Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Use evidence from a text to support each part of a response to a prompt.
• Distinguish between what a text states directly and what can be inferred.
• Use structural cues (such as headings, topic sentences, and transitions) to synthesize information accurately.+ Show more

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• Use clues from a text to make logical inferences and draw conclusions.
• Determine character motives and likely feelings using dialogue and descriptive details.
• Identify themes or messages suggested by events, even when they are not explicitly stated.

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• Identify different types of text features such as headings, subheadings, captions, and graphics.
• Explain how text features help in understanding informational texts.
• Analyze how text features guide navigation and highlight important information.+ Show more

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• Use evidence from a text to answer questions with accurate synthesis
• Distinguish between what a text states directly and what can only be inferred
• Use vocabulary in context and structural cues to improve the quality of responses

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• Identify the purpose of a piece of writing (inform, persuade, or narrate) based on clues from the text and word choice.
• Describe how audience expectations shape details, formality, and supporting evidence.
• Revise or plan writing by matching language and evidence to a specific audience.

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• Identify the purpose and audience addressed in writing tasks
• Evaluate statements about purpose and audience in writing
• Construct short responses about purpose and audience+ Show more

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• Choose textual evidence that directly supports a claim, inference, or summary.
• Explain how evidence shows cause-and-effect or a key idea from a passage.
• Avoid irrelevant details when answering reading questions.

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• Identify the writer’s purpose and explain how it influences word choice and evidence.
• Describe how audience needs and expectations shape the level of formality and detail in a text.
• Revise statements by matching language and examples to a specific audience.

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• Define source synthesis and explain how it goes beyond summarizing one text
• Use evidence from multiple sources to build a coherent explanation
• Identify overlaps and decide what to do with differences between sources

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

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• Identify a writer’s purpose and the intended audience in a piece of writing
• Explain how purpose and audience affect word choice, details, tone, and organization
• Revise sentences to better fit a specific audience while maintaining the writer’s purpose

Learning Objectives

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

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• Use textual clues to make logical inferences about characters, motives, and events.
• Distinguish between explicit information and conclusions drawn from evidence.
• Support predictions and conclusions with details from story events and dialogue.

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• Revise transition words to match the relationship between ideas (cause, contrast, sequence, emphasis).
• Use consistent references to reduce ambiguity between sentences and paragraphs.
• Maintain stable point of view and tense by correcting unintended shifts during revision.

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• Learn to identify the main idea of an informational text.
• Recognize key details that support the central message.
• Use analytical reading strategies to improve comprehension.+ Show more

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• Analyze how specific word choices (especially verbs, qualifiers, and comparative terms) affect meaning and inference.
• Identify how language signals certainty, sequence, and comparison in informational text.
• Explain how precise language prevents readers from misreading implied conclusions.

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• Analyze how a story’s setting (time, place, and context) creates mood and atmosphere.
• Use descriptive details from the setting to infer the story’s tone.
• Explain how setting connects to theme and influences characters’ choices and plot events.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the central idea of an informational text by using clues from the topic and repeated themes.
• Distinguish between main ideas and supporting details in science and history-style passages.
• Use key details to write a clear summary that reflects the author’s primary message.

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• Explain how a story’s setting shapes its mood and atmosphere
• Identify descriptive details that establish time, place, and context
• Infer a text’s tone by connecting setting details to character actions and events+ Show more

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• Identify descriptive details that establish the setting in a story.
• Analyze how setting influences the mood and atmosphere.
• Recognize the role of time and place in story development.+ Show more

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• Revise transitions so they accurately match the relationships between ideas (cause, contrast, sequence, emphasis).
• Maintain coherence by using consistent terminology and purposeful repetition of key terms.
• Correct shifts in point of view or tense to keep a stable perspective throughout a text.

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• Explain how layout elements like titles, headings, spacing, and paragraphing affect clarity and audience understanding.
• Choose appropriate publishing formats (print or digital) based on purpose and medium.
• Describe how proper source acknowledgment supports academic integrity.+ Show more

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• Explain how relevance, specificity, and credibility affect evidence quality in informational texts.
• Evaluate charts, statistics, and claims by checking whether data is explained and comparisons are fair.
• Use evidence-quality reasoning to choose which source is stronger when statements conflict.

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• Identify common text structures in informational texts (such as cause/effect, problem/solution, and sequence) and describe how they support the author’s purpose.
• Explain how transitions, headings, and the placement of key information shape emphasis, pacing, and clarity.
• Use evidence from a text to determine what the author is trying to achieve and how the structure helps achieve that goal.

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• Explain how an informational text’s structure helps the author achieve a purpose.
• Identify common structural features (headings, transitions, and sequence) and describe how they guide reader understanding.
• Use placement and organization (beginning, middle, end) to infer emphasis and main ideas.

