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Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   The Cracked Bell (story)

   [1] The bell above the Hollis School door had a crack running from its rim to its shoulder, and it rang with a flat, buzzing note. [2] Each morning Milo covered both ears as the sound rattled across the yard. [3] At the Friday meeting, Milo held up a catalog and showed the committee a shiny replacement that cost as much as the school's whole field-trip fund. [4] "A bell should sound like a bell," Milo said. [5] Luz asked to speak next and carried to the front a faded photograph of the first students standing beneath the bell in 1931. [6] Luz pointed to the rope, which in the photograph hung at the height of a child, and to the bell's rim, where a small notch had been chipped away. [7] "That notch is from the winter the old school burned," Luz said. "Every class since has rung it."

   [8] The committee voted to wait a month before deciding anything, and the meeting ended. [9] On Monday, Milo arrived early and stood under the bell while the custodian rang it for the first time that week. [10] Milo did not cover both ears, and the buzzing note faded into the other sounds of the morning. [11] On Tuesday, Milo borrowed Luz's photograph and held it beside the bell to compare the notches. [12] By Friday, Milo had written a new proposal, and the committee read it aloud: "Keep the bell. Use the catalog money to repair the rope and build a small platform so younger students can ring it." [13] The committee passed the proposal at its next meeting without a single vote against it.

2. 1.

   Jun reads the story. All four sentences are true. Which one best proves this claim: by Monday, the bell's sound bothers Milo less than before?

   • [9] On Monday, Milo arrived early and stood under the bell while the custodian rang it for the first time that week.
   • [2] Each morning Milo covered both ears as the sound rattled across the yard.
   • [10] Milo did not cover both ears, and the buzzing note faded into the other sounds of the morning.
   • [4] "A bell should sound like a bell," Milo said.
3. 2.

   Luz reads the story. Sentences [11] and [12]: Milo borrows the photograph and compares the notch, then writes a new proposal. Which claim do they best support?

   • Milo has a change of mind after studying the evidence Luz brought.
   • Milo copies Luz's speech word for word in the new proposal.
   • Milo now dislikes anything that looks new or shiny.
   • Luz persuades the committee by describing how much the replacement costs.
4. 3.

   Milo reads the story. Which sentence, with its reason, best supports the claim that Luz's argument works because the committee can check it?

   • [4], because Milo says what a bell should sound like, which shows what Milo believes before Luz speaks.
   • [7], because Luz tells the history of the notch in words, which gives the committee a story to remember.
   • [6], because Luz points to things in the photograph that the committee can compare with the real bell.
   • [3], because Milo shows the price of the new bell, which sets up the argument Luz answers.
5. 4.

   Noah reads the story. A student writes, "Old things are better than new things." Which revised claim does the whole story best support?

   • Old things are better than new ones, so a school should repair what it has and buy nothing new.
   • The bell cracked in the fire, so the bell is too dangerous for students to ring.
   • An old object can carry history that makes it worth keeping, even when it sounds imperfect.
   • Milo was wrong about the bell and Luz was right, so the committee should have ignored Milo.
6. 5.

   Pia reads the story. Esme says Milo changed after seeing the evidence Luz brought. Tala says Milo changed only because the committee waited. Which sentence best supports Esme?

   • [8] The committee voted to wait a month before deciding anything, and the meeting ended.
   • [10] Milo did not cover both ears, and the buzzing note faded into the other sounds of the morning.
   • [13] The committee passed the proposal at its next meeting without a single vote against it.
   • [11] On Tuesday, Milo borrowed Luz's photograph and held it beside the bell to compare the notches.

7. Cooler Streets (article)

   [1] When Marlow measured its sidewalks one July afternoon, the readings differed more than people expected. [2] On the main street, where few trees grew, the pavement measured 132 degrees. [3] Two blocks away on Alder Lane, where tall maples shaded the sidewalk, it measured 108 degrees.

   [4] City planners were not surprised, because shade blocks sunlight before it reaches the ground. [5] Trees also give off water through their leaves, and that water cools the air around them. [6] A hot sidewalk stores heat and gives it back after sunset, so unshaded blocks stay warm long into the evening.

   [7] Some residents argued that trees are not worth the cost. [8] Planting and caring for one street tree costs the town about 400 dollars over five years, and roots can crack sidewalks. [9] Supporters replied that cooler blocks also saved money, since the survey found that Alder Lane homes used less air conditioning. [10] The survey also found that fewer people on shaded blocks reported headaches or dizziness during the July heat wave.

   [11] In September, the council voted to plant forty trees along the main street. [12] The vote did not settle every question, because the council also asked an expert to find trees with gentler roots.

8. 6.

   Ren reads the article. All four sentences are true. Which one best proves this claim: unshaded pavement keeps warming a neighborhood after sunset?

   • [2] On the main street, where few trees grew, the pavement measured 132 degrees.
   • [5] Trees also give off water through their leaves, and that water cools the air around them.
   • [4] City planners were not surprised, because shade blocks sunlight before it reaches the ground.
   • [6] A hot sidewalk stores heat and gives it back after sunset, so unshaded blocks stay warm long into the evening.
9. 7.

   Tala reads the article. Which two sentences together best prove this claim: trees made a measurable difference in sidewalk heat on Alder Lane?

   • [2] and [3]
   • [2] and [4]
   • [1] and [11]
   • [4] and [5]
10. 8.

    Ari reads the article. A student writes, "The survey proves trees lower electric bills in any town." Which revised claim does the article best support?

    • In Marlow's survey, homes on shaded Alder Lane used less air conditioning than homes on unshaded blocks.
    • In Marlow's survey, each street tree saved the town 400 dollars in its first five years of care and watering.
    • Alder Lane homes planted maples because those homes already used less air conditioning than other blocks.
    • In Marlow's survey, trees cut electric bills by the same amount in each house on the street.
11. 9.

    Bo reads the article. Esme says the council ignored the critics. Tala says the council tried to answer them. Which sentence best supports Tala?

    • [11] In September, the council voted to plant forty trees along the main street.
    • [12] The vote did not settle every question, because the council also asked an expert to find trees with gentler roots.
    • [8] Planting and caring for one street tree costs the town about 400 dollars over five years, and roots can crack sidewalks.
    • [7] Some residents argued that trees are not worth the cost.
12. 10.

    Esme reads the article. Which sentence best proves this claim: shade gave Alder Lane residents a health benefit as well as comfort?

    • [4] City planners were not surprised, because shade blocks sunlight before it reaches the ground.
    • [10] The survey also found that fewer people on shaded blocks reported headaches or dizziness during the July heat wave.
    • [9] Supporters replied that cooler blocks also saved money, since the survey found that Alder Lane homes used less air conditioning.
    • [3] Two blocks away on Alder Lane, where tall maples shaded the sidewalk, it measured 108 degrees.