Grade 5

Show What
You Know
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 Contents
Introduction to Show What You Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
How to Use the Tests
Administering the Tests

Answer Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Unit 1
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Unit 2
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Unit 3
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Unit 4
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Unit 5
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Unit 6
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
 Introduction to Show What You Know
The tests in this Show What You Know booklet
are designed to measure your students’
mastery of the skills taught in each unit. The
test questions use formats your students will
encounter on the Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test (FCAT) in grade 5. The tests
include questions that cover vocabulary
strategies and reading comprehension.
How to Use the Tests
Give the Show What You Know tests at the
end of each unit, after the fifth week of
instruction. Use the tests with the new fiction
and nonfiction passages in the Student
Edition’s Show What You Know pages. There
is a 2-page test for each new fiction passage,
and a 2-page test for each new nonfiction
passage.
Providing students with new reads allows
you to assess how well they have mastered
the skills for the unit. When students apply
what they have learned, you can evaluate the
degree of mastery they have achieved.
Answers to the tests can be found on the
Show What You Know pages of the Teacher’s
Edition. Use the results as a tool to help
monitor student progress.
Administering the Tests
Each Show What You Know test consists of
three or four multiple-choice questions and
one constructed-response question. You may
want to explain each section of the test to
students the first time you administer one.
2 Florida Show What You Know • Introduction
Before the test: Distribute test booklets
or copies of the tests. (If using the answer
sheet, also distribute copies of the page that
includes the appropriate tests.)
Directions: Say: Write your name at the top
of the test page (answer sheet). When all
students are ready, have them open their
textbooks to the appropriate passage. Say:
You will read a passage. Then carefully read the
questions on the test page. For each multiple-
choice question, read all of the answer choices.
Then circle the letter for your answer. For the
constructed-response question, write your
answer in the space provided on the test page.
(If using the separate answer sheet, direct
students to the part of the answer sheet
that they should use. Say: Fill in the bubble
for your answer. Fill in all answer bubbles
completely. Do not mark outside the bubble. For
the constructed-response question, write your
answer on the back of the answer sheet.)
When you finish, put your pencil down. You may
begin now.
During the Test: Monitor students’ test-
taking behavior to make sure that each
student is following the directions and
writing responses in the correct places.
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Answer questions about procedures and
materials, but do not help students answer
the test questions.
After the test: Before collecting papers,
make sure that students have written their
names at the tops of the test pages or the
answer sheet.
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Answer multiple-choice questions on this answer sheet.

Unit 1, Fiction Unit 1, Nonfiction

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Unit 2, Fiction Unit 2, Nonfiction

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Unit 3, Fiction Unit 3, Nonfiction

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Answer multiple-choice questions on this answer sheet.

Unit 4, Fiction Unit 4, Nonfiction

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Unit 5, Fiction Unit 5, Nonfiction

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Now answer Numbers 1 through 4. Base your answers on

the story “The Hungriest Dog.”

1 At the start of the story, Jonathan is

A. eager to read Miss X’s essay.

B. ashamed of his writing skills.
C. nervous about entering the competition.
D. confident that he will win the competition.

2 Which two words from the story are SYNONYMS?

F. doubt and relief

G. serious and silly
H. jumped and swam
I. snatched and pilfered

3 How are Jonathan and Miss X the SAME?

A. They both like to write.

B. They both have dogs at home.
C. They’re both in the same grade.
D. They both enter the competition.
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4 Is what Jonathan does for the contest fair? Use details

from the story to support your answer.
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Now answer Numbers 1 through 5. Base your answers on

the article “Going the Distance.”

1 How is the marathon of today DIFFERENT from the first

marathon in 1896?

A. The distance of the race is slightly longer.

B. The distance of the race is slightly shorter.
C. The marathon today lasts for several days.
D. The marathon today includes swimming and cycling.

2 What is the MAIN idea of the fifth paragraph?

F. Good running shoes can prevent blisters during a race.

G. Runners need to eat the right foods before the big race.
H. A trainer can help runners build up strength and
endurance.
I. Runners can do several things to avoid problems during
a race.

3 Read this sentence from the article.

Most runners today take precautions to avoid such
problems when they run a marathon.
The word precautions means

A. warning signs.
B. difficult steps.
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C. safety measures.
D. early symptoms.

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4 Based on the chart, which group of people had the fastest

average marathon times in 2005?

