesaurus

Answer: B

Which describes a tall tale?

Aa story that explains how the world developed into its present form

B a description of a person’s life written by someone else

Can account of a larger-than-life character involved in humorous situations

D a type of writing based on imagined future events

Answer: C

Read the book title.

Digital Pictures That Will Amaze Your Friends

What is most likely the author’s purpose for writing this book?

A. to explain problems with using a digital camera

B. to learn the vocabulary related to digital cameras

C. to explain how to take quality digital pictures

D. to present the various brands of digital cameras

Answer: C