Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

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• Identify independent and dependent clauses in complex sentences.
• Use subordinating conjunctions to combine ideas into a complex sentence.
• Revise sentences to improve clarity, coherence, and sentence variety.

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• Identify the difference between a fact and an arguable claim in argumentative writing.
• Write a central claim that clearly states a position and can be supported with evidence and logical reasoning.
• Revise claim statements to improve clarity, specificity, and alignment with supporting evidence.

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• Identify how literary devices contribute to meaning in a text.
• Analyze character interactions and narrative voice to infer central ideas.
• Use evidence from a passage to support interpretations.

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Identify common text structure patterns (cause-and-effect, problem-and-solution, compare-and-contrast, and sequence).
• Explain how a writer’s organizational choices help readers understand main ideas and relationships among events or ideas.
• Use evidence from a text to describe how structure influences meaning.

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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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• 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 how introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions work together to achieve a writer’s purpose.
• Use topic sentences and transitions to keep ideas in a logical order.
• Revise sentences so they stay on topic and match the controlling idea of the paragraph.

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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 ethical media creation includes accurate representation, credible information, and clear attribution.
• Determine how to avoid misleading context and respect copyright when creating or sharing a media product.
• Apply responsible choices for organization so a media message stays understandable and trustworthy.

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• Compare multiple versions of a claim by examining differences in evidence, context, and sourcing
• Identify sponsorship labels and evaluate how they affect credibility judgments
• Assess whether statistics are defined and sourced, and detect contradictions between accounts+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph by reading its topic sentence.
• Write topic sentences that connect to supporting details and match the paragraph’s purpose.
• Use coherent concluding sentences to reinforce how a paragraph contributes to a larger message.+ Show more

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• Identify how simple, compound, and complex sentences affect meaning and readability in a draft.
• Revise run-on sentences and sentence fragments by changing punctuation and/or sentence boundaries.
• Combine or split sentences to improve flow, emphasis, and logical structure.+ Show more

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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

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• Use transition words and phrases to clarify relationships between ideas (addition, contrast, cause and effect, sequence, emphasis).
• Revise sentences and paragraph links so the writing stays coherent and easy to follow.
• Identify where a missing or misplaced transition word changes the meaning of a draft.

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• Identify the elements of an effective introduction: hook, context, and a focus statement
• Select the best type of intro strategy (scenario, fact, or claim) for a writer’s purpose and audience
• Revise weak introductions by narrowing from general topic to a specific direction using clear transitions

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• Revise sentences by replacing vague words with specific, accurate language
• Improve clarity by correcting sentence structure that blurs cause, effect, or relationships
• Use context clues to support technical or specialized vocabulary+ Show more

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• Identify how speakers’ ideas evolve across a discussion by tracking agreements and differences.
• Differentiate evidence from opinions when forming a synthesis and a final conclusion.
• Write a clear conclusion that connects to the discussion’s key points.

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• Explain why discussion norms help a group reach shared understanding.
• Demonstrate respectful turn-taking and appropriate tone during a collaborative discussion.
• Use listening strategies to decide when to respond, ask questions, or reflect.+ Show more

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• Use discussion moves (paraphrasing, connecting, and asking follow-up questions) to refine ideas with classmates.
• Respond respectfully to disagreement by using reasoning or evidence instead of personal comments.
• Identify and practice claim-and-counterclaim moves to strengthen a collaborative discussion goal.

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• Identify how narration, music, pacing, and camera angles influence meaning in multimedia texts
• Explain how visual choices can support or contradict spoken claims and affect credibility or emphasis
• Use evidence from both visuals and accompanying text to interpret a viewpoint accurately

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• Identify how infographic visuals (axes, scales, icons, legends, and labels) communicate meaning.
• Explain how numerical claims in an infographic depend on accurate reading of categories and comparisons.
• Connect information from the visual and accompanying text to determine the main idea.+ 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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• 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 an author’s purpose (to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain) in different texts.
• Explain how purpose affects structure, evidence, and word choice.
• Distinguish main claims from supporting details and recognize bias or viewpoint signaled by language.