F. men aged 20–24

G. men aged 40–44
H. women aged 20–24
I. women aged 35–39

5 What precautions do runners take to avoid problems when

running a marathon? Use details and information from the
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Now answer Numbers 1 through 5. Base your answers on

the story “A Voice in the Dark.”

1 How do Marco and Brianna feel about going into the cave?

A. They are both afraid.

B. They are both excited.
C. Marco is afraid but Brianna is excited.
D. Marco is excited but Brianna is afraid.

2 Which words have the SAME meaning as spelunkers?

F. field trips
G. tour guides
H. cave explorers
I. rock formations

3 Which word from the story has a suffix that means

“without”?

A. fearless
B. terrifying
C. wonderful
D. humorous
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4 The teacher tells students to bring their jackets because

F. it is cold outside.
G. it is raining outside.
H. it is cold in the cave.
I. it is very wet in the cave.

5 Why does Marco thank Brianna at the end of the story?

Use details and information from the story to support your
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Now answer Numbers 1 through 4. Base your answers on

the article “The Story of Radio.”

1 Which statement BEST summarizes Guglielmo Marconi’s

role in radio?

A. He transmitted sounds that stood for letters.

B. He worked on sending radio signals in 1901.
C. He sent messages between England and Canada.
D. He was the first to send a signal across the ocean.

2 The golden age of radio began

F. in the early 1920s.

G. in the early 1930s.
H. about 150 years ago.
I. in the beginning of the 1950s.

3 The people in the photograph are MOST LIKELY listening to

A. a comedy program.
B. a serious news program.
C. the first radio broadcast.
D. two-way radio transmissions.
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4 What is the main idea of the article? Use details and

information from the article to support your answer.
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Now answer Numbers 1 through 5. Base your answers on

the story “A Welcome Gift.”

1 Read these sentences from the story.

They played a ragtime song by Scott Joplin to
celebrate their new home. The bouncing melody
filled the room and left them feeling overjoyed.
What does melody mean?

A. piano
B. cry
C. tune
D. ball

2 What does Dario’s mother do FIRST to solve their

problem?
F. She invites everyone to a party.
G. She talks to the superintendent.
H. She writes a letter to the neighbors.
I. She visits each one of the neighbors.

3 Which word below has a prefix that means “not”?

A. repainted
B. overjoyed
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C. unexpected
D. previewing

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4 How do you think the music in the Chopin book is

DIFFERENT from ragtime music?

F. The Chopin music is faster than ragtime.

G. The Chopin music is louder than ragtime.
H. The Chopin music is quieter than ragtime.
I. The Chopin music is more difficult than ragtime.

5 What problem did Mrs. Gilbert hope to solve with her gift
to Dario’s mother? Use details and information from the
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Now answer Numbers 1 through 4. Base your answers on

the article “Everybody Can Serve.”

1 Which step comes FIRST in a community service project?

A. solving problems
B. selecting a project
C. displaying pictures
D. creating a schedule

2 The MAIN idea of Step 4 is to

F. keep a journal.
G. choose a picture.
H. take photographs.
I. record your project.

3 Team members can help solve problems BEFORE they

occur by

A. listing materials.
B. taking precautions.
C. setting a finish date.
D. contacting the newspaper.
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4 How do Dr. King’s words relate to the main idea of this

article? Use details and information from the article to
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• what the main of idea of the article is, and

• why the author included Dr. King’s words in the article.

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Now answer Numbers 1 through 5. Base your answers on

the story “Ben’s Bugs Blog.”

1 What happens FIRST in the story?

A. Ben gets a camera.

B. Ben makes up a story.
C. Ben visits the nursery.
D. Ben creates a Web site.

2 Read this sentence from the story.

“Those poor children!” wrote the local librarian.

What does the word poor mean?

F. less than satisfactory

G. having little or no money
H. deserving pity or sympathy
I. lacking resources or supplies

3 Read these sentences from the story.

They told Ben not to pick up or even touch any

more bugs. As a compromise, they agreed to buy
him a camera so that he could take pictures of
them instead.
What does compromise mean?
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A. a sort of picture
B. a type of camera
C. a species of insect
D. a kind of agreement

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4 How are the insects on each page of Ben’s web site the
SAME?

F. They are the same size.

G. They are the same color.
H. They are from the same place.
I. They are the same kind of insect.

5 Why does Professor Kamil ask Ben to become a field

researcher? Use details and information from the story
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Now answer questions 1 through 4. Base your answers on

the article “Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor.”

