Grade 5 English | Comprehension of Specific Vocabulary Words

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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 5 Language - Comprehension (Questions)

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Fifth graders should become more exposed to science and social studies terms. They will need to become familiar with these terms since they will be seeing them more often in science and social studies classes. Sometimes, fifth graders should increase their vocabulary by learning these words. Then they will be able to use them in their writing. In this quiz, the students will choose the meanings of these words.

What is the meaning of the following science word?
VELOCITY

[ ]	The distance something travels
[ ]	The height that something reaches
[ ]	The speed and direction of something
[ ]	The weight that something gains

What is the meaning of the following science word?
TUNDRA

[ ]	Areas with many waterfalls
[ ]	Places where snakes roam
[ ]	To be full of trees
[ ]	An area of plains

What is the meaning of the following science word?
MEANDER

[ ]	To proceed up into the sky
[ ]	To move and bend around mountains and trees
[ ]	A level of atmosphere
[ ]	To have the ability to float

What is the meaning of the following science word?
ADAPTATION

[ ]	Emotions people feel
[ ]	Arts, food and celebrations
[ ]	To change in order to live in a new environment
[ ]	The stories that are told down from generation to generation

What is the meaning of the following science word?
BUOYANCY

[ ]	Able to speak
[ ]	Able to swim
[ ]	Able to run
[ ]	Able to float

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
ANCESTOR

[ ]	Descendants
[ ]	Sisters
[ ]	Parents
[ ]	Friends

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE

[ ]	Resources that will grow back
[ ]	Resources that do not grow back
[ ]	Resources that are old
[ ]	Resources that are needed

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
TRIBUTE

[ ]	Currency
[ ]	Tax
[ ]	Laws
[ ]	Power

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
ADOBE

[ ]	Dried clay brick
[ ]	Cement
[ ]	Rocks
[ ]	Sand

10.

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
INDENTURED SERVANT

[ ]	A hired woman or man who would teach the children of a rich family
[ ]	A worker who had to work for a certain number of years in exchange for a free trip to the new world
[ ]	The men and women who came to the United States on the Mayflower
[ ]	Men and women who were forced out of the colonies due to their religious beliefs

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 5 Language - Comprehension (Answers)

What is the meaning of the following science word?
VELOCITY

[ ]	The distance something travels
[ ]	The height that something reaches
[x]	The speed and direction of something
[ ]	The weight that something gains

Velocity refers to the speed and direction an object is traveling

What is the meaning of the following science word?
TUNDRA

[ ]	Areas with many waterfalls
[ ]	Places where snakes roam
[ ]	To be full of trees
[x]	An area of plains

The tundra is a biome that has almost no trees

What is the meaning of the following science word?
MEANDER

[ ]	To proceed up into the sky
[x]	To move and bend around mountains and trees
[ ]	A level of atmosphere
[ ]	To have the ability to float

Usually, rivers are known to meander

What is the meaning of the following science word?
ADAPTATION

[ ]	Emotions people feel
[ ]	Arts, food and celebrations
[x]	To change in order to live in a new environment
[ ]	The stories that are told down from generation to generation

Animals adapt to their environment in order to survive

What is the meaning of the following science word?
BUOYANCY

[ ]	Able to speak
[ ]	Able to swim
[ ]	Able to run
[x]	Able to float

Some things can float in water due to buoyancy

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
ANCESTOR

[x]	Descendants
[ ]	Sisters
[ ]	Parents
[ ]	Friends

Ancestors would be related to the person, but they would have lived a long time ago

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE

[ ]	Resources that will grow back
[x]	Resources that do not grow back
[ ]	Resources that are old
[ ]	Resources that are needed

Nonrenewable resources include coal

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
TRIBUTE

[ ]	Currency
[x]	Tax
[ ]	Laws
[ ]	Power

Some people in history would require travelers to pay a tax while traveling on a popular road

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
ADOBE

[x]	Dried clay brick
[ ]	Cement
[ ]	Rocks
[ ]	Sand

Some houses were made of adobe

10.

What is the meaning of the following social studies word?
INDENTURED SERVANT

[ ]	A hired woman or man who would teach the children of a rich family
[x]	A worker who had to work for a certain number of years in exchange for a free trip to the new world
[ ]	The men and women who came to the United States on the Mayflower
[ ]	Men and women who were forced out of the colonies due to their religious beliefs

Usually, indentured servants worked 4-7 years before gaining their freedom