Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Identify common text structures in informational texts (such as cause/effect, problem/solution, and sequence) and describe how they support the author’s purpose.
• Explain how transitions, headings, and the placement of key information shape emphasis, pacing, and clarity.
• Use evidence from a text to determine what the author is trying to achieve and how the structure helps achieve that goal.

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• Explain what source synthesis is and how it differs from summarizing each text separately
• Use evidence from multiple sources to build one coherent, accurate explanation
• Identify overlaps and differences between sources and decide how each should be used in a synthesized response+ Show more

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• Identify an author’s main claim in an informational argument
• Trace how evidence and reasoning details support a claim
• Explain how definitions, comparisons, and cause-and-effect statements strengthen an argument+ Show more

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• Explain how changes in perspective affect how events are interpreted in a narrative.
• Identify evidence that shows what information is foregrounded or backgrounded in different viewpoints.
• Describe how perspective shifts influence readers’ judgments about motives and reliability.

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• Explain how a narrator’s point of view affects what they notice and how they describe events.
• Identify narrator stance using evidence such as selective detail and emotionally charged diction.
• Analyze how the author’s craft shapes readers’ trust and interpretation of events.

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• Identify what a counterclaim is and explain why it should be stated fairly and accurately.
• Write a specific rebuttal that addresses the counterclaim with relevant reasons and evidence.
• Distinguish the writer’s position from the alternative perspective within an argument.

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• Identify a character’s motive (goal, fear, loyalty, or misunderstanding) by analyzing what the character says or does.
• Explain how a character’s choice leads to consequences later in a story.
• Use evidence from key moments to support inferences about credibility and complexity in character development.

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• Identify how topic sentences and supporting details work together to advance the purpose of an explanatory text.
• Use transitions and consistent terminology to explain relationships between ideas across paragraphs.
• Analyze how well information flows by checking paragraph structure and logic.

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• Write narrative events in purposeful sequence using transitions that maintain continuity.
• Use cause-and-effect connections to show how choices and obstacles change the story over time.
• Develop key moments with relevant details, including sensory information and brief dialogue or description.+ Show more

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• Revise a draft by improving content, organization, and style for a clearer purpose and audience
• Identify sentence-level issues such as vague wording, redundancy, and unclear pronouns and replace them with precise alternatives
• Explain how revision choices strengthen meaning, logic, and flow in writing

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• Identify how narratives establish context by including time, setting, and background information.
• Explain how characters, situation, point of view, and tense help readers understand a story’s events.
• Use purposeful details to build mood and set up a central conflict or goal.

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• Explain how logical organization helps readers follow a main idea from start to finish.
• Identify how paragraphs and transitions contribute to clear, coherent writing.
• Revise writing for consistency in tense, perspective, and terminology to improve readability.

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• Define connotation and distinguish it from dictionary (denotative) meaning.
• Explain how word choice creates tone in a text.
• Identify connotations in context using imagery, sensory details, and comparisons.+ Show more

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• Compare and contrast how theme, character, and plot develop across different text forms (such as poems and plays).
• Identify how genre conventions (structure, style, and techniques) shape meaning.
• Support comparisons with specific evidence from the texts rather than general impressions.

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph or short selection by focusing on the central point that connects the details.
• Distinguish main idea from supporting details and explain how details work together to support a single focus.
• Use main idea to write accurate summaries that fit the whole text.

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• Identify common grammar errors in standard English, including subject-verb agreement, inconsistent tense, and misplaced modifiers.
• Revise sentences to correct errors while preserving meaning and clarity.
• Explain why an error disrupts accuracy and how the revision improves the writing.

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• Explain how economic institutions such as markets, banks, and governments organize trade and regulate resources
• Describe how currency and barter support exchanging goods and services in different societies
• Evaluate how economic institutions promote stability, investment, and adaptation over time

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• Explain how physical and environmental processes (flooding, volcanic activity, and climate variation) can influence human settlement patterns.
• Describe how environmental conditions affect economic activities such as farming, fishing, and mining.
• Analyze how human choices can reduce or increase risk when living near natural hazards.

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• Identify minerals using physical properties (hardness, cleavage, streak) and chemical properties (acid reaction).
• Explain how texture, grain size, and mineral composition help classify igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
• Use evidence such as sedimentary layering and contact metamorphism to interpret past environmental conditions.+ Show more

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• Explain how civic engagement (voting, service, and public discussion) helps communities make decisions.
• Describe how town hall meetings and referendums influence public policy and civic norms.
• Evaluate ways people can participate responsibly to strengthen democracy.

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• Understand how human activities affect the water cycle and water quality.
• Identify human actions that disrupt natural water systems and their impacts.
• Explain the effects of land cover changes, pollution, and water management on ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Draft an opening, body, and closing that work together to communicate a clear purpose.
• Use complete sentences and logical sequencing so ideas connect smoothly from paragraph to paragraph.
• Revise a developing draft by checking that each section supports the main point and audience.

