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 new to rescue work. 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 experienced. 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 slow 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 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.

5. Draft

   [1] Auditions were held for actors, for dancers, and singers. [2] Rehearsals will teach students to project their voices, how to move on stage, and to work as a team. [3] The show is funny, moving, and runs two hours long.

6. 3.

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

   • Auditions were held for actors, dancers, and singers. Rehearsals will teach students to project their voices, to move on stage, and to work as a team. The show is funny, moving, and two hours long.
   • Auditions were held for actors, for dancers, and singers. Rehearsals will teach students to project their voices, to move on stage, and to work as a team. The show is funny, moving, and two hours long.
   • Auditions were held for actors, dancers, and singers. Rehearsals will teach students to project their voices, to move on stage, and to work as a team. The show is funny, moving, and two minutes long.
   • Auditions were held for actors, dancers, and singers. Rehearsals will teach students to project their voices, how to move on stage, and to work as a team. The show is funny, moving, and runs two hours long.
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 go shopping downtown.
   • The new bus route lets students ride to school, to visit the library, and to shop 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, visit the library, and 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 how it tastes, how creative it is, and how it looks.
   • Judges score each dish on its flavor, its creativity, and its looks.
   • Judges score each dish on flavor, creativity, and appearance.
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 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, 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 amusing as well.
    • The speaker was inspiring, well prepared, and entertaining to hear.
    • The speaker was inspiring, well prepared, and funny during the talk.
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?

    • The list is parallel as written; repeating to before each verb is fine because each item does it.
    • 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.
    • It must be revised, because to should appear once, before the first verb in the whole list.
12. 9.

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

    • 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.
    • It is not parallel: easy and healthy describe, but takes twenty minutes is a verb phrase.
    • It is not parallel, because the list needs a semicolon before the word and.
13. 10.

    She loves hiking, biking, and to swim. Sentence B: She loves to hike, to bike, and to swim. Tala compares two sentences. Which statement is correct?

    • Sentence A mixes -ing words with a to-phrase; sentence B repeats to before each verb, so it is parallel.
    • Both sentences are parallel, because the verbs are in the same tense in each one of the lists.
    • Sentence A is parallel and sentence B is not, because B repeats the word to each time it lists a verb.
    • Both sentences need a new verb, because loves must match the last item of the list in each.