Keep the items in a list matching

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Draft

   [1] The rescue club trains members to treat sprains, bandaging cuts, and to read maps. [2] Its leaders are patient, well organized, and have years of experience. [3] Members meet on Mondays, practice on Thursdays, and a field trip happens in May.

2. 1.

   Ari revises a three-sentence draft. Which revision fixes every list and keeps the meaning?

   • The rescue club trains members to treat sprains, bandaging cuts, and to read maps. Its leaders are patient, well organized, and experienced. Members meet on Mondays, practice on Thursdays, and take a field trip in May.
   • The rescue club trains members to treat sprains, bandage cuts, and read maps. Its leaders are patient, well organized, and experienced. Members meet on Mondays, practice on Thursdays, and take a field trip in May.
   • The rescue club trains members to treat sprains, bandage cuts, and read maps. Its leaders are patient, well organized, and have years of experience. Members meet on Mondays, practice on Thursdays, and a field trip happens in May.
   • The rescue club trains members to treat sprains, bandage cuts, and read maps. Its leaders are patient, well organized, and new to rescue work. Members meet on Mondays, practice on Thursdays, and take a field trip in May.

3. Draft

   [1] The museum offers tours for school groups, workshops for families, and there are lectures for adults. [2] Visitors can explore the new gallery, ask questions at the desk, and to rest in the garden. [3] The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and answers questions quickly.

4. 2.

   Bo revises a three-sentence draft. Which revision fixes every list and keeps the meaning?

   • The museum offers tours for school groups, workshops for families, and lectures for adults. Visitors can explore the new gallery, ask questions at the desk, and to rest in the garden. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and answers questions quickly.
   • The museum offers tours for school groups, workshops for families, and lectures for adults. Visitors can explore the new gallery, ask questions at the desk, and rest in the garden. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and quick to answer questions.
   • The museum offers tours for school groups, workshops for families, and there are lectures for adults. Visitors can explore the new gallery, ask questions at the desk, and rest in the garden. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and quick to answer questions.
   • The museum offers tours for school groups, workshops for families, and lectures for adults. Visitors can explore the new gallery, ask questions at the desk, and rest in the garden. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and slow to answer questions.

5. Draft

   [1] Volunteers collected bottles, sorting cans, and bagged litter along the river. [2] The project is inexpensive, popular, and has a lasting effect. [3] Organizers hope to expand next year by recruiting schools, to train leaders, and adding more sites.

6. 3.

   Esme revises a three-sentence draft. Which revision fixes every list and keeps the meaning?

   • Volunteers collected bottles, sorting cans, and bagged litter along the river. The project is inexpensive, popular, and lasting. Organizers hope to expand next year by recruiting schools, training leaders, and adding more sites.
   • Volunteers collected bottles, sorted cans, and bagged litter along the river. The project is inexpensive, popular, and lasting. Organizers hope to expand next year by recruiting schools, training leaders, and adding more sites.
   • Volunteers collected bottles, sorted cans, and bagged litter along the river. The project is inexpensive, popular, and has a lasting effect. Organizers hope to expand next year by recruiting schools, to train leaders, and adding more sites.
   • Volunteers collected bottles, sorted cans, and bagged litter along the river. The project is inexpensive, popular, and temporary. Organizers hope to expand next year by recruiting schools, training leaders, and adding more sites.
7. 4.

   The new bus route lets students ride to school, to visit the library, and shopping downtown. Kira tests four rewrites. Which choice is NOT a way to make the list match?

   • The new bus route lets students ride to school, visit the library, and shop downtown.
   • The new bus route lets students ride to school, visit the library, and go shopping downtown.
   • The new bus route lets students ride to school, to visit the library, and shop downtown.
   • The new bus route lets students ride to school, to visit the library, and to shop downtown.
8. 5.

   Judges score each dish on its flavor, being creative, and how it looks. Luz tests four rewrites. Which choice is NOT a way to make the list match?

   • Judges score each dish on its flavor, its creativity, and how it looks.
   • Judges score each dish on flavor, creativity, and appearance.
   • Judges score each dish on how it tastes, how creative it is, and how it looks.
   • Judges score each dish on its flavor, its creativity, and its looks.
9. 6.

   The council is asking residents to attend the meeting, to share ideas, and writing letters to the mayor. Milo tests four rewrites. Which choice is NOT a way to make the list match?

   • The council is asking residents to attend the meeting, share ideas, and write letters to the mayor.
   • The council is asking residents to attend the meeting, to share ideas, and to send letters to the mayor.
   • The council is asking residents to attend the meeting, to share ideas, and to write letters to the mayor.
   • The council is asking residents to attend the meeting, share ideas, and to write letters to the mayor.
10. 7.

    The speaker was inspiring, well prepared, and her stories were funny. Noah tests four rewrites. Which choice is NOT a way to make the list match?

    • The speaker was inspiring, well prepared, and told funny stories.
    • The speaker was inspiring, well prepared, and funny during the talk.
    • The speaker was inspiring, well prepared, and entertaining to hear.
    • The speaker was inspiring, well prepared, and amusing as well.
11. 8.

    The camp teaches kids to paddle a canoe, to build a fire, and to read a map. Pia asks whether a classmate should remove the repeated to. Which statement is correct?

    • It must be revised, because to should appear once, before the first verb in the whole list.
    • It is not parallel, because the second item is longer than the first one is, which breaks the pattern.
    • It must be revised, because paddle, build and read are three different kinds of verbs and objects.
    • The list is parallel as written; repeating to before each verb is fine because each item does it.
12. 9.

    The recipe is easy, healthy, and takes twenty minutes. Ren judges the list. Which statement is correct?

    • It is not parallel, because the list needs a semicolon before the word and.
    • It is not parallel: easy and healthy describe, but takes twenty minutes is a verb phrase.
    • It is parallel, because each item says something true about the recipe and its steps.
    • It is not parallel, because easy and healthy should end in -ing like the last item does.

13. Original

    Our goals are to raise money, spreading awareness, and recruit volunteers. Revision: Our goals are raising money, spread awareness, and recruiting volunteers.

14. 10.

    Zee judges a classmate's revision. Which statement is correct?

    • The revision is still not parallel: raising and recruiting end in -ing, but spread does not.
    • The revision is parallel, because it keeps the same words as the original did, in a new order.
    • The revision is parallel, because each item still has a verb in it, as the original did.
    • The revision is not parallel, because the items should start with the word to, not end in -ing.