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• Identify how layout elements such as titles, headings, spacing, and paragraphing support clarity for an intended audience.
• Compare publishing choices for print versus digital formats and explain why those choices matter.
• Apply basic source acknowledgment practices to maintain academic integrity when using information in writing.+ Show more

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• Explain how evidence quality (relevance, specificity, and credibility) strengthens an argument or interpretation
• Evaluate evidence from charts, statistics, and sources to decide whether comparisons are fair and details are explained
• Distinguish between stronger and weaker evidence when two statements conflict and explain why

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• Identify qualities of evidence in Reading and Viewing activities
• Respond to questions about evidence quality
• Complete short-answer responses about evidence quality+ Show more

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• Analyze how precise word choices (verbs, qualifiers, and comparative terms) affect meaning and inference in informational text.
• Identify how language signals certainty, sequence, quantity, and comparison to prevent misreading of implied conclusions.
• Revise understanding by matching specific wording to the author’s intended relationships among ideas and evidence.

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• Identify perspective and framing in Media Literacy activities
• Respond to questions about perspective and framing
• Complete short-answer responses about perspective and framing+ Show more

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• Identify how precise verbs and qualifiers (like likely, may, always) change the certainty of a claim.
• Use comparative terms (like greater, less, similar) to interpret relationships and avoid misreading conclusions.
• Revise sentences by replacing vague language with more precise language to support accurate understanding.

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• Explain how evidence quality supports or weakens an argument or interpretation.
• Evaluate evidence for relevance, specificity, and credibility.
• Use evidence-quality criteria to resolve conflicts between two statements or sources.

Learning Objectives

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

Learning Objectives

• Identify relevant evidence that supports an argument.
• Evaluate the credibility and relevance of details in a passage.
• Compare conflicting statements based on evidence quality.+ Show more

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• Evaluate how well evidence supports a claim by checking relevance, specificity, and credibility.
• Analyze informational text and data (charts/statistics) to determine whether comparisons are fair and results are explained clearly.
• Compare conflicting statements and judge which evidence is stronger using reliable details and logical connections.

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• Explain how word choice and selective details can shape a media message
• Identify how framing choices affect the perspective and meaning in headlines and visuals
• Use evidence to describe what context is omitted and how that changes interpretation

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• Understand how word choice influences perception of a message
• Identify framing techniques in media text
• Compare different perspectives presented in various media formats

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• Explain how word choice, what is shown or cropped, and which details are highlighted shape a media perspective.
• Identify omitted context and the viewpoint centered in a message.
• Use evidence from media examples to describe how framing influences meaning and interpretation.

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• Explain how framing choices (word choice, what is shown or cropped, and highlighted details) shape a reader’s or viewer’s understanding.
• Identify how perspective influences meaning in different media formats such as headlines, documentaries, and promotional materials.
• Use evidence from a message to describe viewpoint centered and context that may be omitted.

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• Explain how word choice, what is shown or cropped, and highlighted details can shape a media message.
• Identify how omitted context and the centered viewpoint change meaning across different formats.
• Use evidence from a message to describe the perspective the creator may be emphasizing.

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• Identify the central idea of an informational text using key supporting details
• Distinguish between main ideas and less important details when reading closely
• Use evidence from the text to write a clear, accurate summary+ Show more

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• Revise transition words so they match the relationship between ideas (cause, contrast, sequence, emphasis).
• Maintain coherence by using consistent references and repeating key terms on purpose.
• Keep a stable point of view and tense by identifying and correcting shifts.

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• Evaluate whether evidence is relevant, specific, and credible when reading informational texts.
• Analyze how well data and explanations support a claim, including whether comparisons are fair.
• Compare conflicting statements and explain which evidence is stronger and why.

Learning Objectives

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

Learning Objectives

• Explain how layout elements (title, headings, spacing, and paragraphing) improve communication in a published text.
• Choose publishing formats that match the intended medium (print or digital) and the intended audience.
• Apply basic acknowledgment practices to maintain academic integrity when using information from sources.

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• Select evidence that directly supports a stated claim
• Explain how evidence connects to a purpose using clear commentary
• Use paraphrases and quotations accurately while adding specific reasoning+ Show more

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• Explain how layout elements (title, headings, spacing, and paragraphing) improve communication in a published text.
• Choose appropriate formatting for the intended medium (print or digital) to support readability and purpose.
• Identify effective ways to acknowledge sources to maintain academic integrity.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how setting details (time, place, and context) create or reinforce a story’s mood.
• Use evidence from a text to infer the author’s tone and how it is supported by setting.
• Analyze how setting connects to theme and influences character actions and plot events.