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Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence
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“An Octopus and Its Eight Arms” (article by Marisol Quenby, Seabright Junior Review, March 2023): [1] An octopus has a body unlike almost any other animal in the ocean, and its eight arms are among its strangest features. [2] Each arm has its own cluster of nerve cells, so an arm can react to touch without waiting for a message from the brain.
[3] The underside of every arm is lined with rows of suckers, and each sucker can grip, taste, and feel what it touches. [4] This helps an octopus explore a dark crack in the rocks and learn what is inside it.
[5] An octopus also has no bones, although it does have a hard beak in its mouth. [6] Because the beak is the only stiff part, an octopus can squeeze through any gap that is wider than the beak.
[7] Many octopuses can change color in less than a second, matching the sand, rocks, or seaweed around them. [8] The quick change helps an octopus hide from larger animals while it rests in a den. Source note card for Ari. Note: how the suckers help an octopus explore. Quote: ________
Ari is filling in the Quote line of a note card about how the suckers help an octopus explore. Which quote fits the note and matches the article word for word?
- “squeeze through any gap that is wider than the beak”
- “each sucker can grip, taste, and feel what it touches”
- “each sucker can grip”
- “each sucker can grab, taste, and feel what it touches”
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“An Octopus and Its Eight Arms” (article by Marisol Quenby, Seabright Junior Review, March 2023): [1] An octopus has a body unlike almost any other animal in the ocean, and its eight arms are among its strangest features. [2] Each arm has its own cluster of nerve cells, so an arm can react to touch without waiting for a message from the brain.
[3] The underside of every arm is lined with rows of suckers, and each sucker can grip, taste, and feel what it touches. [4] This helps an octopus explore a dark crack in the rocks and learn what is inside it.
[5] An octopus also has no bones, although it does have a hard beak in its mouth. [6] Because the beak is the only stiff part, an octopus can squeeze through any gap that is wider than the beak.
[7] Many octopuses can change color in less than a second, matching the sand, rocks, or seaweed around them. [8] The quick change helps an octopus hide from larger animals while it rests in a den. Source note card for Bo. Sentence to paraphrase, [2]: Each arm has its own cluster of nerve cells, so an arm can react to touch without waiting for a message from the brain. Paraphrase: ________
Bo wants to put sentence [2] into new words for the Paraphrase line of a note card. Which note keeps the meaning and is not a copy?
- An octopus's eight arms each carry their own group of nerve cells, which lets an arm answer a touch without the brain telling it what to do.
- Each of the eight arms has its own group of nerve cells, so an arm can react to touch without waiting for a message from the brain.
- Instead of each having nerve cells of its own, the eight arms share one set, so an arm answers a touch after the brain tells it what to do.
- Each arm has nerve cells of its own and reacts to touch by itself, which is also why an octopus can open a jar.
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“The Grass That Races Upward” (web page by Teodor Brandvold, Greenhollow Plant Pages, May 2022): [1] Bamboo looks like a tree, but it is actually a giant kind of grass. [2] Its stems, called culms, are hollow tubes that are divided by solid walls at regular points along the stem.
[3] Some kinds of bamboo are among the fastest-growing plants in the world, and they can rise nearly three feet in a single day. [4] A new stem reaches its full height in only a few months, and after that it never grows any taller.
[5] Underground, a web of stems called rhizomes spreads out and links one stalk to the next. [6] Because the stalks share these connections, a whole grove of bamboo can share water and stored food.
[7] People have used bamboo for thousands of years to build scaffolding, floors, bridges, and furniture. [8] The material is strong for its weight, and it grows back quickly after it has been harvested. Source note card for Jun. Note: how fast some bamboo can grow. Quote: ________
Jun is making a note card about how fast some bamboo can grow. Which quote fits the note and matches the web page word for word?
- “climb nearly three feet in a single day”
- “rise nearly three feet in a single day”
- “rise nearly three feet”
- “spreads out and links one stalk to the next”
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“The Grass That Races Upward” (web page by Teodor Brandvold, Greenhollow Plant Pages, May 2022): [1] Bamboo looks like a tree, but it is actually a giant kind of grass. [2] Its stems, called culms, are hollow tubes that are divided by solid walls at regular points along the stem.
[3] Some kinds of bamboo are among the fastest-growing plants in the world, and they can rise nearly three feet in a single day. [4] A new stem reaches its full height in only a few months, and after that it never grows any taller.
[5] Underground, a web of stems called rhizomes spreads out and links one stalk to the next. [6] Because the stalks share these connections, a whole grove of bamboo can share water and stored food.
