Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts : Language
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Interpret Figures Of Speech In Context: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.5.A
Select the sentence that uses a simile.
The track star is fast.
The track start is super fast at running.
The track star runs like a cheetah.
The track star is very fast.
The track star runs like a cheetah.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as. “The track star runs like a cheetah.” is a simile because it is comparing the clown’s nose to the redness of an apple, and it uses the word “as”.
Example Question #91 : Language
I'm feeling under the weather today.
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
Feeling warmer than the temperature outside
Feeling sick or unwell
Feeling tired or warn down
Feeling colder than the temperature outside
Feeling sick or unwell
An idiom is a phrase that means something different than what the words in the phrase mean on their own. As used, "under the weather" means to be feeling sick or unwell.
Example Question #92 : Language
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
It's a light rain
It's pouring down rain
Cats and dogs are running around outside
Cats and dogs are falling from the sky
It's pouring down rain
An idiom is a phrase that means something different than what the words in the phrase mean on their own. As used, raining cats and dogs means "it's pouring down rain".
Example Question #93 : Language
Hannah's dad had to pull strings to get her onto the team.
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
to tie something tightly
to ask for a favor to get something done
to remember to do something
to tie something
to ask for a favor to get something done
An idiom is a phrase that means something different than what the words in the phrase mean on their own. As used,
Example Question #94 : Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts
The new player is a diamond in the rough. We had no idea he was going to be this good!
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
Someone who is rough around the edges
Someone who people take a shining, or liking, too
Someone or something whose good qualities are hidden
Someone who plays really rough
Someone or something whose good qualities are hidden
The phrase “a diamond in the rough” means someone or something whose good qualities are hidden.
Example Question #95 : Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts
Let’s turn the tables on this game and put in all of our best players.
As used in the sentence above, what does the underlined phrase mean?
To sit in a different position
To move heavy furniture
To flip furniture over
To reverse a situation
To reverse a situation
The phrase “turn the tables” means to reverse one's position relative to someone else, especially by turning a position of disadvantage into one of advantage.
Example Question #96 : Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts
The phrase “a penny saved is a penny earned” is an example of a(n) __________.
Idiom
Proverb
Adage
Adage
An idiom is a phrase that means something different than what the words in the phrase mean on their own. A proverb is a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. Adages merely state an accepted truth. “A penny saved is a penny earned” is stating an accepted truth, thus it is an adage.
Example Question #97 : Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts
The phrase “well done is better than well said” is an example of a _________.
Idiom
Proverb
Adage
Adage
An idiom is a phrase that means something different than what the words in the phrase mean on their own. A proverb is a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. Adages merely state an accepted truth. “Well done is better than well said” is stating an accepted truth, thus it is an adage.
Example Question #1 : Recognize And Explain The Meaning Of Common Idioms, Adages, And Proverbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.5.5.B
The phrase “the early bird catches the worm” is an example of a __________.
Idiom
Proverb
Adage
Adage
An idiom is a phrase that means something different than what the words in the phrase mean on their own. A proverb is a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. Adages merely state an accepted truth. “The early bird catches the worm” is stating an accepted truth, thus it is an adage.
Example Question #94 : Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts
The phrase “'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all” is an example of a __________.
Proverb
Adage
Idiom
Proverb
An idiom is a phrase that means something different than what the words in the phrase mean on their own. A proverb is a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. Adages merely state an accepted truth. “'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all” is giving a piece of advice, thus it’s a proverb.
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