Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

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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 how a character reacts to conflict and how those reactions change the character’s behavior
• Use evidence from actions and dialogue to explain what a character values or believes
• Describe how a character’s choices under pressure affect the direction of a plot+ Show more

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• Explain how visuals (maps, charts, diagrams, timelines) and their captions work with written paragraphs to build meaning.
• Interpret labels, legends, keys, and key data in a graphic and connect those details to what the author says.
• Use information from a graphic to answer questions accurately instead of relying on visuals or text alone.

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• Explain how commas, quotation marks, and apostrophes change the meaning of sentences.
• Use commas to support readers with pauses, boundaries, and items in lists.
• Use quotation marks to show direct speech or quoted text accurately.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of synthesizing research findings into a cohesive conclusion
• Connect major points from different sources to form a unified interpretation
• Learn to write clear, organized, and accurate research conclusions+ Show more

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• Revise drafts by correcting grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization
• Improve readability by fixing sentence boundaries and strengthening subject-verb agreement
• Ensure consistency in verb tense and punctuation in common sentence structures, including compound sentences with commas+ Show more

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• Identify a story’s central idea by tracing how details work together across plot and characters.
• Explain how authors develop theme through character choices, conflicts, and setting.
• Use textual clues (evidence) to support interpretations of recurring messages or morals.

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• Use context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Choose synonyms that match nuance and connotation, not just the dictionary definition.
• Replace vague words with more specific words that fit the purpose and tone of a sentence.+ Show more

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• Apply spelling strategies for long and short vowels and consonant doubling when adding endings
• Use knowledge of word families and meaningful context to choose correct spelling for related words
• Identify and correct errors involving homophones and frequently confused words during proofreading+ Show more

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• Compare themes, characters, and ideas across two literary works
• Recognize how authors’ perspectives shape meaning in different genres
• Contrast similarities and differences to deepen understanding of a common message

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• Identify the difference between direct evidence (exact wording) and paraphrased evidence while keeping meaning faithful.
• Select textual evidence that best matches a claim’s purpose and avoids irrelevant excerpts.
• Explain how context helps a quote or paraphrase make sense to a reader.

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• Identify a theme or central idea in a narrative by using clues from characters, setting, and plot.
• Explain how recurring messages or morals are developed through events and character choices.
• Cite textual evidence (details from the passage) to support a theme statement.

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• Identify and correct common grammar errors, including inconsistent verb tense and subject–verb agreement
• Apply punctuation rules for commas, quotation marks, apostrophes, and appropriate end punctuation
• Fix sentence boundary problems such as fragments, run-ons, and comma splices without changing the intended meaning

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• Match a claim or interpretation with evidence that directly supports it
• Choose quotations or precise paraphrases that clarify how a detail proves an idea
• Differentiate between strong, relevant evidence and interesting but irrelevant details

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• Identify how themes develop across different parts of a story
• Recognize recurring symbols and contrasting viewpoints that shape themes
• Analyze how early ideas are strengthened or challenged later in the text+ Show more

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• Analyze how an informational author organizes ideas using headings and transitions.
• Identify how examples and statistics support the author’s purpose.
• Revise or plan informational writing to improve clarity and logical flow.

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• Recognize how simple, compound, and complex sentences create clarity and variety.
• Use subordinating elements to form complex sentences and express cause, contrast, or time.
• Choose appropriate sentence connections to reduce repetitive construction.

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• I can proofread my writing for correct spelling, capitalization, and consistent formatting.
• I can identify and fix common spelling errors and correct capitalization for proper nouns and sentence starts.
• I can check that names, repeated terms, and headings are used consistently throughout a draft.

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• Identify how introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions work together to meet a writing purpose
• Write topic sentences that state a controlling idea and support logical paragraph development
• Use transitions to connect ideas smoothly within and across paragraphs+ Show more

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• Revise a draft by improving content, organization, and style to make meaning clearer
• Identify sentence-level changes that reduce redundancy and increase precision
• Use revision questions to strengthen how ideas connect for a specific audience and purpose

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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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• Explain how roots and affixes contribute to word meaning patterns in Grade 6 vocabulary
• Identify common prefixes and suffixes and infer meaning from them
• Use knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to support accurate spelling and interpretation of complex words

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• Use commas to separate coordinating clauses and set off introductory elements in longer sentences.
• Punctuate quoted material correctly, including where quotation marks begin and end.
• Place apostrophes accurately in contractions and possessives within sentences that include quotations.

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• Integrate information from visuals (charts, diagrams, maps, timelines) with surrounding text to answer questions.
• Interpret labels, legends, and key data in a graphic and connect them to the author’s explanation.
• Explain how visuals and text work together when they support the same idea or provide different types of information.

