Combine a chart with the words
Grade 6 Reading Worksheet
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Counting Bikes on Maple Avenue (article and chart): [1] Last spring, the town of Ridgeway painted a green bike lane along Maple Avenue. [2] Volunteers counted riders at the corner of Maple and Third Street to see whether the lane changed anything.
[3] They counted each weekday from 4 to 6 in the afternoon, when most people ride home from work or school. [4] The lane was painted over the weekend between Week 2 and Week 3.
[5] Monday of Week 3 was a holiday, so the volunteers did not count that day. [6] Every other weekday in all four weeks was counted.
[7] Volunteers wrote each rider on a tally sheet and added up the sheet at the end of the week. [8] Cars, scooters and walkers were left off the sheet.
Ari compares Week 3 and Week 4 by riders per counted day. Which statement do the chart and the words support?
- Week 3 averaged 11 riders per counted day, because the chart shows 56 riders and [6] says five days were counted.
- Week 3 had fewer riders per day than Week 4, because the chart shows 56 riders in Week 3 and 70 in Week 4.
- Week 3 and Week 4 each averaged 14 riders per counted day, because [5] shows Week 3 had four counted days.
- Week 3 and Week 4 each averaged 14 riders per counted day, so later weeks will average 14 riders per counted day too.
Bo compares the last week without the new lane to the first week with it. How many more riders were counted?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 30 more riders: Week 4 had 70 and Week 1 had 40, and [4] says the lane was painted between Week 2 and Week 3.
- 11 more riders: Week 3 had 56 and Week 2 had 45, the weeks on either side of the paint date in [4].
- 5 more riders: Week 2 had 45 and Week 1 had 40, the first change on the chart, counted from 4 to 6 as [3] says.
- 14 more riders: Week 4 had 70 and Week 3 had 56, the two weeks after the lane in [4] was painted.
A neighbor says the new lane brought more riders to Maple Avenue all day long. Esme replies using the chart and [3]. Which reply is fair?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The claim goes too far: the chart shows more riders from 4 to 6 after the lane, but [3] says the volunteers counted just from 4 to 6.
- The claim is wrong, because [3] says the volunteers counted from 4 to 6, so no riders came at other times.
- The claim is right, because riders rose from 56 in Week 3 to 70 in Week 4, so riders will keep rising through the day too.
- The claim is right, because the chart shows 40 and 45 riders before the lane and 56 and 70 after it, as [4] says.
Weighing a Beehive (article and chart)
[1] A beekeeper in Dalton keeps one hive on a scale so that its weight can be checked from time to time. [2] The weight includes the wooden box, the bees and the honey they store.
[3] Spring flowers give bees plenty of nectar, which the bees turn into honey and store in wax cells. [4] Most of the honey in a hive is made during the weeks when flowers bloom.
[5] Late in summer, the beekeeper takes 15 pounds of honey from the top box to sell. [6] The bees need the honey that remains to stay alive through the winter.
[7] In cold weather, the bees huddle in a tight ball and eat stored honey to make heat. [8] They cannot collect more nectar until the flowers return in spring.
CHART: Hive weight on the first day of the month, in pounds (each # is 5 pounds)
January | ########### 55
March | ######### 45
May | ############# 65
July | ################## 90
September | ############### 75
November | ############## 70Jun looks at the hive's weight from July to September. Which statement do the chart and the words support?
- The hive weighed 15 pounds less in September than in July, so it will lose 15 more pounds by November.
- The hive weighed 15 pounds less in September than in July, the same amount of honey the beekeeper took in [5].
- The hive weighed 25 pounds more in July than in May, which is the same as the honey taken in [5].
- The hive weighed 15 pounds less in September than in July because the bees ate honey, as [7] says they do to make heat.
Kira wants the two-month stretch in which the hive gained the most weight. Which answer fits the chart and the words?
- July to September, a change of 15 pounds, which fits [5] saying the beekeeper takes honey to sell.
- January to March, a gain that fits [3] saying spring flowers give bees plenty of nectar.
