Grade 5 Reading & writing, Common Core strands

Nora found a lost notebook near the library. She took it to the front desk instead of keeping it. What can you infer about Nora? Support your answer with evidence.

Which sentence best distinguishes evidence from interpretation?

1. Her pause proves she was guilty.
2. Pausing always means fear.
3. The text says she paused; this may suggest hesitation.

Write one cautious inference from: “Evan reread the invitation before choosing a formal jacket.”

For the same text, which detail is direct evidence rather than an inference?

1. She disliked the building.
2. She was nervous.
3. She tested the lock twice.

What did the neighbours check before choosing a corner?

What could the growth record help them decide later?

Why was dividing the tasks useful?

Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? A comparison that describes one thing in terms of another without a literal equivalence.

1. Foreshadowing
2. Setting
3. Metaphor
4. Conflict

Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? A struggle between opposing goals, forces or values in a story.

1. Symbol
2. Unreliable narrator
3. Conflict
4. Inference

Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience.

1. Symbol
2. Summary
3. Imagery
4. Foreshadowing

Mina packed a sandwich, water and a raincoat. She checked the trail map before leaving for a walk. What suggests she was prepared for rain?

1. She packed a raincoat
2. She wore sandals
3. She packed a sandwich
4. She checked the time

Leo planted a seed in a pot and watered it. A week later, a green shoot appeared. What happened after Leo watered the seed?

1. The seed began to grow into a small plant
2. The pot disappeared
3. It snowed indoors
4. He bought a bicycle

How did notes add information beyond a tick?

What did the new roster assign?

1. a price for each leaf
2. a named person for each day
3. a new classroom number
4. one plant colour

What was checked before deciding whether to add water?

Which is the main lesson of the passage?

1. No one should keep records.
2. Ticking a box replaces thinking.
3. A clear responsibility system should still allow sensible observation.
4. Every plant needs identical daily water.

Why should an empty tick box not automatically lead to watering?

Why had the weekend task been missed?

1. The roster was too detailed.
2. The seedlings were plastic.
3. The room had no door.
4. Each pupil expected someone else to do it.

Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? The voice that tells a story.

1. Allusion
2. Imagery
3. Narrator
4. Inference

Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? A narrative shift to events earlier than the current story time.

1. Flashback
2. Protagonist
3. Mood
4. Climax

Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? Attributing human qualities to something non-human.

1. Tone
2. Personification
3. Foreshadowing
4. Antagonist

Who received the notebook from Leena?

What did Leena first check?

1. the front cover for a name
2. a hidden password
3. every private page
4. the last homework answer

Why was the location where the notebook was found useful information?

Which theme best fits the passage?

1. Keeping anything found
2. Avoiding all assistance
3. Helping while respecting privacy and responsibility
4. Winning a reading contest

Why did Leena direct the later pupil to a procedure rather than promise the notebook was theirs?

Which detail shows respect for privacy?

1. She noticed the seat.
2. The bus had seats.
3. She did not read the personal pages.
4. The cover was green.

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The people for whom a text is intended.

1. Plagiarism
2. Audience
3. Editing
4. Citation

Explain why changing a paragraph's topic halfway through can confuse a reader.

Write a story that begins: “The door opened, but nobody was there.”

Describe a place using at least three senses.

Write a paragraph persuading a class to start a reading club.

Write a short poem about a changing season.

Explain how to organize a school bag in five clear steps.

Write a letter thanking someone who helped you.

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Reproduction of a source's exact words with clear attribution.

1. Transition
2. Formal register
3. Quotation
4. Evidence

Which phrase states a cause?

1. because the hinge was loose
2. meanwhile
3. for instance
4. in contrast

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Presenting someone else's words or ideas as one's own without proper acknowledgement.

1. Concession
2. Plagiarism
3. Thesis
4. Purpose

Which transition introduces a contrast?

1. for example
2. similarly
3. however
4. first

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Restating a source's meaning using genuinely new wording and sentence structure.

1. Formal register
2. Paraphrase
3. Counterargument
4. Transition

Which detail best supports a paragraph about reducing classroom noise?

1. Felt pads on chair legs reduced scraping sounds.
2. The classroom has four windows.
3. The wall is pale blue.
4. The chairs were delivered in April.

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? A word, phrase or sentence that connects ideas.

1. Reasoning
2. Purpose
3. Transition
4. Editing

Which revision task should come before checking every comma?

1. Checking whether the argument makes sense and stays on topic
2. Changing every short word
3. Making all sentences the same length
4. Adding more exclamation marks

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The central claim an analytical or argumentative text develops.

1. Thesis
2. Citation
3. Transition
4. Purpose

Which sentence order is most logical for instructions?

1. Check the result, assemble parts, gather materials.
2. Assemble parts, check the result, gather materials.
3. Gather materials, assemble parts, check the result.
4. Check the result, gather materials, assemble parts.

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Wording that appropriately limits the scope or certainty of a claim.

1. Formal register
2. Qualifying language
3. Thesis
4. Quotation

Revise this repetition: The path was muddy. There was mud on the path. The path had lots of mud.

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The explanation linking evidence to a claim.

1. Audience
2. Citation
3. Thesis
4. Reasoning

Replace the vague word nice in The guide gave a nice explanation with a precise phrase.

Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Information used to support a claim.

1. Quotation
2. Evidence
3. Thesis
4. Purpose

Write a topic sentence for a paragraph explaining why a school garden can support learning.

Which sentence has a plural noun as its subject?

1. A lantern glows.
2. Lanterns glow.
3. Light glows.
4. It glows.

Which is a direct question?

1. Where is the library?
2. What a quiet library!
3. Please visit the library.
4. The library is nearby.

Write the simple past of write.

Which punctuation mark can separate two closely related independent clauses on its own?

1. A semicolon
2. An apostrophe
3. A comma

English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A clause that cannot normally stand alone as a complete sentence.

1. Adjective
2. Dependent clause
3. Conjunction
4. Predicate

Which word means able to be washed?

1. washing
2. washer
3. washable
4. unwashed

Explain why The box of crayons is open uses is rather than are.

Add punctuation to this direct speech: Mina said I have the map

Which mark normally ends a direct written question in English?

1. .
2. ?
3. ,
4. ;

Choose the opposite of “before”.

1. after
2. always
3. near
4. under

Choose the adjective: soft, sing, table, quickly.

1. quickly
2. table
3. soft
4. sing

Which word is a verb?

1. green
2. chair
3. happiness
4. jump

Which word correctly completes The book is ___ the table?

1. its
2. it’s
3. they’re
4. on

Rewrite When Eli met Noah, he smiled so that Eli is clearly the one smiling.

Remove the prefix from rewrite. What base word remains?

English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A word that introduces a relationship such as in, under or beside.

1. Conjunction
2. Preposition
3. Dependent clause
4. Phrase

Which sentence uses the present perfect?

1. They will finish the puzzle.
2. They were finishing the puzzle.
3. They have finished the puzzle.
4. They finish the puzzle.

Write the subject of “The small dog barked.”

Write the simple past form of the verb teach.

Which semicolon joins two independent clauses correctly?

1. We waited; for the rain.
2. The rain; stopped outside.
3. The rain stopped; the match resumed.
4. Because it rained; heavily.

Choose the opposite of “empty”.

1. full
2. open
3. light
4. quiet

Choose the noun: run, blue, river, slowly.

1. river
2. slowly
3. run
4. blue

Explain the difference between the student’s project and the students’ project.

Choose the object form: The guide greeted Sam and ___.

1. me
2. I
3. mine
4. my