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Grade 6 Reading & writing, Common Core strands

4 units for Grade 6 reading & writing, organised by Common Core strand: Reading: Literature, Reading: Informational Text, Writing, Language. Each unit has a short lesson, a practice worksheet and a review worksheet, both with answer keys.

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01

RL Reading: Literature

Stories, poems and literary terms

Short stories, poems and literary terms: who did what, why it happened and what a text suggests.

Short lesson: Reading and literary analysis

Study guide for Grades 5 to 12: 25 key ideas, including narrator, protagonist and antagonist; 3 practice questions. 25 key concepts, retrieval questions and a learning checkpoint.

Support an interpretation with specific details. A theme is a developed idea, not simply one word such as friendship.

  • Narrator. The voice that tells a story.
  • Protagonist. A central character whose actions or experiences organize a story.
  • Antagonist. A character or force that opposes the protagonist.
  • Setting. The time, place and surrounding conditions of a story.

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Worksheets

A practice worksheet and a review worksheet, 12 and 14 questions.

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Practice worksheet: 12 questions

  1. Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? A concise account of the essential points of a text.

    1. Foreshadowing
    2. Hyperbole
    3. Summary
    4. Narrator

  2. Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? The attitude conveyed by a text's language and choices.

    1. Flashback
    2. Tone
    3. Personification
    4. Narrator

  3. Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? An underlying idea explored through a text, rather than just its topic.

    1. Theme
    2. Imagery
    3. Symbol
    4. Metaphor

  4. Fictional text: “Noor tested the lock twice, then placed the spare key in her bag.” Which inference is best supported?

    1. Noor was checking access before leaving.
    2. Noor had stolen a key.
    3. The building was abandoned.

  5. Which sentence best distinguishes evidence from interpretation?

    1. Her pause proves she was guilty.
    2. Pausing always means fear.
    3. The text says she paused; this may suggest hesitation.

  6. Which question tests whether evidence is relevant?

    1. Does this detail help support this particular claim?
    2. Is the quotation the longest one?
    3. Does it contain difficult words?
  7. Passage: The notebook without a name

    Why was the location where the notebook was found useful information?

  8. Passage: The notebook without a name

    Which theme best fits the passage?

    1. Keeping anything found
    2. Avoiding all assistance
    3. Helping while respecting privacy and responsibility
    4. Winning a reading contest
  9. Passage: The notebook without a name

    Who received the notebook from Leena?

  10. Passage: The notebook without a name

    What did Leena first check?

    1. the front cover for a name
    2. a hidden password
    3. every private page
    4. the last homework answer
  11. Passage: The notebook without a name

    Which detail shows respect for privacy?

    1. She noticed the seat.
    2. The bus had seats.
    3. She did not read the personal pages.
    4. The cover was green.
  12. Passage: The notebook without a name

    Why did Leena direct the later pupil to a procedure rather than promise the notebook was theirs?

Answer key
  1. Summary Summary: A concise account of the essential points of a text.
  2. Tone Tone: The attitude conveyed by a text's language and choices.
  3. Theme Theme: An underlying idea explored through a text, rather than just its topic.
  4. Noor was checking access before leaving. Testing the lock and carrying a spare support preparation, not the other claims.
  5. The text says she paused; this may suggest hesitation. A cautious interpretation does not exceed the observed detail.
  6. Does this detail help support this particular claim? Relevance depends on its connection to the claim.
  7. It could help the driver connect the item with a claimant or the relevant journey. Credit a plausible identification context without treating it as proof alone.
  8. Helping while respecting privacy and responsibility Leena assists without reading or keeping the notebook.
  9. the driver Leena gave it to the driver.
  10. the front cover for a name She limited her search to the front cover.
  11. She did not read the personal pages. The action avoids unnecessary access to personal writing.
  12. She no longer held it, and ownership still needed checking through the appropriate process. Credit practical responsibility and verification.
Review worksheet: 14 questions

  1. Why might a poet repeat a short line at the end of several stanzas?

  2. Which pair forms a rhyme in common English pronunciation?

    1. glow and goad
    2. glow and snow
    3. glow and glove
    4. snow and now

  3. Interpret this original line: Evening folded the road into shadow.

  4. Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience.

    1. Symbol
    2. Summary
    3. Imagery
    4. Foreshadowing

  5. Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? The arrangement of events in a narrative.

    1. Plot
    2. Simile
    3. Foreshadowing
    4. Setting

  6. Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? Attributing human qualities to something non-human.

