5th Grade Test Review

I- Match the parts of the Plot with their meanings.

___1. Exposition                    a. Most suspenful moment in the story

___2. Raising Action             b. The story is coming to a close

___3. Climax                          c. The story finishes and main character                                                    overcame the problem.                                                                             

___4. Falling Action              d. Characters and setting are introduced.

___5. Resolution                   e. The story starts to develop and problem                                                       is revealed.

                                                f. It is setting and place.

II- Read the story below and use EX, RA, CL, FA, and RE to identify the parts of the Plot.

EX = Exposition

RA = Raising Action

CL = Climax

FA = Falling Action

RE = Resolution

___ One day there was a ship, full with pirates, sailing in search of treasure.

___They searched and searched, but didn’t find any treasure.

___One day the captain spotted a distant island and decided to explore it.

___The crew sailed to the island and searched every corner.

___Suddenly, they spotted a chest full of gold and silver!

___The crew were happy and celebrated.

• A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a root word.  • A prefix changes the meaning of a word. • Some prefixes have the same meaning. 

The prefix pre- means before 

 He already paid the bill beforehand.  He already prepaid the bill. 

The prefix re- means again . 

 I was asked to do my work again  I was asked to redo my work. 

Write a single word with the prefix pre- or re- to complete each sentence. 

1) Angelina’s teacher asked her to _________________ her essay.         (write again) 

2) Tim did not expect me to _________________ all of the books on the shelf.      (arrange again) 

3) I like to get to the theater early to watch the _________________              (views beforehand) 

4) My little sister is currently in _________________.          (special school before school)

Add the correct prefix to the front of each base word to make a new word.  

 DIS - NON - UN

1. zip ______________________________ 

2. honest  __________________________ 

3. fat  ______________________________ 

4. agree  ___________________________ 

5. ripe ______________________________ 

6. pleasant ________________________ 

7. stop ___________________________ 

8. respect __________________________ 

9. fair _____________________________ 

10.  obey ____________________________

Write each underlined word in the blank. Circle the letter of the word that most closely matched the underlined word in the sentence. Use the other words in the sentence as clues to the correct meaning. 

1. A banquet of roasted meat was served after the duke’s marriage. _______________ A. fork  B. yummy C. dinner D. fire

2. They composed a letter to the governor, asking for more soldiers in the fort. _______________ A. wrote B. sang C. bought D. wanted

3. The tragic ending to the story made the woman cry. _______________ 

A. long B. dumb C. impossible D. sad

4. The salesman lowered the price on the car, which made it a bargain. _______________ A. car for kids B. good price C. colorful car D. expensive deal

5. We got out our umbrellas as it began to sprinkle.  _______________ 

A. get windy B. become louder C. rain lightly D. get dark

6. The children pleaded with their mother for an ice cream cone. _______________ 

A. walked B. called C. looked D. begged