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Grade 5 Vocabulary Builder
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Grade 5 Vocabulary Builder
Read each item carefully. Use context clues and what you know about stories to show your understanding.
Word Meanings
1.Match each vocabulary term to its meaning.
- Character traits
- Communicate
- Realistic fiction
- Stewing
- Rambled
- To share information, ideas, or feelings
- Talked at length without a clear focus
- Continuing to think angrily or unhappily about something
- The qualities that describe a character's personality
- An invented story that could happen in real life
2.Select every choice that is an example of literature.
- A poem about finding a good friend
- A list of ingredients for a recipe
- A novel about a missing bicycle
- A short story about a family of squirrels
Vocabulary in Context
3.Complete the sentence with the word that means skillful creation: The author's careful made the setting feel real.
4.Complete the sentence with the term for qualities that describe a person's personality: Isabella's included patience and courage.
5.Complete the sentence with the word for connections between people: The between the cousins grew stronger as they worked together.
6.Complete the sentence with the word meaning to share information: The friends used notes to during the noisy assembly.
7.Read the sentence: “When her poster tore just before the fair, Nina sat at her desk, stewing over the accident.” What does stewing suggest about Nina's feelings?
8.In a story, Nia rambled while explaining his trip to the aquarium. What did Nia most likely do?
- Explained the trip briefly and in order
- Talked for a long time and wandered away from the main point
- Kept his voice too soft for anyone to hear
- Answered using only one or two words
Show What You Know
9.Write a sentence about a character who is stewing. Make clear what is bothering the character.
10.Describe one way two characters could share information without speaking.
11.Name two qualities that describe a character and explain how they help a reader understand that character.
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