    1. Tone
    2. Personification
    3. Foreshadowing
    4. Antagonist

  7. Leo planted a seed in a pot and watered it. A week later, a green shoot appeared. What happened after Leo watered the seed?

    1. The seed began to grow into a small plant
    2. The pot disappeared
    3. It snowed indoors
    4. He bought a bicycle

  8. Mina packed a sandwich, water and a raincoat. She checked the trail map before leaving for a walk. What suggests she was prepared for rain?

    1. She packed a raincoat
    2. She wore sandals
    3. She packed a sandwich
    4. She checked the time
  9. Passage: Two clocks at the station

    What two checks did Arun make?

  10. Passage: Two clocks at the station

    Why was Arun tempted to believe the hall clock?

    1. It seemed to give him more time.
    2. It showed the later time.
    3. It was confirmed accurate.
    4. It had no numbers.
  11. Passage: Two clocks at the station

    What was the difference between the two clock readings in minutes?

  12. Passage: Two clocks at the station

    Which clock was correct?

  13. Passage: Two clocks at the station

    Which conclusion best expresses the ending?

    1. A preferred answer still needs reliable checking.
    2. Running is the only solution.
    3. The earliest clock is always correct.
    4. All station clocks are unreliable.
  14. Passage: Two clocks at the station

    What caused the hall clock's error?

Answer key
  1. For emphasis, rhythm, a recurring idea or a changing meaning as context develops. Accept a plausible function linked to repetition.
  2. glow and snow Glow and snow share the stressed vowel and final sound.
  3. The light fades and shadows hide the road; folded gives evening an active, almost human quality. Credit a supported account of darkness and figurative language.
  4. Imagery Imagery: Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience.
  5. Plot Plot: The arrangement of events in a narrative.
  6. Personification Personification: Attributing human qualities to something non-human.
  7. The seed began to grow into a small plant
  8. She packed a raincoat
  9. He checked the current information display and asked a staff member. Credit both independent practical checks in the passage.
  10. It seemed to give him more time. Convenience influenced his first preference.
  11. 5 17 − 12 = 5.
  12. the platform clock The staff confirmation identified it as correct.
  13. A preferred answer still needs reliable checking. Arun chooses verification over convenience.
  14. It had stopped briefly after a power fault. Use the explanation in the passage.

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02

RI Reading: Informational Text

Informational texts

Short informational texts such as reports, labels, surveys and data: main ideas, evidence and claims.

Short lesson: Text structure and main ideas

Reading guide for Grades 4 to 8: a short reading passage, 2 worked examples and 4 practice questions. Writers may organize by sequence, comparison, cause and effect, or problem and solution.

  • Choose the organizing pattern. Writers may organize by sequence, comparison, cause and effect, or problem and solution.
  • Main idea versus detail. The main idea covers the central point; details explain or support it.

Worked example

First, next and finally most strongly signal

sequence

Answer: sequence

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Worksheets

A practice worksheet and a review worksheet, 12 and 13 questions.

Worksheets (PDF)Answer keys (PDF)
Practice worksheet: 12 questions

  1. A text explains traffic congestion and proposes a new bus route. Which structure fits?

    1. problem and solution
    2. unrelated facts
    3. alphabetical list only
    4. a pronunciation key

  2. Explain how a heading can help predict a section’s content without proving every detail in advance.

  3. First, next and finally most strongly signal

    1. a direct comparison
    2. random ordering
    3. sequence
    4. a bibliography
  4. Passage: A caption with a question

    Why did the curator avoid declaring a different definite use?

  5. Passage: A caption with a question

    What did the original donation note actually call the object?

    1. a school desk
    2. a royal treasury
    3. a merchant's money chest
    4. a household box
  6. Passage: A caption with a question

    What trade-off did the museum accept?

    1. Less dramatic wording in exchange for greater accuracy about uncertainty
    2. A lower price for the object
    3. Less accuracy for more entertainment
    4. No information at all
  7. Passage: A caption with a question

    Which distinction is central to the revised caption?

    1. wood versus metal only
    2. observation versus interpretation
    3. morning versus evening
    4. price versus size only
  8. Passage: A caption with a question

    Explain why asking visitors a question can be useful here.

  9. Passage: A caption with a question

    Suggest additional evidence that could help identify the box's use.

  10. Passage: The museum label

    What new evidence might strengthen the interpretation?

  11. Passage: The museum label

    What material was the tool made from?

  12. Passage: The museum label

    Why is the word probably appropriate here?