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• Explain how precise word choice helps communicate meaning and tone in writing and speaking.
• Identify how connotations (positive/negative/neutral feelings) change the message when replacing vague words.
• Revise sentences by swapping vague or imprecise words with more specific vocabulary based on context.

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• Identify subject-verb agreement errors and revise sentences to match subject number.
• Detect inconsistent verb tense and correct tense shifts for clarity.
• Recognize misplaced modifiers and reposition them to accurately describe what they modify.

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• Identify how point of view shapes what a reader knows and feels in a story.
• Explain how flashbacks and dialogue develop character, plot, and theme.
• Analyze how different narrative techniques work together to create meaning.

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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.

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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 hooks, background information, and thesis statements to craft engaging introductions.
• Identify how an introduction sets purpose, context, and focus for persuasive, informative, and narrative writing.
• Revise an introduction to improve clarity and reader interest.

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• Identify the main claim and intended audience in a media message
• Explain how key details and visual choices support a message’s purpose
• Distinguish between informational and persuasive purposes in real-world media

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• Use attribution and explanatory commentary to integrate paraphrased and quoted sources smoothly
• Avoid patchwriting by rephrasing accurately and keeping the source meaning intact
• Select and format citations in a consistent style so readers can trace evidence+ Show more

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• Revise a draft to improve coherence by ensuring ideas flow logically and follow the genre’s expected structure.
• Strengthen topic sentences and transitions so each paragraph supports the central claim.
• Use evidence purposefully by placing support where it best matches the sentence it explains.

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• Explain how discussion norms (respectful interaction, listening, and participation) support productive group conversations.
• Use sentence stems to build on others’ ideas by adding, clarifying, and extending responses.
• Write meaningful comments that connect to the discussion topic and evidence from text or experience.

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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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• Write a clear claim for a persuasive argument supported by relevant evidence
• Use logical reasoning to explain how evidence supports a position
• Address counterarguments fairly and maintain focus on the main topic+ Show more

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• Identify a text’s theme by tracking recurring ideas across multiple parts of the story.
• Connect characters’ choices, conflicts, and dialogue to a central message about life or human behavior.
• Use evidence from different scenes to support a theme claim consistently.

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• Identify the key elements of narrative writing: character, setting, plot, and point of view
• Use clear sequencing to connect events from beginning to end
• Apply vivid details and point of view to make a story engaging

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• Explain the purpose of planning, outlining, drafting, and revising in the drafting process
• Use audience and purpose to make decisions about content, organization, and word choice
• Create and use a simple outline to draft coherent paragraphs with topic sentences and transitions+ Show more

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• Explain how an author’s point of view affects what information is included and how it is presented.
• Identify bias or perspective by analyzing word choice, tone, and supporting evidence.
• Compare how different viewpoints can lead to different interpretations of the same situation.

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• Use active listening strategies (attention, paraphrasing, and clarifying) during group discussions.
• Interpret spoken ideas accurately by identifying claims and supporting reasons.
• Explain how different perspectives can lead to different interpretations or solutions.+ Show more

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• Revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences to improve clarity without changing meaning
• Strengthen subject-verb clarity and fix pronoun references so they point to the correct noun
• Replace vague word choices with precise, specific language that matches the intended tone

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• Identify causes and effects in narrative and informational texts, including direct, indirect, and cumulative causes.
• Distinguish between stated reasons and implied effects using context clues.
• Use common transition words (because, therefore, as a result) to explain relationships between events.

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• Identify key details in a text and explain why they matter to the overall meaning
• Summarize events by grouping and sequencing important moments while omitting minor distractions
• Use cause-and-effect thinking to describe how challenges unfold and how responses lead to outcomes