1. English – page 61 workbook
2. Mathematics – page 72
3. Spelling Vocab page 73
4. Spelling Workshop page 98-99
5. Religion. What are the seven deadly sins. Give a brief description of each . On loose leaf.
6. Reading – page 72 workbook
7. Music – two paragraphs on Martin Luther King.
8. Social Studies – test tomorrow dated 16 decemeber 2008.
Here is your Midterm Study guide. Midterms start Friday.
St Nicholas of Tolentine Elementary Mr. Thomas
5th Grade Midterm Study Guide
The following is your study guide for midterm examinations. There are no “extra” copies. Use this as your guide to ensure that you are fully prepared for exams.
Religion
Ø Know the following vocabulary words: Paschal Mystery, corporal. Spiritual, apostles, neophyte, catechumenate, liturgy, kingdom of God.
Ø What are the sacraments of Initiation?
Ø What are the sacraments?
Ø Baptism. Signs and symbols. What does the sacrament do for us?
Ø What is the incarnation?
Ø Who baptized Jesus and where?
Ø Symbols of water used in the bible.
Ø Confirmation. Signs and symbols. What does the sacrament do for us?
Ø What is RCIA?
Ø What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?
Ø What is the difference between the corporal and spiritual gifts of mercy? Name them.
Ø Eucharist. Signs and symbols. What does the sacrament do for us?
Ø Penance. Signs and symbols. What does the sacrament do for us?
Ø What do we mean when we say the Eucharist is a meal, sacrifice, and a memorial?
Ø What are the main parts of the mass?
Ø Different ways that people serve the church in worship.
Ø What is prayer?
Ø What is transubstantiation?
Ø Ways that the church carries out the mission of Jesus.
Mathematics
ü Place value of whole numbers through billions
ü Place value of whole numbers through thousandths
ü Addition and subtraction of three digit numbers.
ü Properties of addition and subtraction.
ü Division: whole numbers by decimals.
ü Order of Operations.
ü Division by one and two digit divisors
ü Greatest common factors
ü Lowest common denominator
ü Fractions to mixed Numbers.
Vocabulary/Spelling. – Review Units one through 16
Pay more attention to the following units:
Ø Spelling I and o ( unit3)
Ø Homophones ( unit 10 )
Ø Cumulative ( unit 12)
Science
ü Define Cell
ü Parts of a cell .
ü Types of cell
ü What are organs
ü Diagram of Cells
ü What are systems?
ü Diagrams of body systems.
ü Vocabulary of Body systems
ü Sexual and Asexual reproduction
ü Traits; types of
ü Mitosis and Meiosis
ü Life cycles , direct Development
Social Studies
Ø Route of Nomadic tribes from Asia to the Americas
Ø Europe in the 1300’s. Cathedrals designs, black death
Ø Building that Native Americans lived in. Reasons for their design.
Ø The mayflower compact
Ø Life in New England colony.
Ø Who was banished from the New England colony and why?
Ø Representative Democracy.
Ø House of Burgess.
Ø Slave vs. indentured servants.
Ø What is a plantation?
Ø Bread Basket colonies: what was it? Who lived there? What was life like? What jobs did they have? How were boys and girls educated?
Reading/Writing
Your reading and writing assignment will be administered together. Reading will focus on your ability to read and recall information, make judgments, making inferences, identifying sequence.
You will be writing an essay. Go over essay format to ensure that you use the proper organizational tools for writing your essay.
Your exam will also include a penmanship portion. Review your penmanship skills.
Grammar
ü What is a sentence?
ü Types of sentences.
ü Simple and compound sentences.
ü Complete subject and complete Predicate
ü Verbs and Verb Phrases.
ü Conjunctions.
ü Possessive nouns
ü Forms of the verb “be”
ü Contractions
ü Present, past and future tense of verbs.