Answer key
  1. problem and solution
  2. It signals the topic or purpose, but the actual text supplies the specific information and qualifications.
  3. sequence
  4. The features were consistent with several uses, so the evidence did not settle one function. Credit the limits of the available evidence.
  5. a household box The note did not support the more specific later label.
  6. Less dramatic wording in exchange for greater accuracy about uncertainty The ending explicitly contrasts drama with evidential care.
  7. observation versus interpretation The label separates visible features from possible meanings.
  8. It encourages reasoning about evidence rather than simply accepting a confident label. Credit engagement with the unresolved interpretation.
  9. A contemporary record, contents found with it, wear patterns or well-documented comparable objects. Accept relevant evidence with a brief link to function.
  10. Rubric: Suggest relevant evidence such as residue analysis, wear-pattern comparisons or a reliable contemporary description of the tool. Explain the connection.
  11. wood
  12. Rubric: Explain that the interpretation is supported by similar objects but lacks direct documentation, so qualifying language expresses uncertainty honestly.
Review worksheet: 13 questions
  1. Passage: The audio labels

    What alternative remains for visitors who prefer detailed reading?

  2. Passage: The audio labels

    Why do staff seek people with different access needs?

  3. Passage: The audio labels

    Identify a sampling limitation in the first feedback.

  4. Passage: The audio labels

    Does the passage prove that all labels should be replaced? Explain.

  5. Passage: The missing week

    How did the club display the missing period?

    1. by deleting April
    2. by shading it on the chart
    3. by claiming perfect records
    4. by inventing values
  6. Passage: The missing week

    What did the seven blank days mean?

    1. There was certainly no rain.
    2. April's data were erased.
    3. The gauge read 7 mm.
    4. No reading was recorded.
  7. Passage: The missing week

    What is the difference between the two recorded totals in mm?

  8. Passage: The missing week

    Which title best matches what is actually known?

    1. The driest month ever
    2. May had no rain
    3. Recorded rainfall
    4. All rainfall with complete certainty
  9. Passage: The missing week

    What extra information could support a fuller comparison?

  10. Passage: The missing week

    Why was May was drier too strong a title?

  11. A paragraph explains three ways a library serves the community. Its best main idea is

    1. Libraries provide several community services.
    2. The sign has six letters.
    3. One desk is brown.
    4. One user arrived at noon.

  12. What evidence helps identify a main idea that is not stated directly?

  13. Because and as a result often signal

    1. an index
    2. only time of day
    3. cause and effect
    4. a map scale
Answer key
  1. They can request the full text.
  2. The change may affect groups differently, and the museum needs broader evidence about accessibility.
  3. Most replies came from audio users and may not represent other visitors.
  4. No. Feedback is limited and the staff are gathering additional evidence before extending the change.
  5. by shading it on the chart The visual marking made the gap visible.
  6. No reading was recorded. The gauge was not read during the closure.
  7. 9 48 − 39 = 9.
  8. Recorded rainfall The revised title limits the claim to observed data.
  9. Reliable measurements for the missing period or an explicitly justified method with uncertainty, rather than guessed zeros. Credit a suitable data source or transparent limitation.
  10. May's full total was unknown because observations were missing, so the months were not directly comparable. Credit missingness rather than treating blanks as zeros.
  11. Libraries provide several community services.
  12. Look for repeated concepts, the focus of supporting details and how the paragraph begins and ends.
  13. cause and effect

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03

W Writing

Writing

Planning, organising and improving writing: claims, evidence, cohesion and paraphrase.

Short lesson: Writing and argument

Study guide for Grades 5 to 12: 20 key ideas, including thesis, evidence and reasoning; 3 practice questions.

Evidence does not explain itself. Follow it with a sentence showing how it supports your specific claim.

  • Thesis. The central claim an analytical or argumentative text develops.
  • Evidence. Information used to support a claim.
  • Reasoning. The explanation linking evidence to a claim.
  • Counterargument. A reasoned challenge to the main argument.

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Worksheets

A practice worksheet and a review worksheet, 12 and 12 questions.

Worksheets (PDF)Answer keys (PDF)
Practice worksheet: 12 questions

  1. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The closing part that draws together an argument's main significance.

    1. Transition
    2. Concession
    3. Qualifying language
    4. Conclusion

  2. Paraphrase: “The group delayed the picnic because the path was flooded.”

  3. Write a topic sentence for a paragraph explaining why a school garden can support learning.

  4. Write a letter thanking someone who helped you.

  5. Write a paragraph persuading a class to start a reading club.

  6. Describe a place using at least three senses.

  7. Write a short poem about a changing season.

  8. Write a story that begins: “The door opened, but nobody was there.”

  9. Explain how to organize a school bag in five clear steps.

  10. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The explanation linking evidence to a claim.

