Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Analyze how an author’s plot events and character actions develop a theme or message
• Explain how dialogue, point of view, and sensory details shape the reader’s understanding
• Support claims with evidence from specific moments in a short story

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• Identify common organizational structures in informational texts (cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution).
• Use structural clues (signal words, headings, and patterns) to explain how information is organized.
• Infer the author’s purpose and improve comprehension by describing how parts of a text work together.

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• Identify information related to clarity and precision in writing
• Evaluate statements about clarity and precision
• Construct short responses about clarity and precision+ Show more

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• Revise sentences by replacing vague words with more specific language
• Improve clarity by reducing repetition and tightening sentence structure
• Adjust wording to remove ambiguity and strengthen relationships between ideas+ Show more

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• Identify information related to organizing a talk
• Evaluate statements about organizing a talk
• Construct short responses about organizing a talk+ Show more

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• Identify first-person point of view in a story
• Understand how narrator’s perspective influences storytelling
• Recognize narrative techniques related to narrator’s stance

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• Analyze how an author’s craft choices (plot events, characterization, setting, and language) develop a theme or message.
• Use evidence from a text to explain how character actions, dialogue, point of view, and sensory details shape meaning.
• Distinguish between listing story elements and making an interpretation about the theme.

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• Identify and correct common grammar, punctuation, and usage errors during the editing process
• Revise sentences to improve clarity and sentence structure
• Use genre-appropriate conventions (such as tense and voice) to produce polished writing

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• Identify an author’s central claim in an informational argument or explanation.
• Trace how supporting evidence and reasoning connect to that claim.
• Explain how author choices such as definitions, comparisons, and cause-and-effect statements steer interpretation.+ Show more

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• Identify and correct common grammar, punctuation, and usage errors while editing.
• Apply editing strategies to improve clarity and sentence structure.
• Use writing conventions appropriate to the intended genre and purpose.

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• Identify the most important information in a text and separate it from minor details
• Write a summary that preserves the author’s overall meaning using logical order and transitions
• Distinguish factual information from opinions stated by characters or the author

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• Identify key ideas and supporting details to create a concise summary.
• Distinguish factual information from opinions in a text.
• Use logical transitions to keep a summary in order without copying sentences.

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• Identify a theme by tracking repeated ideas across a text
• Explain how turning points change the meaning of events and support a theme
• Support theme statements with specific evidence from the passage

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• Identify ideas related to summarizing
• Respond to questions about summarizing ideas
• Complete short-answer responses on summarizing ideas+ Show more

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• Identify main ideas and key details in a passage about nature.
• Practice selecting important facts and explanations for a summary.
• Distinguish between factual information and opinions in a text.+ Show more

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• Identify and correct common grammar, punctuation, and usage errors during the editing stage of writing.
• Revise sentence structure to improve clarity and meaning without changing the writer’s intent.
• Apply editing strategies that match the conventions of a chosen genre.

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• Identify common grammatical errors in sentences
• Recognize proper punctuation and usage
• Improve sentence clarity through editing practices+ Show more

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• Identify a story’s theme by tracking repeated ideas across events, conflicts, and resolutions
• Connect theme statements to specific supporting details from the text
• Analyze how turning points change the meaning of earlier patterns

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• Identify a theme by tracking repeated ideas across a narrative.
• Connect theme statements to specific supporting details, including conflicts and resolutions.
• Explain how turning points change the meaning of events in a text.

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• Identify emerging themes through patterns of events in a story.
• Track how conflicts, turning points, and resolutions contribute to developing a theme.
• Link theme statements to supporting details within the text.

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• Identify an author’s main claim in an informational argument
• Trace how evidence and reasoning details support a claim
• Explain how definitions, comparisons, and cause-and-effect statements strengthen an argument+ Show more

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• Identify common grammar, punctuation, and usage errors during the editing process.
• Use sentence structure and word choice checks to clarify meaning in writing.
• Apply genre-appropriate conventions to produce polished, correct writing.

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• Identify the most important ideas in a text and distinguish them from minor details.
• Write a summary that preserves the author’s overall meaning using logical transitions.
• Determine whether information is presented as a fact or an opinion and represent it accurately in a summary.

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• Identify key ideas in a text and leave out minor details when writing a summary.
• Differentiate factual information from opinions in a summary.
• Use logical transitions to keep ideas in a summary organized and coherent.

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• Identify the central idea and key supporting points in a text when writing a summary.
• Differentiate factual information from opinions that appear in a text.
• Write summaries that keep logical order using transitions and paraphrasing.

