Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Identify and distinguish simple, compound, and complex sentences in a passage.
• Revise writing by fixing fragments and run-ons and using punctuation to clarify sentence boundaries.
• Use sentence variety to improve flow, readability, and emphasis in an edited draft.

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• Explain how infographic visuals (graphs, icons, timelines, and color legends) communicate information
• Interpret axes, scales, categories, and labels to understand claims in an infographic
• Connect information from visuals and accompanying text to determine a main idea

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• Identify a speaker’s main claim and supporting claims in an argument.
• Determine how evidence is used to justify claims and recognize common argument relationships (cause, comparison, problem-solution).
• Use an argument map to paraphrase spoken logic accurately while omitting unrelated details.

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

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• Identify different types of evidence in informational texts, such as data, quotations, and examples
• Explain how evidence supports a claim in an informational paragraph
• Evaluate the credibility of information by checking how evidence is used

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• Evaluate whether evidence is relevant, specific, and credible when reading informational texts.
• Analyze how well data and explanations support a claim, including whether comparisons are fair.
• Compare conflicting statements and explain which evidence is stronger and why.

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

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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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• Make inferences from wording, tone, and events
• Support inferences with specific textual details
• Distinguish stated information from implied meaning

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• Identify emerging themes through patterns of events in a story.
• Track how conflicts, turning points, and resolutions contribute to developing a theme.
• Link theme statements to supporting details within the text.

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• Identify direct, indirect, and cumulative causes in narrative and informational texts.
• Distinguish between stated reasons and implied effects using context clues.
• Explain cause-and-effect relationships using transition words such as because, therefore, and as a result.

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• Revise writing for correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation
• Improve readability by fixing sentence boundaries and run-ons
• Use grammar checks for subject-verb agreement and consistent verb tense

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• Explain how direct quotations and paraphrases support a claim using evidence from a text.
• Distinguish between quoting and paraphrasing while maintaining meaning and accuracy.
• Integrate evidence smoothly by connecting the cited detail to the interpretation.

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• Explain how speakers adapt language to purpose, context, and audience by changing tone, formality, and vocabulary.
• Identify which details and transitions are most relevant for a specific audience and goal.
• Use evidence from a speech scenario to justify changes in delivery (volume, pace, gesture).

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• Make an inference about a character, event, or idea by using specific evidence from a text
• Select and explain how exact wording, examples, or details support an inference
• Refine an inference when the text includes information that could contradict the original guess

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• Identify how a claim is supported by relevant evidence in spoken presentations.
• Choose appropriate evidence types (data, observations, expert statements, textual details) to match a conclusion.
• Use multimedia (charts, photos, audio/video, infographics) to clarify key ideas without adding new unrelated information.+ Show more

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• Identify cause and effect transition words in texts.
• Use appropriate cause and effect transition words to improve coherence.
• Understand how using consistent terminology clarifies ideas.+ Show more

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• Identify a speaker’s main claim and supporting sub-claims in an argument.
• Describe how evidence and reasons work together to justify claims.
• Recognize common argument relationships (cause, comparison, and problem-solution) when mapping structure.+ Show more

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• Revise a draft to make a clear central message that is supported by specific sentences.
• Improve coherence by arranging ideas in the most logical order and removing distracting repetition.
• Check and correct consistency in point of view, tense, and terminology across a text.

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• Use correct capitalization for sentence beginnings and proper nouns.
• Apply end punctuation and comma conventions to clarify meaning.
• Use apostrophes for contractions and possession, and use quotation punctuation correctly.

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• Identify how topic sentences and paragraph organization help readers follow the main idea in writing.
• Use appropriate transitions to show cause, contrast, sequence, or emphasis within and between paragraphs.
• Maintain consistent tense, perspective, and terminology to improve clarity and readability.

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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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• Explain how personal meaning connects media messages to prior knowledge, experience, and commonly held ideas
• Evaluate whether a message feels convincing or relevant by using text-based details plus emotional and contextual evidence
• Describe how meaning can vary across audiences while still referring to the message itself

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• Gather relevant evidence (facts, details, examples) to support a claim
• Evaluate whether sources are credible and evidence is accurate and relevant
• Integrate evidence smoothly into writing using clear explanations+ Show more

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• Identify and explain how text features (headings, captions, bullet points, and short sections) guide readers through information.
• Use punctuation and quotation marks to make dialogue clear and readable.
• Analyze how style choices (precise verbs, sensory details, and selective figurative language) strengthen a writer’s purpose.