    1. Audience
    2. Citation
    3. Thesis
    4. Reasoning

  11. A summary of a debate presents only one side. What should be checked?

  12. Which detail best supports a paragraph about reducing classroom noise?

    1. Felt pads on chair legs reduced scraping sounds.
    2. The classroom has four windows.
    3. The wall is pale blue.
    4. The chairs were delivered in April.
Answer key
  1. Conclusion Conclusion: The closing part that draws together an argument's main significance.
  2. Flooding on the path caused the group to postpone its picnic. Accept a new grammatical structure preserving the cause and action.
  3. For example: A school garden gives pupils practical ways to investigate living things. Accept a focused claim that can be developed with relevant details.
  4. Check task completion, organization, relevant detail, clear sentences and appropriate spelling/punctuation. Give specific, constructive feedback; no single correct response.
  5. Check task completion, organization, relevant detail, clear sentences and appropriate spelling/punctuation. Give specific, constructive feedback; no single correct response.
  6. Check task completion, organization, relevant detail, clear sentences and appropriate spelling/punctuation. Give specific, constructive feedback; no single correct response.
  7. Check task completion, organization, relevant detail, clear sentences and appropriate spelling/punctuation. Give specific, constructive feedback; no single correct response.
  8. Check task completion, organization, relevant detail, clear sentences and appropriate spelling/punctuation. Give specific, constructive feedback; no single correct response.
  9. Check task completion, organization, relevant detail, clear sentences and appropriate spelling/punctuation. Give specific, constructive feedback; no single correct response.
  10. Reasoning Reasoning: The explanation linking evidence to a claim.
  11. Whether it omits a central opposing position and therefore misrepresents the debate. Credit fair representation, not an assumption that all positions are equally well supported.
  12. Felt pads on chair legs reduced scraping sounds. This detail directly addresses noise reduction.
Review worksheet: 12 questions

  1. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Restating a source's meaning using genuinely new wording and sentence structure.

    1. Formal register
    2. Paraphrase
    3. Counterargument
    4. Transition

  2. Which revision task should come before checking every comma?

    1. Checking whether the argument makes sense and stays on topic
    2. Changing every short word
    3. Making all sentences the same length
    4. Adding more exclamation marks

  3. Which is the main purpose of a summary?

    1. Keep every sentence in the same order.
    2. Add unsupported conclusions.
    3. Condense the main ideas.

  4. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Presenting someone else's words or ideas as one's own without proper acknowledgement.

    1. Concession
    2. Plagiarism
    3. Thesis
    4. Purpose

  5. Which transition introduces an illustration?

    1. for instance
    2. finally
    3. instead
    4. nevertheless

  6. Summarize this original fictional notice: “The library will close at four on Friday for shelf repairs. Saturday hours will stay the same.”

  7. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Information that identifies a source used in a piece of work.

    1. Counterargument
    2. Reasoning
    3. Citation
    4. Coherence

  8. Which transition introduces a contrast?

    1. for example
    2. similarly
    3. however
    4. first

  9. Which practice is a weak paraphrase?

    1. Rebuilding the sentence and checking its meaning.
    2. Identifying the source of the idea.
    3. Replacing a few words while retaining nearly all original structure.

  10. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Correcting and refining language, mechanics and presentation.

    1. Editing
    2. Quotation
    3. Concession
    4. Citation

  11. Explain why changing a paragraph's topic halfway through can confuse a reader.

  12. Which detail is usually least important in a short summary of a decision meeting?

    1. The color of a participant's pencil.
    2. The main reason given.
    3. The decision reached.
Answer key
  1. Paraphrase Paraphrase: Restating a source's meaning using genuinely new wording and sentence structure.
  2. Checking whether the argument makes sense and stays on topic Meaning and structure should be established before final proofreading.
  3. Condense the main ideas. A summary prioritizes central ideas over every detail.
  4. Plagiarism Plagiarism: Presenting someone else's words or ideas as one's own without proper acknowledgement.
  5. for instance For instance introduces an example.
  6. The library closes early on Friday for repairs, with normal Saturday hours. Preserve the Friday reason and the unchanged Saturday schedule.
  7. Citation Citation: Information that identifies a source used in a piece of work.
  8. however However signals a contrasting idea.
  9. Replacing a few words while retaining nearly all original structure. Superficial substitutions do not establish independent wording.
  10. Editing Editing: Correcting and refining language, mechanics and presentation.
  11. The reader expects connected development; an unrelated topic breaks the focus and may need a new paragraph. Credit focus and organization, not simply paragraph length.
  12. The color of a participant's pencil. An irrelevant visual detail need not displace the central outcome.

