Set off extra information
Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
“Kira's grandfather | who once drove trains | quickly repaired | the old brass clock” Ari tests the sentence about the clock by lifting out one part at a time. Which part can go while the other three still make a sentence?
- the old brass clock
- Kira's grandfather
- who once drove trains
- quickly repaired
“Ari and Bo | hauled | the long banner | which jammed the doorway” Esme tests the sentence about the banner by lifting out one part at a time. Which part can go while the other three still make a sentence?
- Ari and Bo
- hauled
- which jammed the doorway
- the long banner
“Zee's science project | as far as anyone could tell | drew | the loudest cheer in the gym” Pia tests the sentence about the science fair by lifting out one part at a time. Which part can go while the other three still make a sentence?
- the loudest cheer in the gym
- as far as anyone could tell
- Zee's science project
- drew
The books [that Esme returned today] were already back on the shelf. Tala reads about the library. How many marks (commas, dashes or parentheses) does the bracketed part need?
- No marks: “that Esme returned today” is needed
- One mark: after “today”, not before “that”
- One mark: before “that”, not after “today”
- Two marks: one before “that” and one after “today”
Lake Marlow [which freezes each January] hosts a skating party every winter. Noah reads a town flyer. How many marks (commas, dashes or parentheses) does the bracketed part need?
- One mark: before “which”, not after “January”
- Two marks: one before “which” and one after “January”
- No marks: “which freezes each January” is needed
- One mark: after “January”, not before “which”
The cousin [who lives in Oregon] mailed the postcard. A family has cousins in many states. Zee asks how many marks (commas, dashes or parentheses) the bracketed part needs.
- One mark: before “who”, not after “Oregon”
- Two marks: one before “who” and one after “Oregon”
- No marks: “who lives in Oregon” is needed
- One mark: after “Oregon”, not before “who”
The student [who sat beside Ren] raised a hand. Bo lifts out the bracketed part to run the swap check. Which statement about the result is true?
- Needed: it sits inside the sentence, so the sentence would break without it.
- Extra: it adds a detail about the student.
- Extra: without it, the sentence still says that a student raised a hand.
- Needed: without it, readers cannot tell which student raised a hand.
Ms. Okafor [who coaches the chess club] brought extra boards. Kira lifts out the bracketed part to run the swap check. Which statement about the result is true?
- Needed: it gives a detail about Ms. Okafor, and details belong in the sentence.
- Needed: it sits right after the name, so the sentence would break without it.
- Extra: without it, the sentence still says that Ms. Okafor brought extra boards.
- Needed: it fills a lot of the sentence, so the sentence would feel empty without it.
The bike [that Luz painted red] won the prize at the parade. Milo lifts out the bracketed part to run the swap check. Which statement about the result is true?
- Extra: it adds a detail about the bike.
- Needed: without it, readers cannot tell which bike won the prize.
- Needed: it comes before the verb, so the sentence would break without it.
- Extra: without it, the sentence still says that a bike won a prize.
The town clock [which sits above the library] stopped at noon. Luz lifts out the bracketed part to run the swap check. Which statement about the result is true?
- Needed: it has five words, so the sentence would feel thin without it.
- Extra: without it, the sentence still says that the town clock stopped at noon.
- Needed: it sits between the subject and the verb, so the sentence would break without it.
- Needed: it tells where the clock sits, and a sentence should keep that detail.