Literacy Minutes 5 th Grade 3 rd Quarter

1. Literacy Minutes 5th Grade 3rd Quarter

2. Which sentence is written correctly?

3. Answer: C

4. Read the sentence. Mrs. Perkins, to _____ should I address my letter? Which pronoun correctly completes this sentence?

5. Answer: B

6. Which sentence is written correctly?

7. Answer: D

8. 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?

9. Answer: C

10. Read the sentence. Going to the zoo was the _____ we had all weekend. Which adjective correctly completes the sentence?

11. Answer: B

12. Complete the sentence with the correct form of rise or raise: He _____ from his chair reluctantly.

13. Answer: A

14. Complete the following sentence with the correct verb. The flute is __________ on the stand.

15. Answer: C

16. Which sentence is written correctly?

17. Answer: B

18. Read the sentence. Monica asked, May I borrow your notebook? Which is the correct way to write the sentence?

19. Answer: B

20. Read the sentence. Rachel gave Devin a pencil, and some books, and an eraser. What is the best way to rewrite this sentence?

21. Answer: B

22. Read the sentence. Melvin was born on August 5 1994 What is the correct way to punctuate the underlined part of this sentence?

23. Answer: A

24. 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?

25. Answer: A

26. 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. Look at this dictionary entry for the word rich. Which meaning of the word rich is used in paragraph 5?

27. Answer: C

28. Read the sentence from the passage. Shopping for gifts is always discouraging for me. Choose the root word of the underlined word.

29. Answer: D

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

31. Answer: D

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

33. Answer: C

34. Look at these words. united     uniform     unit What does the Latin prefix uni- mean?

35. Answer: A

37. Which word means the opposite of enormous as it is used in line4?

38. Answer: B

39. How are the words blazing and cold related?

40. Answer: D

41. Which best describes a sanctuary?

42. Answer: C

43. 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?

44. Answer: D

45. Choose a word that means the same, or about the same as the underlined word below. That candy tastes gross.

46. Answer: B

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

48. Answer: A

49. 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?

50. Answer: C