Grade 5 ELA Practice Test: Research Skills and Using Sources
- Research Skills and Using Sources
- 10 questions
- 15 minutes
These questions follow the steps of a short research project. Tip: a good source is written by people who know the topic and tells when it was written or updated.
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Question 1
Diego is writing a report about the rings of Saturn.
Which source is most likely to give him correct information?
Correct answer: B
NASA is a space agency whose scientists study Saturn, so its page is a reliable source. A comic book is fiction, and an ad is trying to sell something.
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Question 2
Original sentence: "Honeybees visit flowers to collect nectar, which they later turn into honey inside the hive."
Which sentence is the best paraphrase?
Correct answer: C
A paraphrase keeps the meaning but uses your own words. Choice A copies the original almost word for word, and B changes the facts.
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Question 3
Ruby wants to learn how sea turtles find their way back to the beach where they hatched.
Which words would work best in an online search?
Correct answer: C
These keywords name the exact animal and what Ruby wants to know. Turtles alone is too broad, and beach fun is off topic.
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Question 4
When you use an author's exact words in your report, what must you do?
Correct answer: A
Exact words must go inside quotation marks with credit to the author. Changing a few words and calling them your own is still copying.
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Question 5
Amir is taking notes from a book about volcanoes for his report.
Which note is the most useful?
Correct answer: D
A good note has a key fact in short form and tells where it came from, so Amir can find it again and give credit.
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Question 6
What is the purpose of a list of sources (a bibliography) at the end of a report?
Correct answer: A
A bibliography tells readers where the information came from, so they can check it. Hard words go in a glossary.
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Question 7
Lucy is researching what life was like for soldiers during the Civil War.
Which is a primary source?
Correct answer: B
A primary source was made by someone who was there at the time. The textbook, movie and encyclopedia were made much later.
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Question 8
Which is the best research question for a short report?
Correct answer: D
This question is focused enough to answer in a short report using a few sources. "What about animals?" is far too broad.
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Question 9
Owen finds a web page about the planets for his report.
What should he check to see whether the information is up to date?
Correct answer: B
The date tells whether the facts might be old. Pictures, colors and length say nothing about how current the information is.
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Question 10
Which is the best description of a good summary of an article?
Correct answer: C
A summary is short, keeps only the main ideas and uses your own words. Copying or listing every detail is not summarizing.
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