Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Combine an independent clause and a dependent clause to write a complex sentence.
• Use subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns to show relationships such as cause, contrast, and time.
• Revise sentence fragments so the dependent clause correctly attaches to an independent clause.

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• 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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• Identify common parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, interjection) in sentences.
• Classify words accurately to improve sentence clarity in descriptive writing.
• Explain how modifying words (adjectives/adverbs) and word relationships (prepositions/conjunctions) affect meaning.

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• Identify antecedents and pronouns in sentences to clarify meaning.
• Choose correct pronoun case (subject vs. objective) in common sentence patterns.
• Revise sentences to reduce ambiguity caused by unclear pronoun reference.

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• Explain how common prefixes, suffixes, and roots build meaning in academic words.
• Identify how affixes signal ideas such as negation, time, location, and profession.
• Use root and affix knowledge to support spelling and interpretation of complex words.

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• Use sound–symbol patterns to spell words accurately.
• Apply common spelling rules for vowels and consonant doubling when adding endings.
• Correctly spell frequently confused words and homophones to prevent meaning mistakes.+ Show more

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• Use consistent verb tense to maintain a clear timeline in narratives and informational writing
• Recognize purposeful tense shifts and explain why they are needed
• Choose appropriate auxiliary verbs (is/are/was/were/have/has/had/do/does/did) to show completed actions and ongoing states+ Show more

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• Identify main ideas and supporting details across sentences in a text
• Use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Explain how background information helps the reader understand events and concepts+ Show more

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• Identify the central viewpoint or reaction in a text-based claim.
• Use evidence from the text to support a response with clear reasoning.
• Explain how details in the text affect meaning, not only what the details are.+ Show more

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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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• 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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• 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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• Explain how first-person and third-person narration affect perspective and narrative distance
• Analyze how word choice, selective emphasis, and counterpoints influence reliability
• Identify how an author’s perspective shapes what readers learn or assume+ 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 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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• Explain how visual, audio, and editing techniques guide attention and shape interpretation in media.
• Identify the effect of camera angles, lighting, color, and framing on audience understanding.
• Describe how pacing, cuts, transitions, captions, typography, and graphic overlays support meaning.

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in an abiotic influence text.
• Explain how temperature can change organism processes and behavior.
• Use evidence from a passage to answer science questions.

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• Define an ecosystem as an interacting system of biotic and abiotic components.
• Identify key biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) factors in a habitat.
• Explain how organism relationships and physical factors affect ecosystem balance.

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• Identify producers in a food chain.
• Explain how energy starts in a food chain.
• Describe how energy decreases as it moves to higher trophic levels.

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• Identify the main idea of a science text about habitat fragmentation.
• Use supporting details to explain how human actions can affect ecosystems.
• Distinguish between true statements and false statements about habitat fragmentation.+ Show more

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• Define key vocabulary for population dynamics, including population size, limiting factors, and carrying capacity.
• Explain how births, deaths, immigration, and emigration change population size over time.
• Identify the main idea from a science text about population change.

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• Identify the central idea and key details about symbiotic relationships.
• Distinguish mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism using examples.
• Explain how symbiotic interactions can affect organism fitness.

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• Identify the layers of the atmosphere and what happens in each layer
• Describe how temperature and air movement shape weather and climate
• Use key vocabulary to explain how air masses and fronts relate to atmospheric changes

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• Identify Earth’s main internal layers and their general properties.
• Explain how heat and solid materials in Earth can move over long periods.
• Use key vocabulary (crust, mantle, core) to describe Earth’s structure.

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• Use relative dating ideas to order events in Earth’s history based on rock layers and clues.
• Explain how fossils and unconformities help scientists interpret sequences of geologic events.

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• Identify the main idea and key details about how plant roots and stems help an organism survive.
• Explain how roots take in water and minerals and how stems move substances through vascular tissues.
• Use structure and function vocabulary to describe xylem and phloem.

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• Explain the sequence of the main parts of the hydrologic (water) cycle.
• Identify how water moves between surface water and groundwater.
• Describe how watersheds and aquifers affect water availability.

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• Identify the main idea and key details about minerals and rocks.
• Distinguish minerals from rocks using physical properties.
• Recognize how properties like hardness, cleavage, and grain size help identify rock types.

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• Identify main ideas about natural resources.
• Use key vocabulary related to renewable and nonrenewable resources.
• Explain how extraction and use can affect the environment.