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• Explain how discussion norms support shared understanding in a small group.
• Identify behaviors that show respect, effective turn-taking, and staying on topic.
• Use sentence starters to build on others’ ideas while maintaining a courteous tone.+ Show more

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• Identify how oral presentations use structure to guide an audience from introduction to conclusion.
• Use topic sentences, relevant details, and smooth transitions to keep ideas coherent.
• Select purposeful information and omit unrelated details during an explanation.

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• Identify figurative language (metaphors, similes, idioms) and explain its meaning beyond literal definitions.
• Analyze how figurative wording affects tone and mood in a text.
• Use word relationships (synonyms, antonyms, and categories) to interpret meaning precisely.

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• Distinguish connotative meaning from dictionary (denotative) meaning.
• Analyze how word choice creates tone (for example, suspense, humor, anger, regret, or admiration).
• Use textual evidence such as imagery, sensory details, and comparisons to explain emotional impact.

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• Integrate and compare information from two informational texts about related topics.
• Explain how different perspectives shape what each author emphasizes and how evidence is used.
• Synthesize key insights by combining ideas without confusing the sources.

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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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• Identify key parts of an infographic (axes, scales, categories, labels, and legends) and explain what they mean.
• Connect information from the visuals to claims or explanations in the accompanying text.
• Use visual evidence (such as graphs and timelines) to interpret comparisons accurately.

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• Explain how audience and intent shape purposeful media choices
• Identify visual composition techniques that guide audience attention
• Explain how text emphasis supports meaning in media+ Show more

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• Explain how an oral presentation uses an introduction, body, and conclusion to guide the audience.
• Identify and apply smooth transitions and signposted relationships between ideas in a talk.
• Select relevant details for a purpose (informing/explaining) and remove unrelated information.+ Show more

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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 an author’s purpose in an informational text by distinguishing whether the author writes to inform, persuade, or entertain.
• Use textual clues such as tone, word choice, and evidence to support an author’s purpose claim.
• Evaluate how an author’s purpose may affect reliability and bias in a text.

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• Identify common prefixes, suffixes, and root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
• Use context clues to confirm or refine word meanings derived from word parts.
• Choose precise vocabulary that improves clarity and descriptive writing.

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• Link a claim about meaning to specific evidence from media (words, images, captions, graphics, and sound).
• Distinguish what the text shows or says from what you infer or conclude.
• Explain how multiple media choices work together to shape an audience’s perspective.

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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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• 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 word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and root words) to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Use context clues to confirm or adjust a word-part meaning guess.
• Select more precise vocabulary choices to improve descriptive and explanatory writing.

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• Explain how authors create connections between ideas across informational text sections (cause/effect, problem/solution, and related concepts).
• Identify how authors make distinctions between categories, stages, and viewpoints using signal words and structure.
• Use textual clues (signal words and headings) to describe why relationships and contrasts are included.

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• Identify how explanatory writing uses precise definitions and relevant details to clarify a concept
• Determine whether details support the main idea and remove information that is unrelated
• Explain cause-and-effect, comparison, or process relationships using accurate wording+ Show more

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• Explain how ethical media creation supports credibility through accurate representation and credible sources.
• Identify why attribution and copyright awareness matter when using images, audio, or quotes.
• Use ethical balance by including context that does not mislead an audience.+ Show more

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• Identify how creators use media choices (words, visuals, camera angles, editing pace, music, and layout) to shape meaning.
• Explain inferred meaning by connecting observable media features to what viewers may feel or believe.
• Use evidence from multiple parts of a media message to make a clearer interpretation.

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• Integrate information from multiple informational texts on the same topic to build a clearer understanding
• Compare perspectives across sources and explain how they support or differ
• Synthesize key insights by cross-referencing details and using evidence from texts+ Show more

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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

Learning Objectives

• Use context clues (definition, restatement, example, and contrast) to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Apply knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to refine word meaning and interpretation.
• Connect inferred word meaning to the author’s purpose and the overall nuance of the text.