1 Based on the time line, which item did Edison invent

BEFORE 1875?

A. phonograph
B. miner’s safety lamp
C. motion-picture camera
D. automatic telegraph system

2 What is the MAIN idea of the sixth paragraph?

F. Edison started a cement company in 1899.

G. Edison’s ideas were not always successful.
H. Edison worked on a machine to process ore.
I. Edison’s cement furniture cost too much to make.

3 How are the phonograph and the stock ticker ALIKE?

A. Both ran on batteries.

B. Both played back sounds.
C. Both recorded information.
D. Both were invented in the 1870s.
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4 Edison said, “Genius is one percent inspiration and

99 percent perspiration.” Use information and details
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• what this statement means, and

• the reasons why Edison made this statement.

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Now answer Numbers 1 through 5. Base your answers on

the story “A Twist in the Trail.”

1 Read these sentences from the story.

Worst of all, they hadn’t paid any attention to the

turns and twists in the trail while they continued
their squabbling.
“That little creep threw a stick at me!” Halle
screamed.
“You’re a big fat liar!” Joel shouted back.
What does squabbling mean?

A. arguing noisily C. walking awkwardly

B. writing carelessly D. crushing completely

2 Why does the author describe the bear and the eagle in the
third paragraph?

F. to show that hiking can be dangerous

G. to show what Halle and Joel were missing
H. to show how much the children loved animals
I. to show that Mr. Braden wasn’t paying attention

3 In which sentence does the author state a central theme of

the story?

A. “We just need to work together to find our way out of here.”
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B. Worst of all, they hadn’t paid attention to the turns and

twists in the trail.
C. “And both of you are becoming annoying little brats!”
Mr. Braden yelled.
D. “Now we’re lost,” said Joel, “and it might be days before
someone finds us!”

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4 Joel is able to help solve their problem because he

F. is good at reading maps.

G. reads books about explorers.
H. knows how to use a compass.
I. remembers details from the hike.

5 How would you summarize the theme of this story? Use

information and details from the plot to support your answer.
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Now answer Numbers 1 through 4. Base your answers on

the article “The Work of Giants.”

1 Why does the author describe two trips across the country
at the start of the article?

A. to offer two sets of opinions

B. to show how similar they are
C. to show how different they are
D. to tell about stops along the way

2 Which two words below are OPPOSITES?

F. dream and reality

G. difficulties and risks
H. connecting and linking
I. discussion and construction

3 According to the map, which of the railroad crews crossed

the Green River?

A. the Central Pacific crew

B. the Union Pacific crew
C. both the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific crews
D. neither the Central Pacific nor the Union Pacific crew
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4 The author called this article “The Work of Giants.” Use

information and details from the article to explain:
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• how this title relates to the author’s purpose in writing the
article.

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Now answer Numbers 1 through 4. Base your answers on

the story “The Big, Bad Detective.”

1 If the story were told in chronological order, what would

happen FIRST?

A. Lupino shows the pigs a chart.

B. The three pigs watch a videotape.
C. Peter Pig has suspicions about the detective.
D. Paulie Pig receives a phone call from Lupino.

2 The author uses dialogue to show the reader that Paulie

Pig is

F. less polite than the others.

G. less excited than the others.
H. more intelligent than the others.
I. more easily fooled than the others.

3 Which word below has a Greek root that means “shake”?

A. seismic
B. tropical
C. apologize
D. suspicious
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4 The author starts the story by describing Peter’s suspicions.

Use details from the story to explain:
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• how this relates to the author’s purpose in writing the story.

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Now answer Numbers 1 through 5. Base your answers on

the article “National Parks: Our National Treasures.”

1 The National Park Service was created in 1916 by

A. writer Wallace Stegner.

B. President Ulysses S. Grant.
C. the United States Congress.
D. Thomas “Yellowstone” Moran.

2 Which word below has a Latin root that means “good”?

F. reflect
G. benefit
H. explore
I. photograph

3 Which statement comes from a primary source?

A. Each park is special, and each park has a story.

B. Old Faithful and other hot springs amazed the visitors.
C. The parks do not belong to one state or to one section.
D. Moran and Jackson captured the beauty of Yellowstone.
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4 Why does the author describe Thomas Moran’s trip

in 1871?

F. to tell about the dangers of volcanoes

G. to provide a different opinion about parks
H. to show how the landscape inspired people
I. to explain why the area had changed over time

5 For what purpose might people visit one of the national parks
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