Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• 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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• 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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• Identify whether a text is literary or informational based on its purpose and style.
• Use organizational cues (like headings, reasons, and event sequences) to predict how information is presented.
• Choose evidence that matches the text category when answering questions.

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• Identify common narrative and informational text structures.
• Explain how transitions and organizational choices help readers understand relationships between ideas.
• Determine how the placement of details supports meaning in a text.

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• Explain the difference between theme and central idea.
• Identify a text’s theme or central idea using evidence from key points and outcomes.
• Distinguish interesting details from the author’s main message or claim.

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• Identify how purpose, audience, and tone shape the meaning of a media message
• Analyze how verbal text and visual elements (images, headlines, slogans, and layout) work together
• Use context to explain what a media message emphasizes or leaves out

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• Identify how clear intent shapes the structure and design choices in media creation
• Use specific techniques (visual composition, text emphasis, audio tone, and pacing) to reinforce meaning for an intended audience
• Apply ethical media practices, including attribution and avoiding misleading edits+ Show more

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• Identify clues in text (words, tone, and events) that support an inference.
• Distinguish between what a text directly states and what can be logically implied.
• Explain how evidence from the passage supports an inference.

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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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• Identify how media choices (framing, selection of details, and wording) shape perspective.
• Analyze how representation can suggest stereotypes, legitimacy, or urgency.
• Use evidence from text and wording to explain differences in coverage of the same event.

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• Connect a viewpoint to specific evidence from a text using quotes, paraphrases, or notable details.
• Explain how the evidence supports a reaction or claim instead of relying on general agreement.
• Choose and evaluate evidence that best matches a question about character, idea, or event.

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• Define direct evidence and explain how it supports a claim using exact text.
• Select the best quote or paraphrase that matches the author’s meaning and purpose.
• Distinguish between relevant direct evidence and irrelevant excerpts.+ Show more

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• Determine an author’s likely purpose by analyzing patterns in the text.
• Identify how evidence selection and transitions support a purpose (to inform, explain, persuade, or entertain).
• Explain how an author’s language choices and organization shape the reader’s understanding.

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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 a source is relevant to a research question.
• Determine if a source is credible by using evidence about the author and publication.
• Extract key information accurately and decide whether it supports a specific claim.

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• Write a research conclusion that answers the research question using synthesized findings.
• Connect major points into a unified interpretation that improves coherence.
• Revise a final draft for clarity and accuracy, including an aligned, consistently formatted reference list.+ Show more

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• Select evidence and details that directly support a stated claim
• Explain how evidence connects to purpose using clear commentary
• Revise vague references by replacing them with specific wording+ Show more

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• Revise paragraphs to improve coherence by checking that ideas connect logically.
• Identify and strengthen topic sentences so each section supports the central claim.
• Reorder sentences or evidence to match the genre’s expected structure.+ Show more

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• Explain how nonprint features (labels, captions, charts, and diagrams) support the main idea in an informational text.
• Identify relationships between visual information and claims made in nearby sentences.
• Use evidence from both the text and the visual to answer comprehension questions.

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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 the central idea of a persuasive nonfiction passage.
• Select supporting details that strengthen a claim by providing reasons, facts, examples, or elaborations.
• Distinguish essential details from interesting but nonessential information.

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• Identify how first-person, third-person limited, and an external narrator change what readers notice and how they judge characters.
• Explain how an author’s voice, diction, and sentence style affect the mood and inferred motives.
• Use textual evidence to support claims about meaning formed from perspective shifts.

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• 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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• Use evidence from nearby sentences, actions, and descriptions to make inferences
• Identify likely motives, consequences, and outcomes based on what a text implies
• Distinguish inference from guesswork by explaining how clues support an answer

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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 a text’s central idea or theme using clues from the whole passage.
• Explain how supporting details connect to the central idea across paragraphs.
• Use evidence from key moments to support claims about what the text emphasizes.

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• Explain the difference between a theme and a central idea using examples from fiction and informational texts
• Identify a text’s theme or central idea by combining key details and author claims
• Distinguish important evidence from interesting but minor details when determining a central message

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• Analyze how shifts in structure (story episodes, explanations, sidebars, definitions) help maintain coherence
• Identify signals of alignment, overlap, and purpose across different parts of a text
• Explain how structural features guide readers in tracking a central idea

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• Identify media bias signals by analyzing who is represented, what is emphasized, and who gets to speak.
• Explain how selection, omission, wording, and tone can shape a reader’s impression of an event.
• Practice comparing how the same event is framed across different media perspectives.

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• Use correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation to clarify meaning in writing.
• Apply comma rules for complex sentences, transitions, and items in a series.
• Use hyphenated modifiers correctly to prevent confusion about which words belong together.

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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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• 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 the central idea of a persuasive nonfiction text.
• Select supporting details (reasons, facts, examples, elaborations) that strengthen the author’s claim.
• Distinguish essential supporting details from interesting but nonessential information.+ Show more

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• Analyze how point of view and author voice shape what a reader learns and how it feels.
• Infer characters’ motives using textual evidence from different perspectives (first-person, third-person limited, and external narrator).
• Explain how diction and sentence style contribute to tone and the reader’s conclusions.

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• Analyze how an author’s choices in plot, characterization, setting, dialogue, point of view, and sensory details develop theme or message.
• Explain how specific scenes contribute to a fable or short realistic story’s overall meaning.
• Use evidence from the text to support claims about author craft and theme.

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• Determine an author’s likely purpose (to inform, explain, persuade, or entertain) by using evidence from the text.
• Identify which details, examples, and transitions the author uses to support that purpose.
• Explain how word choice and organization reveal an intended message for the reader.

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• Identify the central idea or theme of a realistic fiction text.
• Explain how supporting details reinforce the central idea across multiple paragraphs.
• Use evidence from the text to answer questions about central ideas and themes.

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• Identify how a writer’s purpose statement shapes a controlling idea for a selected genre.
• Explain how audience and voice influence word choice, details, and tone.
• Revise sentences to make topic, audience, and voice align with the intended effect.+ Show more

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• Select textual evidence that matches a claim about a passage’s meaning.
• Explain how evidence supports an inference or summarizes key ideas accurately.
• Distinguish relevant evidence from details that do not connect to the claim.

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• Explain how visuals (labels, captions, charts, maps) connect to claims and details in an informational text.
• Determine how headings and subtopics guide understanding before and during reading.
• Use textual evidence to describe relationships between diagram information and surrounding sentences.

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• Identify metaphors and similes in a poem or passage and explain what the comparison suggests.
• Determine how figurative language reinforces a theme by connecting images to events or ideas in the text.
• Explain the effect of repeated figurative expressions on a reader’s understanding or inference.

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• Identify whether a source is relevant to a specific research question.
• Evaluate credibility by considering author expertise and evidence quality.
• Determine whether a source is appropriate by checking publication context and timeliness.+ 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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• Distinguish tone from mood by identifying the author’s attitude and the text’s emotional atmosphere.
• Analyze how word choice, imagery, and sentence style (diction and syntax) contribute to tone and shape mood.
• Explain how shifts in events can cause changes in tone and mood.

Learning Objectives

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

Learning Objectives

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

Learning Objectives

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