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• Use context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in grade-level texts.
• Break words into roots and affixes to understand and remember vocabulary.
• Use dictionaries accurately by choosing the definition that matches context.+ Show more

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• Participate in accountable discussions by staying focused on the topic and using evidence
• Use clarifying questions and paraphrase to accurately represent others’ ideas
• Build on contributions with linking phrases and respectful disagreement

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• Identify how a speaker changes language, detail, and emphasis to match an audience
• Explain why specific delivery choices (tone, gestures, eye contact) help listeners understand
• Revise a message so it fits different audiences in a clear, purposeful way

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• Identify the main idea and key details from a spoken message.
• Distinguish fact, opinion, and reasoning by tracking speaker phrasing, emphasis, and tone.
• Summarize a message accurately using relationships between competing ideas (cause, comparison, or contrast).

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• Demonstrate respectful interactive turn taking by entering, speaking, and pausing appropriately during discussions.
• Use listening behaviors to avoid repeating ideas and to connect responses to the current topic.
• Use sentence frames to acknowledge others and add brief follow-ups or expansions to deepen the conversation.

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• Explain how a purposeful presentation clearly communicates a specific goal (inform, persuade, or recount).
• Identify how presentation structure (opening, body with examples, and conclusion) supports the presenter’s purpose.
• Use delivery techniques such as pacing, volume, and clear articulation to keep ideas understandable.+ Show more

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• Identify how purpose and audience change word choice, details, and organization in writing
• Select appropriate tone and level of explanation for different audiences
• Revise a piece of writing to better fit an audience using evidence and clarity

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• Identify how transitional words, pronouns, and repeated key terms create cohesion within and across paragraphs
• Explain cause-effect, compare-contrast, and sequence relationships using cohesive language
• Revise sentences to improve clarity by avoiding run-ons and using punctuation to support sentence connections

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• Identify the role of a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence in a paragraph.
• Evaluate whether sentences belong to a paragraph’s main idea (paragraph unity).
• Explain how evidence or quotations can be integrated smoothly to support an idea.

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• Identify a writer’s purpose and connect it to a suitable topic and main message.
• Organize ideas during planning by selecting relevant details and a workable structure.
• Choose details that meet the needs of a specific audience and purpose.

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• Explain how purposeful evidence supports a central message in writing
• Connect evidence to main ideas by using explanation, not just facts
• Use an effective order of details to strengthen comprehension and emphasis

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• Revise a draft by improving clarity through organization and logical flow.
• Use evidence-based sentence-level edits (tense, person, punctuation, and accuracy).
• Identify what to cut, move, or expand to better meet a specific purpose and audience.

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• Identify how text features (headings, captions, and bullet points) guide readers through information.
• Explain how punctuation and quotation marks support clarity in dialogue and narratives.
• Use stylistic choices such as precise verbs and sensory details to strengthen meaning and readability.

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• Identify how an author's tone and word choice shape the message and mood.
• Distinguish between formal and informal register and explain why a writer chooses each.
• Analyze how politeness and stance are maintained consistently across a text.

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• Explain how a colon is used to introduce a list, definition, or explanation that follows an independent clause.
• Use semicolons to join two closely related independent clauses when a comma alone would be unclear.
• Revise sentences to improve clarity and balance in analytical and persuasive writing.

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• Use commas to separate items in a list.
• Place commas after introductory dependent clauses.
• Set off nonessential information with commas (parenthetical phrases).+ Show more

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• Combine an independent clause and a dependent clause to write a complex sentence.
• Use subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns to show relationships such as cause, contrast, and time.
• Revise sentence fragments so the dependent clause correctly attaches to an independent clause.

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• Identify context clues that signal word meanings, including restatement, example, contrast, and cause-and-effect
• Use surrounding sentences and grammar to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in informational text
• Explain how a chosen meaning fits the author’s purpose

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• Use quotation marks correctly to show spoken words in narratives and plays.
• Place punctuation inside quotation marks when it belongs to the quoted speech.
• Use commas with dialogue tags (said, asked, replied) appropriately when tags connect to quotations.+ Show more

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• Identify common parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, interjection) in sentences.
• Classify words accurately to improve sentence clarity in descriptive writing.
• Explain how modifying words (adjectives/adverbs) and word relationships (prepositions/conjunctions) affect meaning.

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• Identify antecedents and pronouns in sentences to clarify meaning.
• Choose correct pronoun case (subject vs. objective) in common sentence patterns.
• Revise sentences to reduce ambiguity caused by unclear pronoun reference.

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• Explain how common prefixes, suffixes, and roots build meaning in academic words.
• Identify how affixes signal ideas such as negation, time, location, and profession.
• Use root and affix knowledge to support spelling and interpretation of complex words.

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• Use sound–symbol patterns to spell words accurately.
• Apply common spelling rules for vowels and consonant doubling when adding endings.
• Correctly spell frequently confused words and homophones to prevent meaning mistakes.+ Show more

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• Use consistent verb tense to maintain a clear timeline in narratives and informational writing
• Recognize purposeful tense shifts and explain why they are needed
• Choose appropriate auxiliary verbs (is/are/was/were/have/has/had/do/does/did) to show completed actions and ongoing states+ Show more