- May to July, a gain of 25 pounds, which fits [4] saying most honey is made while flowers bloom.
- March to May, a gain of 20 pounds, which fits [4] saying most honey is made while flowers bloom.
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[1] A small ferry carries people and cars between the town dock and Pelican Island. [2] The crossing takes 35 minutes in each direction.
[3] In winter the ferry makes fewer trips because fewer people visit the island. [4] During summer, an extra boat is added on Saturdays and Sundays.
[5] Passengers should reach the dock 15 minutes before a boat leaves, because the crew starts loading cars early. [6] Anyone who arrives after loading begins must wait for the next boat.
[7] The last boat from the island leaves at the time shown in the schedule, and no boat runs after it. [8] Visitors who miss it must stay overnight at the island inn.
Milo wants the 10:00 a.m. boat from town on a summer weekday. By when should the family be at the dock, and when will the boat reach the island?
- At the dock by 9:45 a.m. as [5] asks, reaching the island 35 minutes after the 10:00 a.m. departure, at 10:35 a.m.
- At the dock by 9:45 a.m. as [5] asks, reaching the island 35 minutes later at 10:20 a.m.
- At the dock by 9:45 a.m. as [5] asks, reaching the island at 11:00 a.m., the time shown in the island column.
- At the dock by 10:00 a.m., when the boat leaves the town dock, and reaching the island 35 minutes later at 10:35 a.m.
Noah takes the 8:00 a.m. boat to the island and wants to catch the last boat back. How long can the family stay?
Use the picture in question 6.
- 8 hours 25 minutes: the boat arrives at 8:35 a.m., and the chart's last boat leaves the island at 5:00 p.m., as [7] says.
- 9 hours: the boat leaves the town at 8:00 a.m., and the chart's last boat leaves the island at 5:00 p.m., as [7] says.
- 7 hours 25 minutes: the boat arrives at 8:35 a.m., and the last trip on the chart leaves the town dock at 4:00 p.m.
- Until 5:00 p.m.: [7] says the last boat leaves the island at the time shown in the schedule, and no boat runs after it.
Pia plans a Saturday trip in summer. Which statement fits both the schedule and the words?
Use the picture in question 6.
- Saturday has the same 4 trips as the chart, because [3] says just the winter schedule changes.
- Saturday has no boats, because the chart lists only weekday trips and none for Saturday.
- Saturday will have 5 trips, because [4] adds one boat to the 4 trips on the chart.
- Saturday times are not shown: [4] adds an extra boat on summer weekends, but the chart lists only weekday trips.
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[1] For many years, families in Willow Creek crossed the water on a narrow log. [2] One spring, neighbors asked the town council to build a safe bridge instead.
[3] The council voted to build the bridge and then hired a company to draw the plans. [4] By law, plans must be approved before any building money can be spent.
[5] A spring flood swept away the stones where the bridge supports were to stand. [6] Workers waited for the creek to drop before they started again.
[7] The finished bridge is built of steel and wood, and it is wide enough for two bikes to pass. [8] A sign at each end gives the date when the bridge opened.
CHART: Willow Creek footbridge, key years
The chart's 2021 row says work on the supports stops. Ren wants the sentence that tells what happened. Which sentence is it?
- [7] The finished bridge is built of steel and wood, and it is wide enough for two bikes to pass.
- [5] A spring flood swept away the stones where the bridge supports were to stand.
- [4] By law, plans must be approved before any building money can be spent.
- [1] For many years, families in Willow Creek crossed the water on a narrow log.
Zee wants a claim that both the chart and the words support. Which claim is it?
Use the picture in question 9.
- The flood delayed the whole project by exactly one year, so the bridge would have opened in 2022 without it.
- The flood in [5] fits the work stopping in 2020, and work started again in 2021 after the creek dropped, as [6] says.
- The flood in [5] stopped work on the bridge for three years, until the creek dropped, as [6] says.
- The flood in [5] fits the work stopping in 2021, and work started again in 2022 after the creek dropped, as [6] says.