[7] People have used bamboo for thousands of years to build scaffolding, floors, bridges, and furniture. [8] The material is strong for its weight, and it grows back quickly after it has been harvested. Source note card for Luz. Source details: author Teodor Brandvold; title The Grass That Races Upward; published by Greenhollow Plant Pages; date May 2022. Citation pattern: Last, First. “Title.” Publisher, Month Year. Citation: ________
Luz is writing the Citation line for a web page. Which line follows the card pattern and copies the details correctly?
- “The Grass That Races Upward.” Brandvold, Teodor. Greenhollow Plant Pages, May 2022.
- Brandvold, Teodor. “The Grass That Races Upward.” Greenhollow Plant Pages.
- Brandvold, Teodor. “The Grass That Races Upward.” Greenhollow Plant Pages, May 2022.
- Brandvold, Teodor. “The Grass That Races Upward.” Greenhollow Plant Pages, May 2012.
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“How a Compass Finds North” (book page by Imogen Pelletreau, Pebble Cove Books, October 2021): [1] A compass looks simple, but it works because the whole planet acts like a giant magnet. [2] Deep inside Earth, flowing melted metal creates a magnetic field that reaches far out into space.
[3] The needle of a compass is a tiny magnet that is free to spin on a pin. [4] It swings until one end lines up with Earth's magnetic field and points toward the magnetic north pole.
[5] Magnetic north is not quite the same place as the North Pole at the top of a globe. [6] The two points are hundreds of miles apart, and the magnetic one slowly drifts from year to year.
[7] Sailors have used compasses for centuries, and the earliest ones in China were made from a natural magnetic rock called lodestone. [8] A compass cannot work well near a magnet or a large piece of iron, because the metal pulls the needle away from north. Source note card for Milo. Note: what the needle of a compass is. Quote: ________
Milo is writing a note card about what the needle of a compass is. Which quote fits the note and matches the book page word for word?
- “a tiny magnet that is free to spin on a pin”
- “hundreds of miles apart, and the magnetic one slowly drifts”
- “a tiny magnet”
- “a small magnet that is free to spin on a pin”
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“How a Compass Finds North” (book page by Imogen Pelletreau, Pebble Cove Books, October 2021): [1] A compass looks simple, but it works because the whole planet acts like a giant magnet. [2] Deep inside Earth, flowing melted metal creates a magnetic field that reaches far out into space.
[3] The needle of a compass is a tiny magnet that is free to spin on a pin. [4] It swings until one end lines up with Earth's magnetic field and points toward the magnetic north pole.
[5] Magnetic north is not quite the same place as the North Pole at the top of a globe. [6] The two points are hundreds of miles apart, and the magnetic one slowly drifts from year to year.
[7] Sailors have used compasses for centuries, and the earliest ones in China were made from a natural magnetic rock called lodestone. [8] A compass cannot work well near a magnet or a large piece of iron, because the metal pulls the needle away from north. Source note card for Noah. Sentence to paraphrase, [6]: The two points are hundreds of miles apart, and the magnetic one slowly drifts from year to year. Paraphrase: ________
Noah is paraphrasing sentence [6]. Which note puts it in new words without changing what the book page says?
- Magnetic north sits several hundred miles from the geographic pole, and it creeps to a new spot as the years pass.
- The two spots are hundreds of miles apart, and the magnetic one slowly moves from year to year.
- The geographic pole and magnetic north are just a few miles apart, and the magnetic one creeps to a new spot as years pass.
- Magnetic north lies hundreds of miles from the geographic pole and keeps moving, drifting fastest during the winter months.
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“How a Compass Finds North” (book page by Imogen Pelletreau, Pebble Cove Books, October 2021): [1] A compass looks simple, but it works because the whole planet acts like a giant magnet. [2] Deep inside Earth, flowing melted metal creates a magnetic field that reaches far out into space.
[3] The needle of a compass is a tiny magnet that is free to spin on a pin. [4] It swings until one end lines up with Earth's magnetic field and points toward the magnetic north pole.
[5] Magnetic north is not quite the same place as the North Pole at the top of a globe. [6] The two points are hundreds of miles apart, and the magnetic one slowly drifts from year to year.
[7] Sailors have used compasses for centuries, and the earliest ones in China were made from a natural magnetic rock called lodestone. [8] A compass cannot work well near a magnet or a large piece of iron, because the metal pulls the needle away from north. Source note card for Pia. Source details: author Imogen Pelletreau; title How a Compass Finds North; published by Pebble Cove Books; date October 2021. Citation pattern: Last, First. “Title.” Publisher, Month Year. Citation: ________
Pia is writing the Citation line for a page from a book. Which line follows the card pattern and has every detail right?
- “How a Compass Finds North.” Pebble Cove Books, October 2021.
