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US Grade 5 Critical Thinking Test 1

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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K-12 Grade 5 Critical Thinking Elementary School (Grade 5, USA Common Core) USA USA Common Core & NGSS
What is this test? for Grade 5 Critical Thinking practice (Elementary School K-5, USA Common Core) — Elementary School (Grade 5, USA Common Core) level, USA.
Is this for you? This test is for Elementary School students (Grade 5, K-5) studying Critical Thinking under USA Common Core — if you are in Elementary School, this is for you.
Section: K-12 Grade 5 Critical Thinking · Education: Elementary School · Part: K-12 Grade 5 Critical Thinking · Country: USA

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Question 1
Which is the main idea?
A) A small detail
B) The last word
C) What the story is mostly about
D) A title
Question 2
What is a synonym for 'happy'?
A) mad
B) joyful
C) angry
D) sad
Question 3
What is an antonym for 'hot'?
A) cold
B) humid
C) boiling
D) warm
Question 4
What is a prefix?
A) Letters added to the end
B) A punctuation mark
C) Letters added to the beginning of a word
D) A type of noun
Question 5
Which word has a prefix?
A) played
B) playing
C) replay
D) play
Question 6
What does the prefix 'un-' mean?
A) Not
B) Across
C) Very
D) Again
Question 7
What is a setting in a story?
A) The ending
B) Where and when it happens
C) The problem
D) The characters
Question 8
What is the problem in a story?
A) The challenge the characters face
B) The title
C) The moral
D) The setting
Question 9
What does 'compare' mean?
A) Find how things are alike
B) List them
C) Find how things are different
D) Count them
Question 10
What does 'contrast' mean?
A) Find how things are alike
B) Order them
C) Find how things are different
D) Add them
Question 11
Which word is a plural noun?
A) children
B) child hood
C) child
D) childish
Question 12
Which is a fact?
A) Water freezes at 0 degrees.
B) Cats are cuter than dogs
C) Summer is the best season
D) Ice cream is the best food
Question 13
Which is an opinion?
A) Water freezes at 0 degrees
B) Earth orbits the Sun
C) Dogs have four legs
D) Pizza is the best food.
Question 14
Which transition word shows order?
A) Also
B) But
C) Because
D) First
Question 15
What is a suffix?
A) A verb
B) Letters added to the end of a word
C) A noun
D) Letters at the start
Question 16
What is the point of view?
A) How long it is
B) Who is telling the story
C) When it happens
D) Where it happens
Question 17
Which word connects two ideas (a conjunction)?
A) quickly
B) run
C) blue
D) and
Question 18
Which sight word "and" is spelled correctly?
A) AND
B) andd
C) and
D) dna
Question 19
What is a synonym for "fast"?
A) What the story is mostly about
B) cold
C) quick
D) Letters added to the beginning of a word
Question 20
What is an antonym for "strong"?
A) same
B) strong
C) similar
D) weak

About This Test

For Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8) and High School (9-12) in the USA — Common Core & NGSS-aligned Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies by grade level. Which grade is this for? K-12 USA curriculum.

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