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Grade 5 Writing
Which friendly letter greeting is correct?
  1. Dear Amanda:
  2. Dear Amanda,
  3. Dear, Amanda
  4. Dear Amanda;
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.5.2a
Which of the following is not a common way to write an introductory paragraph?
  1. ask a question
  2. discuss an unrelated topic
  3. tell a brief story
  4. give the opposite side of your point
Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.4, W.5.4
A paragraph is a series of sentences about two or more main ideas.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.5.2
Choose the closing that is written incorrectly.
  1. yours truly,
  2. Sincerely yours,
  3. Your friend,
  4. Love,
Grade 5 Writing
an opinion (why?)
  1. viewpoint
  2. position
  3. mislead
  4. exaggeration
Grade 5 Writing
conflicting inconsistent statement
  1. causality
  2. comparison
  3. contradictory
  4. parallelism
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.3, W.5.3
Describe your perfect summer day. What would you do? Where would you go? Be specific.
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.4, W.5.4
A series of paragraphs about one main idea or point is an          essay.         
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.4, W.5.4
The three types of paragraphs that make up an essay are:                                            introductory, supporting and concluding.                                           
Grade 5 Writing
The six traits of writing are in the order below:
Prewriting
Drafting
Sharing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Writing
Your social studies textbook is an example of:
  1. persuasive writing
  2. historical fiction
  3. informational writing
  4. legend
Grade 5 Writing
Define narrative writing:
Grade 5 Conducting Research
The sources in a bibliography are written in numerical order and not alphabetical order.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Writing
To be selected for a position or for what has to be done is being            assigned           
Grade 5 Writing
Prewriting is where you brainstorm to decide on the purpose, audience and form for your project.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2
Every day, kids go to school because the government requires them to. But why should kids go to school? Write an essay highlighting the reasons kids go to school.

Note: You are not persuading someone that kids should go to school, just explaining why they do.
Grade 5 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.4, W.5.4
What is the difference between a paragraph and an essay?
Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.5.1
Imagine you just bought a game that you had been waiting for for months. To your disappointment, it was nothing like you thought it would be. Write a letter to the owner of the company explaining why you are disappointed and how you think the game could be better. The company's address is: Big Gamerz
459 Role Play Blvd.
Imaginationville, FL
Grade 5 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.5.2c
What are transitional words or phrases?
Grade 5 Writing
Name three parts of a letter.
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