Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph and explain how a topic sentence supports it
• Write and revise topic sentences that connect clearly to supporting details
• Use consistent point of view and tense to improve paragraph coherence

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• Identify and restate claims from different versions of the same topic (news post, opinion piece, or paid promotion).
• Compare evidence, context, and sourcing to judge credibility more effectively.
• Use labels such as “sponsored” to understand potential bias or marketing goals.+ Show more

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• Use surrounding words, sentence structure, and text signals to infer the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
• Identify how definitions, examples, contrast words, and cause-and-effect language help readers decode word meaning.
• Use word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) to support comprehension of new words in grade-level texts.

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• Identify key ideas and supporting details to create a concise summary.
• Distinguish factual information from opinions in a text.
• Use logical transitions to keep a summary in order without copying sentences.

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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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• Participate in accountable discussions by staying focused on a topic and using evidence from texts, experiences, or observations.
• Use clarification questions, paraphrasing, and linking phrases to accurately build on others’ ideas.
• Demonstrate respectful disagreement by responding to claims with reasons and evidence.

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• Identify how media choices (framing, selection, and exclusion) shape perspective.
• Analyze how wording and visual cues can suggest legitimacy, stereotypes, or urgency.
• Compare representations of the same event to determine differences in point of view.

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• Identify a media message’s purpose, audience, and tone to explain what it emphasizes or leaves out.
• Analyze how verbal and visual elements (headlines, slogans, images, and layout) work together to create meaning.
• Use context and implied intent to interpret advertisements, social media posts, and short news clips.

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• Determine main points and supporting details in a text by tracking evidence across sentences.
• Use context clues to clarify the meaning of unfamiliar words and connect them to background information.
• Explain how a text’s organization and coherence help readers build understanding.

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• Distinguish between literary and informational texts by purpose and typical features
• Identify whether a text mainly tells a story, describes, informs, or persuades
• Use text clues (such as characters, events, headings, facts, and reasons) to predict what evidence to look for

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• Identify and describe first-person and third-person point of view and how narrative distance shapes meaning
• Analyze how a narrator’s or writer’s perspective affects reliability, emphasis, and reader interpretation
• Use textual evidence (word choice, details selected or omitted, and focus shifts) to support claims about perspective

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• Use quotation marks to correctly show a character’s exact spoken words in narratives.
• Place commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points in the correct position with dialogue.
• Use dialogue tags (said/asked/replied) with correct comma placement before or after quoted speech.+ Show more

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• Explain what an inference is and how it differs from a stated fact
• Make inferences by using clues such as word choice (tone) and events in a text
• Support an inference with specific evidence from the text+ Show more

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• Connect a character’s reaction or a claim to specific evidence from a text.
• Use quotes and paraphrases to support reasoning, not just personal opinion.
• Identify how evidence can come from multiple places in a passage to strengthen a response.

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• 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.

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• Use restatement, example, contrast, and cause-and-effect details to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.
• Identify context clues that reveal how an unfamiliar word functions grammatically (noun, verb, adjective).
• Explain how multiple surrounding sentences help confirm the meaning of a word in informational writing.

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• Identify how cohesive devices (transitional words, pronouns, and repeated key terms) connect ideas within and across paragraphs.
• Choose the most effective sentence-level connection method to improve clarity and flow.
• Use cause-effect and sequence language appropriately to strengthen logical relationships in writing.

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• Identify independent clauses and dependent clauses in complex sentences.
• Choose appropriate subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns to connect ideas.
• Revise sentence fragments by attaching dependent clauses to an independent clause.+ Show more

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• Use commas to separate items in a list
• Use commas after introductory clauses to clarify sentence boundaries
• Use commas to set off nonessential information such as parenthetical phrases+ Show more

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• Explain how purposeful evidence supports a writer’s central message
• Identify how ordering and transitions improve clarity and emphasis in writing
• Revise sentences to better connect evidence to claims through explanation

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• Identify key discussion norms for collaborative conversations (tone, turn-taking, and staying on topic).
• Use evidence and relevant ideas to respond appropriately during a group discussion.
• Demonstrate active listening by reflecting, clarifying, and building on others’ points.

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• Revise sentences by replacing vague words with precise, specific language.
• Identify and correct unclear relationships between ideas by adjusting sentence structure.
• Remove or reduce repeated wording that adds little meaning.+ Show more

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• Identify how collaborative discussion refines ideas through acknowledgment, connection, and respectful disagreement.
• Use paraphrasing and short follow-up questions to clarify shared points during group conversations.
• Apply evidence-based reasoning when disagreeing with a peer’s claim.+ Show more

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• Explain how multimedia choices (tone, music, pacing, and camera angles) influence meaning in viewing texts.
• Compare visuals with spoken words to determine whether messages align or conflict.
• Use evidence from both audio and visuals to make an evidence-based interpretation.