- Pelletreau, Imogen. “How a Compass Finds North.” Pebble Cove Press, October 2021.
- Pelletreau, Imogen. “How a Compass Finds North.” Pebble Cove Books, October 2021.
- Pelletreau, Imogen. Pebble Cove Books, October 2021. “How a Compass Finds North.”
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“Why a Kernel Pops” (article by Corwin Estabrook, Bramble Hill Family Magazine, October 2022): [1] A popcorn kernel looks like a tiny, hard stone, but each one holds a small drop of water inside. [2] That water is trapped in soft starch, and a tough outer shell called the hull keeps it sealed in.
[3] When the kernel is heated, the water inside turns into steam, which needs far more space than liquid water. [4] The steam pushes against the hull, and the pressure inside the kernel rises quickly.
[5] At about 350 degrees Fahrenheit, the hull can no longer hold, and it bursts open with a loud pop. [6] The starch spills out and puffs up, cooling into the white, fluffy shape that people recognize.
[7] Other kinds of corn do not pop as well, because their hulls are thin and let the steam leak out. [8] A kernel that has dried out too much may stay hard, since it does not have enough water to make steam. Source note card for Ren. Note: what makes a popcorn kernel burst. Quote: ________
Ren is filling in the Quote line of a card about what makes a popcorn kernel burst. Which quote fits the card and matches the article word for word?
- “the hull can no longer hold”
- “the hull can no longer hold, and it bursts open with a loud bang”
- “Other kinds of corn do not pop as well, because their hulls are thin”
- “the hull can no longer hold, and it bursts open with a loud pop”
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“Why a Kernel Pops” (article by Corwin Estabrook, Bramble Hill Family Magazine, October 2022): [1] A popcorn kernel looks like a tiny, hard stone, but each one holds a small drop of water inside. [2] That water is trapped in soft starch, and a tough outer shell called the hull keeps it sealed in.
[3] When the kernel is heated, the water inside turns into steam, which needs far more space than liquid water. [4] The steam pushes against the hull, and the pressure inside the kernel rises quickly.
[5] At about 350 degrees Fahrenheit, the hull can no longer hold, and it bursts open with a loud pop. [6] The starch spills out and puffs up, cooling into the white, fluffy shape that people recognize.
[7] Other kinds of corn do not pop as well, because their hulls are thin and let the steam leak out. [8] A kernel that has dried out too much may stay hard, since it does not have enough water to make steam. Source note card for Tala. Sentence to paraphrase, [3]: When the kernel is heated, the water inside turns into steam, which needs far more space than liquid water. Paraphrase: ________
Tala is paraphrasing sentence [3] for the card. Which note uses new words and keeps the facts right?
- Trapped water inside the kernel becomes steam when it is heated, which takes up more room than liquid water, so popcorn needs oil to pop.
- Steam fills much less room than the same water as a liquid, so the kernel's trapped water shrinks when it is heated.
- Heat changes the kernel's trapped water into steam, and steam takes up much more room than the same water as a liquid.
- When the kernel is warmed, the water inside becomes steam, which needs much more space than liquid water.
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“Why a Kernel Pops” (article by Corwin Estabrook, Bramble Hill Family Magazine, October 2022): [1] A popcorn kernel looks like a tiny, hard stone, but each one holds a small drop of water inside. [2] That water is trapped in soft starch, and a tough outer shell called the hull keeps it sealed in.
[3] When the kernel is heated, the water inside turns into steam, which needs far more space than liquid water. [4] The steam pushes against the hull, and the pressure inside the kernel rises quickly.
[5] At about 350 degrees Fahrenheit, the hull can no longer hold, and it bursts open with a loud pop. [6] The starch spills out and puffs up, cooling into the white, fluffy shape that people recognize.
[7] Other kinds of corn do not pop as well, because their hulls are thin and let the steam leak out. [8] A kernel that has dried out too much may stay hard, since it does not have enough water to make steam. Source note card for Zee. Source details: author Corwin Estabrook; title Why a Kernel Pops; published by Bramble Hill Family Magazine; date October 2022. Citation pattern: Last, First. “Title.” Publisher, Month Year. Citation: ________
Zee has the details of a magazine article. Which Citation line is written the way the card pattern says?
- Estabrook, Corwin. October 2022. “Why a Kernel Pops.” Bramble Hill Family Magazine.
- Estabrook, Corwin. Bramble Hill Family Magazine, October 2022.
- Estabrook, Corwin. “Why a Kernel Pops.” Bramble Hill Family Magazine, November 2022.
- Estabrook, Corwin. “Why a Kernel Pops.” Bramble Hill Family Magazine, October 2022.