California Standards Based Academic Language

California Standards Based Academic Language

Grade 5 English Language Arts

Word Analysis

author
phrase
origin
Greek
derive(d)
Latin
root
information
literal
meaning
synonym
prefix
line /

The author uses the phrase ______to show:
The origin of the word ______is the Greek word ______meaning:
The word ______is derived from the Latin word ______, meaning “______.” Based on this information, the reader can tell the literal meaning of ______is:
The word ______contains the Latin root _____, meaning:
Which word is a synonym for the underlined word?
The prefix ______in the word ______means:
Which word is a synonym for ______as used in the line above?
Which of these is a synonym for the word ______?
The phrase ______means:
In which word does ______mean the same as it does in the word ______?
In this sentence, what does ______mean?

Reading Comprehension
problem
author
details
solve
solution
opinion
fact
passage
timeline
main idea
paragraph
poem
statement
accurate(ly)
summarize
comparing
contrasting
chronological order
cause & effect
main idea
support
examples
approximately
time elapses /

What is ______’s main problem in the story?
The author uses details like ______to show:
How does ______begin to solve his problem?
Which of these is an opinion from this passage?
Which of these is a fact from this passage?
What is the main problem in this story?
Why are the words “______” and “______” written in quotation marks?
What is the main idea of this passage?
In paragraph ____, why does the author tell about ______?
This poem is mainly about:
Based on the passage, which statement accurately summarizes ______?
Which statement is a fact?
The information presented in this passage is mainly organized:
Approximately how much time elapses in this passage?
The timeline helps the reader to:
There is enough information in this article to show that:
How did the author organize this passage?

Literary Response and Analysis

symbol
express(ed)
theme
author
paragraph
passage
nonfiction
describe
encourage
lesson
reader /

As expressed in this sentence and in many other stories, _____ are a symbol of:
Which statement is a theme of this story?
Why did the author include paragraph ___ in the passage?
In this nonfiction passage, the author mainly:
What lesson does the author most want the reader to learn from this passage?

Writing Strategies
concluding
paragraph
sources
explain
summarize
details
thesaurus
entry
synonym
develop
situation
setting
essay
transitional word
link
previous
conclusion
topic sentence
table of contents
bibliography
copyright page
appendix
plot
state
topic
establish
final
sum up
transition
dictionary /

If the student adds a concluding paragraph at the end of the report it should:
In the second sentence, she wants to replace ____ with a synonym. Which word should she use?
Which sentence could she add at the end of paragraph ___ to help develop the situation?
Which sentence could she add at the end of paragraph ___ to help summarize her essay?
The setting of this essay is best described in the first sentence of which paragraph?
Which transitional word is best used at the beginning of the sentence “______” to link it to the previous two sentences?
Which sentence in the conclusion summarizes the ideas in paragraph ___?
Which sentence is the topic sentence for the report?
In which part of the book would the student most likely find the titles of other books about _____?
Which sentence could best be added to the end of the second paragraph to help develop the plot of the story?
Which sentence should be added as the last sentence of the first paragraph to state the topic of the report?
What is the setting for the story?
Which sentence in paragraph 1 establishes the topic?
Which of these should the student add to the final paragraph to sum up the story?
Which sentence could best be added to improve the transition between the second and third paragraphs?
Which definition best fits the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence?

Written Conventions
correct(ly)
capitalize
punctuate
spelling
excerpt
passage
incorrect(ly)
connect
independent clause
combine
verb /

What is the correct way to capitalize the underlined words in sentence ___?
Which is the correct way to punctuate sentence ___?
What is the correct way to write the underlined part of sentence ___?
How should sentence ___ be correctly written?
What is the correct spelling of the underlined word in sentence ___?
How can sentence ___ and sentence ___ best be combined?
Which excerpt from the passage contains an underlined word that is spelled incorrectly?
What is the best way to write sentence ___?
Which word would best connect the two independent clauses in this sentence?
Which of the underlined words in the sentence is used incorrectly?
Which of these is the best way to combine these sentences?
What is the correct way to write the underlined verb in the sentence?
In which sentence can the word _____ be used correctly?