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Grade 5 · English Language Arts · Unit 15 of 18

Talk, Listen and Ask Why

Open-ended questions and clear connecting words

What your child practises

Listening to summarize, joining a discussion respectfully, asking open-ended questions and using complex sentences with transition words to share ideas.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.5.A1.1, ELA.5.A1.2, ELA.5.A1.3, ELA.5.A1.4, ELA.5.A1.5 · listening for key ideas, discussion habits, open-ended questions and complex sentences with transitions

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which sentence builds on someone else's idea?

    • That's boring.
    • No.
    • I agree with Sam, and I'd like to add that…

  2. Question 2

    Which question is open-ended?

    • Was the character sad?
    • Is the character a girl?
    • How do you think the character felt?

  3. Question 3

    Which question asks for reasoning?

    • Why did the beaver build a dam?
    • Is the beaver a mammal?
    • Does the beaver have a tail?

  4. Question 4

    Which word means almost the same as "said" and shows excitement?

    • exclaimed
    • whispered
    • murmured

  5. Question 5

    When listening to a story, what helps summarize it?

    • retelling the key ideas in your own words
    • remembering only the title
    • repeating every word

  6. Question 6

    Someone's idea differs from yours. A good reply starts with…

    • I see it a different way.
    • Be quiet.
    • That's wrong.

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