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• Explain what archival documentary records are and why they were created.
• Describe how biases and missing information can affect interpretations of the past.
• Use examples of different record types (censuses, maps, letters, and municipal minutes) to support claims about community history.+ Show more

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• Understand how water moves among different reservoirs on Earth.
• Identify major water reservoirs and their characteristic conditions.
• Explain how water transfers between reservoirs through different processes.+ Show more

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• Explain how oral traditions and testimonies function as primary sources in community memory.
• Describe why oral narratives may change over time while still preserving important meanings.
• Compare oral and written historical accounts by considering audience, purpose, and power.+ Show more

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• Explain how migration waves change communities through demographic, cultural, and economic effects.
• Describe common motivations for migration, including economic opportunity and displacement.
• Analyze how government policy can influence who migrates and where people settle.+ Show more

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• Explain how industrialization, transportation, and migration contributed to urban growth.
• Analyze how rapid city expansion affected housing, labor, and public services.
• Evaluate how municipal governance and economic policy can shape different outcomes for cities.+ Show more

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• Explain how technological innovations and migration can reshape a community’s economy, transportation, and labor patterns.
• Describe how changes in transportation and industry can alter social organization and the physical landscape.
• Compare continuities and changes in community life by using documentary and oral evidence.

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• Explain how geography and resource availability influenced historical trade routes.
• Describe how trade partnerships affected community growth, wealth distribution, and alliances.
• Analyze continuity and change in trade as goods and routes shifted over time.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of energy efficiency and how it is measured.
• Identify common sources of energy loss in machines and systems.
• Evaluate trade-offs between performance and energy waste in various technologies.+ Show more

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• Identify character traits and explain how they are shown through a character’s actions and dialogue.
• Infer a character’s motivations and connect them to key plot events.
• Analyze how a character develops over time and how that development affects themes.

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• Identify how First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives describe relationships to land and water across traditional territories.
• Explain how Indigenous knowledge and governance influence resource management and regional economies.
• Analyze causes and consequences of colonial settlement on continuity and change in Indigenous land use.

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• Explain how precise word choice improves clarity and tone in writing and speaking.
• Identify how connotations and shade of meaning change a message.
• Revise sentences by replacing vague words with more specific, accurate vocabulary.

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• Explain how trade, treaties, conflict, and cooperation shaped relationships among First Nations, Métis, and Inuit and other groups.
• Analyze causes and impacts of contact, including changes to land use and cultural exchange.
• Describe how Indigenous governance and legal frameworks show continuity and change over time.

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• Understand the differences between crystalline and amorphous solids based on particle arrangements.
• Explain how particle bonding strength and spatial order influence the properties of solids.
• Connect microscopic particle arrangements to observable behaviors like melting points and brittleness.+ Show more

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• Identify observable signs that indicate a chemical reaction has occurred.
• Describe different chemical indicators such as gas production, precipitate formation, color change, energy emission, and light or sound release.
• Explain why multiple indicators are needed to confirm a chemical change rather than relying on a single sign.+ Show more

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• Differentiate between physical and chemical changes using concrete examples.
• Identify products and reactants to determine if a change is physical or chemical.
• Explain why some changes are reversible and others are not.+ Show more

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• Understand the different components that make up an ecosystem.
• Explain the roles of abiotic and biotic factors in ecosystems.
• Identify examples of various ecosystems and their features.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of a food chain and its components.
• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem.
• Explain the flow of energy through different levels of a food chain.+ Show more

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• Identify the key biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem.
• Explain how living organisms interact with nonliving factors in their habitat.
• Describe how these interactions influence the environment and organism survival.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of habitat fragmentation and its effects on ecosystems.
• Identify ways to mitigate habitat fragmentation impacts.
• Analyze how habitat patches affect species diversity and survival.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe observable physical properties of matter.
• Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes based on properties.
• Understand how physical properties help in classifying and analyzing matter.+ Show more

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• Understand the factors that influence population change over time.
• Identify different growth models such as exponential and logistic growth.
• Explain how density-dependent and density-independent factors affect populations.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of decomposers in recycling matter within ecosystems.
• Identify the processes involved in decomposition and nutrient cycling.
• Explain how atoms and organic molecules are transformed during decomposition.+ Show more

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• Distinguish between primary and secondary sources and explain how each provides evidence.
• Classify examples (diaries, photographs, artifacts, and textbooks) as primary or secondary sources.
• Use source details such as date and purpose to support claims about historical events.

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• Understand how organisms compete for limited resources in their environment.
• Identify different types of competition and their effects on populations.
• Analyze how resource availability influences survival and reproduction.+ Show more

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• Understand how limiting resources affect populations in ecosystems.
• Identify different types of resources that can be limiting.
• Explain how organisms respond to resource scarcity.+ Show more

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• Identify the different types of food molecules and their functions in the body.
• Explain how digestion breaks down large food molecules into smaller ones that can be absorbed.
• Describe how food molecules support growth, structure, and energy needs in animals.+ Show more