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• Identify the most important information in a text and separate it from minor details
• Write a summary that preserves the author’s overall meaning using logical order and transitions
• Distinguish factual information from opinions stated by characters or the author

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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.

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• Determine the main idea of a paragraph by using clues such as topic sentences, repeated ideas, and how details connect.
• Distinguish between the main idea and supporting details when summarizing or answering questions.
• Infer a main idea when it is not stated directly and explain how details prove that idea.

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• Identify how an audience’s needs affect word choice, level of detail, and emphasis in a presentation.
• Use planning and delivery strategies to tailor a message for different listeners.
• Revise a short message to better fit a specific audience using clear organization and supportive visuals.

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• Track spoken information to identify main ideas and key details.
• Infer speaker intent by paying attention to phrasing, emphasis, and tone.
• Distinguish fact, opinion, and reasoning using careful listening.+ Show more

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• Define credibility and explain how evidence and transparency affect whether a media message seems reliable.
• Identify common signs of bias, including loaded language, selective images, emotional appeals, and missing counter-evidence.
• Use comparisons of two media items about the same topic to explain differences in context and intent.

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• Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues such as definitions, examples, and contrast words
• Explain how cause-and-effect and figurative language can reveal word meaning
• Use prefixes, suffixes, and word parts to support vocabulary understanding

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• Use transition words and phrases to clarify relationships between ideas in a draft
• Choose transitions that match addition, contrast, cause and effect, sequence, and emphasis
• Improve coherence by revising sentence-to-sentence and paragraph-to-paragraph connections

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• Identify the purpose of a presentation (inform, persuade, recount, or demonstrate) and explain how it shapes content and organization.
• Select effective body-point support by matching examples and evidence to the stated purpose.
• Use delivery strategies such as pacing, volume, articulation, and transitions to help an audience understand.

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• Identify the main point of a listening or viewing text and explain how key ideas are repeated or organized.
• Track supporting details by noticing transition words and relationships such as cause, contrast, or sequence.
• Interpret meaning using nonverbal cues such as emphasis and pacing.

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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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• Identify the purpose of each part of a draft (opening, body, and closing) and how they support a central message.
• Apply logical sequencing and complete-sentence drafting to improve readability.
• Revise a developing draft by strengthening transitions, supporting details, and audience-appropriate wording.

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• 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 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

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• Explain how revising improves clarity, coherence, and reader understanding.
• Identify common revision strategies for organization and meaning (rearranging, expanding, condensing).
• Apply sentence-level revision checks for accuracy, tense/person consistency, and punctuation.+ Show more

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• Identify how topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences work together to create paragraph unity.
• Evaluate whether sentences belong in a paragraph based on the paragraph’s main idea and purpose.
• Use evidence, references, or quotations smoothly to strengthen paragraph structure and meaning.+ Show more

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• Identify the antecedent that a pronoun refers to in a sentence.
• Choose pronouns with correct case based on their role (subject after linking verbs, objective after prepositions).
• Revise sentences to remove ambiguous pronoun references.

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• Explain how planning helps a writer choose a clear purpose and suitable topic
• Identify a main message and supporting details that fit the intended reader and goal
• Select an appropriate structure that supports the writer’s purpose

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• Identify common parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections) in sentences.
• Determine how adverbs and adjectives change meaning and tone in descriptive writing.
• Use accurate parts of speech to improve clarity and precision in a short descriptive paragraph.

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• Identify how purpose and audience affect word choice, detail level, and organization in writing
• Select text features (tone, evidence, explanation density, and background information) that best match an intended audience
• Revise a draft by adjusting directness, facts vs. perspective, and clarity for a specific reader

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• Explain how organizing main ideas and supporting details improves clarity and coherence in writing.
• Identify paragraph roles and use transition words to connect ideas logically.
• Determine which organization pattern (chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution) best fits a text.

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• Explain how clarifying questions improve comprehension during discussion.
• Write clarifying questions that target confusion (definitions, examples, reasons, or missing details).
• Use active listening by restating an idea to confirm understanding.+ Show more

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• Review a published text to ensure it matches the assigned purpose and intended audience.
• Check for correctness in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and paragraphing.
• Verify that headings, titles, and visuals/text features support understanding and stay consistent in format.+ Show more

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• Use active listening strategies to identify a speaker’s main idea and supporting details.
• Follow transitions to understand relationships such as cause, contrast, and sequence.
• Interpret nonverbal cues (emphasis and pacing) to determine the speaker’s intent.