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04

L Language

Grammar & vocabulary

Parts of speech, verb forms, punctuation and sentence structure.

Short lesson: English grammar essentials

Study guide for Grades 3 to 8: 20 key ideas, including noun, verb and adjective; 3 practice questions.

Test a word in its sentence. The same spelling can be a noun in one context and a verb in another.

  • Noun. A word used to name a person, place, thing or idea.
  • Verb. A word or word group expressing an action, occurrence or state.
  • Adjective. A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
  • Adverb. A word that often describes how, when or where an action happens, such as quickly, soon or here.

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Worksheets

A practice worksheet and a review worksheet, 12 and 12 questions.

Worksheets (PDF)Answer keys (PDF)
Practice worksheet: 12 questions

  1. Correct the capitals and punctuation: on monday ava visited the library

  2. Which word names a person who teaches?

    1. retaught
    2. teachable
    3. teacher
    4. teaching

  3. English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A meaningful element added before a base word.

    1. Conjunction
    2. Adjective
    3. Prefix
    4. Homophone

  4. Add punctuation to this direct speech: Mina said I have the map

  5. Which word is a verb?

    1. green
    2. chair
    3. happiness
    4. jump

  6. Explain why “Running through the gate” may be a fragment rather than a complete sentence.

  7. Which sentence uses the present perfect?

    1. They will finish the puzzle.
    2. They were finishing the puzzle.
    3. They have finished the puzzle.
    4. They finish the puzzle.

  8. Choose the opposite of “empty”.

    1. full
    2. open
    3. light
    4. quiet

  9. Choose the noun: run, blue, river, slowly.

    1. river
    2. slowly
    3. run
    4. blue

  10. Choose the adjective: soft, sing, table, quickly.

    1. quickly
    2. table
    3. soft
    4. sing

  11. Which mark normally ends a direct written question in English?

    1. .
    2. ?
    3. ,
    4. ;

  12. Choose the opposite of “before”.

    1. after
    2. always
    3. near
    4. under
Answer key
  1. On Monday, Ava visited the library. The comma after Monday is optional here.
  2. teacher
  3. Prefix Prefix: A meaningful element added before a base word.
  4. Mina said, “I have the map.” Accept consistent standard single-quotation conventions too.
  5. jump
  6. It does not state a finite main verb with a subject that completes the thought. Credit explanation of incompleteness; acknowledge that fragments can be intentional in some styles.
  7. They have finished the puzzle. Have plus the past participle forms the present perfect.
  8. full
  9. river
  10. soft
  11. ?
  12. after
Review worksheet: 12 questions

  1. Which sentence separates list items clearly?

    1. We packed paper, string and tape.
    2. We, packed paper string and tape.
    3. We packed, paper string and tape.
    4. We packed paper string and tape.

  2. In misread, mis- most directly means

    1. incorrectly
    2. again
    3. before
    4. carefully

  3. English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

    1. Adjective
    2. Phrase
    3. Prefix
    4. Pronoun

  4. Write the possessive form for one fox: the ___ tail.

  5. Turn “Although the bus was late” into a complete sentence.

  6. Write one sentence that clearly places an action before another past action.

  7. Explain the difference between the student’s project and the students’ project.

  8. In reread, re- most directly means

    1. before
    2. under
    3. not
    4. again

  9. English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? The part of a clause about which something is stated, often controlling verb agreement.

    1. Suffix
    2. Subject
    3. Complex sentence
    4. Preposition

  10. Write the possessive form for several foxes: the ___ den.

  11. Write the subject of “The small dog barked.”

  12. Complete with the past participle of eat: I have ___ lunch.

Answer key
  1. We packed paper, string and tape.
  2. incorrectly
  3. Adjective Adjective: A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
  4. fox's A singular noun normally takes apostrophe s.
  5. Although the bus was late, we arrived before the show. Accept a grammatical main clause that completes the intended contrast.
  6. For example: We had packed the bag before the taxi arrived. Accept a clear, grammatical past sequence; do not require these exact words.
  7. The first indicates one student owns the project; the second indicates multiple students own it.
  8. again
  9. Subject Subject: The part of a clause about which something is stated, often controlling verb agreement.
  10. foxes' For a regular plural ending in s, add the apostrophe after s.
  11. The small dog The subject names what performed the action; the entire noun phrase is requested.
  12. eaten The past participle after have is eaten.

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