Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea and supporting details in short texts
• Use context to determine unfamiliar word meanings
• Explain how details connect across sentences+ Show more

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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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• Write a clear explanation with an opening statement of purpose
• Include relevant supporting details in a logical sequence
• Use precise vocabulary and explicit relationships to improve coherence+ Show more

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• Identify how headings help readers find information
• Explain how captions and bullet points support understanding
• Use quotation marks and punctuation to clarify dialogue+ Show more

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• Identify revisions that improve clarity and coherence
• Revise sentences for consistent tense
• Revise sentences for consistent point of view+ 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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• Identify topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences
• Explain how paragraph unity supports one main idea
• Use transitions to strengthen paragraph organization+ Show more

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• Identify details that support a central claim
• Explain how evidence connects to the main idea
• Reorder details to improve emphasis and comprehension+ Show more

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• Identify the main claim in a media message by looking at what it says and emphasizes.
• Determine a message’s intended audience and explain how it shapes the wording or visuals.
• Use key details to explain the purpose and likely impact of a message.

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• Identify the viewpoint in a prompt
• Match claims with relevant details from a passage
• Explain how quotes support claims using text-based reasoning+ Show more

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• Identify the purpose of a written text and the intended audience.
• Understand how writers choose language and details based on their goals.
• Recognize different types of writing suited for various audiences and purposes.

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• Understand the importance of maintaining consistent verb tenses in writing.
• Identify incorrect tense shifts within sentences and correct them.
• Apply correct verb tenses in their own writing to improve clarity and coherence.

Learning Objectives

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

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• Identify the difference between a claim and evidence in a spoken or multimedia presentation.
• Select credible evidence types (data, observations, expert statements, and textual details) that support conclusions.
• Explain how visuals (slides, charts, photographs, and infographics) should reinforce a spoken message without adding unrelated ideas.

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• Identify the main idea of a text and choose details that directly support it.
• Distinguish between supporting details and unrelated or weakly connected information.
• Use wording and proximity to determine whether a detail strengthens an implied question the text raises.

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• Identify how exact wording supports a claim
• Select quotations that match a claim's purpose
• Paraphrase text while preserving the author's meaning+ Show more

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• Identify main headings in a text
• Understand how headings organize information
• Recognize signals that headings provide about content

Learning Objectives

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

Learning Objectives

• Define theme and distinguish it from topic in a Grade 6 text
• Identify patterns among character actions, conflicts, and key events that support a theme
• Write a theme statement that expresses a relationship between ideas and connect it to textual evidence+ Show more

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• Explain how evidence supports credibility in media messages
• Identify bias through loaded language and selective images
• Evaluate quotations for accuracy and appropriate context+ Show more

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• Identify and understand similes in literary texts.
• Explain the meaning behind figurative expressions.
• Analyze how figurative language enhances themes and ideas.

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• Explain how media choices shape audience perspective
• Identify framing choices in short media-style examples
• Evaluate how quote selection affects perceived legitimacy+ Show more

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• Identify key details that represent important events in a text.
• Write a summary that keeps the overall meaning and avoids minor distractions.
• Use cause-and-effect thinking to sequence events in a clear summary.+ Show more

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• Use textual evidence to make reasonable inferences about motives and likely outcomes.
• Identify inference clues such as character actions, descriptive details, and cause-and-effect signals.
• Distinguish between evidence-based inferences and unsupported speculation.

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• Identify the main idea of a scientific passage on photosynthesis.
• Determine supporting details that explain how plants produce food.
• Explain the relationship between sunlight, water, and photosynthesis.+ Show more

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• Identify how prefixes, suffixes, and root words contribute to a word’s meaning.
• Use context clues to choose the most precise vocabulary for a sentence or paragraph.
• Explain how word parts help readers decode unfamiliar words in grade-level texts.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

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

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• Revise sentences to improve coherence by using clear subject–verb relationships and consistent tense
• Strengthen paragraph organization by making each sentence contribute to the paragraph’s main point
• Avoid fragments and run-ons by combining or splitting sentences appropriately while preserving meaning+ Show more

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• Explain how a central idea and supporting details shape a purposeful media message for an intended audience.
• Identify how media techniques (visual composition, text emphasis, audio tone, and pacing) reinforce meaning and maintain coherence.
• Apply ethical media practices, including accurate attribution and avoiding misleading edits, when creating and sharing media.

Learning Objectives

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

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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 the main message of a media product
• Analyze how format and content support the message
• Explain the importance of ethical representation in media+ Show more

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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

Learning Objectives

• Identify a central viewpoint or reaction in a text and restate it clearly in my own words.
• Use evidence from the text to justify my viewpoint, explaining how details support my claim.
• Connect evidence to interpretation with clear reasoning so the response reads like a coherent argument.

Learning Objectives

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

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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.

Learning Objectives

• Use colons to introduce lists, definitions, and explanations related to the preceding independent clause
• Use semicolons to join two closely related independent clauses
• Revise sentences by choosing the correct punctuation mark (colon, semicolon, or comma) for clarity and logic+ Show more

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• Explain how a purpose statement helps writers maintain a controlling idea throughout a draft.
• Identify how topic, audience, and voice work together to create an intended effect in a specific genre.
• Revise and evaluate writing by checking whether details support the writer’s purpose.

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• Explain how writers adapt content, format, and level of detail for a specific audience.
• Choose vocabulary, background information, and directness to match what an audience can understand.
• Revise writing by aligning purpose (inform, persuade, express opinion) with audience needs.

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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 common informational text structures such as cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution.
• Use structural clues (signal words and organization) to predict how information will be presented.
• Summarize informational passages by describing relationships between ideas using evidence.

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• Explain how media choices (who appears, what is said, and how people are portrayed) create perspective.
• Analyze how framing, word choice, and selected quotes can reinforce or challenge stereotypes.
• Compare two portrayals of the same event to identify differences in emphasis and credibility signals.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of word choice for clarity
• Identify vague terms and replace them with precise language
• Improve sentences to reduce ambiguity and enhance meaning+ Show more

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• Understand how to synthesize evidence from different parts of a text.
• Identify key details that support main ideas.
• Explain relationships among details to form a unified interpretation.+ Show more

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• Identify supporting details in a text to strengthen responses
• Explain how textual evidence supports ideas about characters, ideas, or events
• Develop responses that connect impressions to specific quotes, paraphrases, or details

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• Explain how a writer’s purpose shapes word choice, organization, and evidence.
• Identify how audience needs affect formality and the level of background information.
• Revise sentences or details to better fit a specific audience and purpose.

Learning Objectives

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

Learning Objectives

• Explain how precise word choice can improve clarity and tone in writing and speaking
• Identify connotation and shade of meaning when comparing similar words
• Revise sentences by replacing vague words with more specific, accurate vocabulary