Grade 5 English Language Arts · Academic Vocabulary
Build Grade 5 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on context clues, roots, affixes, synonyms, antonyms, domain-specific vocabulary, and precise word choice.
These Grade 5 English Language Arts practice tests help students build the vocabulary needed for reading, writing, science, mathematics, social studies, and classroom discussion. Students use context clues, Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, domain-specific meanings, and precise word choice.
Read the complete sentence or passage before choosing an answer. Look for examples, contrasts, definitions, and word parts. Then replace the vocabulary word with each option and choose the meaning that fits both the sentence and its subject.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 5 English Language Arts practice test on context clues, Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, domain-specific vocabulary, and precise word choice.
Use context clues, word parts, synonyms, antonyms, and the subject of the passage to determine each academic word’s meaning.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A written account of a person’s life.
Bio means life, and a biography tells about someone’s life.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A person’s own written signature.
Graph relates to writing, and an autograph is a person’s written signature.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Carry from one place to another.
Transport means to carry people or things from one place to another.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Look at something closely.
Inspect means to look at something carefully in order to check it.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Read again.
The prefix re- means again, so reread means read again.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A look before something happens.
Pre- means before, so a preview is an earlier look at something.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Without harm.
The suffix -less means without, so harmless means without harm.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Full of help or giving help.
The suffix -ful means full of, and helpful describes something that gives help.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Earth’s places and features.
Geo means earth, and geography studies Earth’s places, land, and people.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Able to be heard.
Aud relates to hearing, and audible means able to be heard.
Academic vocabulary includes words used to explain ideas, analyze information, describe evidence, and communicate clearly across school subjects.
A root often gives the central meaning, while a prefix or suffix changes or adds to that meaning.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 5 Academic Vocabulary questions in total.