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• Identify the main claim in an informational text.
• Understand how evidence supports an author's argument.
• Recognize structural elements like comparisons, definitions, and cause-effect statements.+ Show more

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• Develop a research plan by choosing a focused topic and writing a purpose-driven research question.
• Organize research notes by categories or subtopics that match sections of a report.
• Use an outline to connect evidence from the introduction and body sections to a conclusion.

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• Identify the central idea (main message) of an informational text.
• Distinguish between key supporting details and minor examples when writing a summary.
• Write a concise central-idea summary that keeps the author’s meaning and organizes ideas clearly.

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• Identify the central idea in an informational text.
• Select the most important supporting details that develop the central idea.
• Write a concise summary that keeps the author’s overall meaning and logical order.

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• Identify the main message or central idea in an informational text.
• Distinguish between major points and minor details in a passage.
• Summarize supporting details to reflect the author's overall message.+ Show more

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• Write a focused research question that matches a chosen topic and a clear purpose
• Organize research notes into categories or subtopics that will fit report sections
• Use a structured outline to plan how evidence moves from introduction to body and toward a conclusion

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• Identify the main idea and supporting details by actively listening or viewing.
• Use transition words and pacing to follow how ideas relate (cause, contrast, sequence).
• Interpret nonverbal cues such as emphasis and speed to understand a speaker’s purpose.

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Understand how selecting a focused research topic forms the foundation of a good report.
• Learn how to formulate clear purpose-driven questions for research.
• Identify the importance of organizing evidence according to subtopics or categories.+ Show more

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• Identify the central idea (main message or takeaway) of an informational text.
• Summarize key supporting details that best explain the central idea.
• Write a concise summary that keeps the author’s overall meaning and logical order.

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• Use active listening strategies to identify a speaker’s main idea and supporting details.
• Follow transitions to understand relationships such as cause, contrast, and sequence.
• Interpret nonverbal cues (emphasis and pacing) to determine the speaker’s intent.

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• Learn how surrounding words influence the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
• Identify signal words such as definitions, examples, contrasts, and cause-and-effect in a passage.
• Use prefixes, suffixes, and word parts to deduce meanings.+ Show more

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• Use surrounding context, such as definitions and examples, to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Identify signals like contrast words and cause-and-effect language that help interpret word meaning.
• Apply knowledge of word parts (prefixes and suffixes) to support comprehension.

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• Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues such as definitions, examples, and contrast words
• Explain how cause-and-effect and figurative language can reveal word meaning
• Use prefixes, suffixes, and word parts to support vocabulary understanding

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• Use surrounding words, sentence structure, and figurative or academic language to infer the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
• Identify text signals such as definitions, examples, contrast words, and cause-and-effect language that help determine word meaning.
• Use prefixes, suffixes, and common word parts to support comprehension of unfamiliar terms.

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• Identify context vocabulary in Reading and Viewing activities
• Respond to questions about context vocabulary
• Complete short-answer responses about context vocabulary+ Show more

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• Identify information related to listening strategies
• Evaluate statements about listening strategies
• Construct short responses about listening strategies+ Show more

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• Use surrounding words, sentence structure, and text signals to infer the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
• Identify how definitions, examples, contrast words, and cause-and-effect language help readers decode word meaning.
• Use word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) to support comprehension of new words in grade-level texts.

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• Identify the main point and supporting details in a spoken or video text
• Track ideas by noticing transitions that signal cause, contrast, or sequence
• Use nonverbal cues (pacing and emphasis) to interpret a speaker’s purpose

Learning Objectives

• Use context clues (definitions, examples, contrast words, and cause-and-effect) to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Identify how sentence structure and figurative/academic language can signal word meaning.
• Use word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) to support comprehension of unknown vocabulary.

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• Identify the main point and supporting details in a short audio or video presentation.
• Use listening and viewing transitions (such as first, because, however) to track how ideas connect.
• Interpret nonverbal cues like emphasis and pacing to understand the speaker’s purpose.

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• Identify the main point of a listening or viewing text and explain how key ideas are repeated or organized.
• Track supporting details by noticing transition words and relationships such as cause, contrast, or sequence.
• Interpret meaning using nonverbal cues such as emphasis and pacing.

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• Create a focused research question that matches a chosen topic and purpose.
• Organize research notes by categories or subtopics that fit report sections.
• Use a structured outline to plan an introduction, body sections, and conclusion.+ Show more