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NORTH CAROLINA ESSENTIAL STANDARDS
North Carolina Extended Content Standards
English Language Arts
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Grade 5
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CCSS.NCEX.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5
- Demonstrate understanding of word relationships.
CCSS.NCEX.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5a
- Use words with multiple meanings accurately (e.g., identify a duck as a type of bird and use the verb to duck).
CCSS.NCEX.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5b
- Use simple, common idioms (e.g., you bet, it
CCSS.NCEX.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5c
- Distinguish shades of meaning of adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., uncomfortable, painful).
CCSS.NCEX.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5d
- Demonstrate understanding of words by identifying other words with similar meanings (e.g., synonyms).