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Grade 6 Reading Worksheet
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What Makes the Tides (student draft)
[1] Anyone who has spent a day at the beach has watched the ocean slowly rise and fall, and this regular pattern is called the tides. [2] The moon causes the tides, its gravity pulls on the water in the oceans. [3] The water closest to the moon bulges toward it, and this enormous bulge creates a high tide along the nearby coast.
[4] Most coasts have two high tides and two low tides during each day, although some places have just one of each. [5] At low tide, the beach is wide and open. [6] At low tide, crabs and shells are easy to find in the wet sand. [7] My uncle owns a red fishing boat that he keeps at the busy harbor near our town. [8] Sailors and fishers read tide charts before they leave the dock, because the water may be too shallow at low tide for a heavy boat. Underlined: sentence 7: My uncle owns a red fishing boat that he keeps at the busy harbor near our town.
Sentence 7 drifts away from the topic of the paragraph. Which replacement brings Bo's paragraph back to the tides?
- Tide pools form on rocky shores, where seawater stays in small dips in the rock after the tide goes out.
- My uncle owns a red fishing boat, and he ties it up at the busy harbor near our town each night.
- Tides come in just one time each day along the whole coast, so the water level seldom changes.
- Tide pools form on rocky shores, where seawater stay in small dips in the rock after the tide goes out.
What Makes the Tides (student draft)
[1] Anyone who has spent a day at the beach has watched the ocean slowly rise and fall, and this regular pattern is called the tides. [2] The moon causes the tides, its gravity pulls on the water in the oceans. [3] The water closest to the moon bulges toward it, and this enormous bulge creates a high tide along the nearby coast.
[4] Most coasts have two high tides and two low tides during each day, although some places have just one of each. [5] At low tide, the beach is wide and open. [6] At low tide, crabs and shells are easy to find in the wet sand. [7] My uncle owns a red fishing boat that he keeps at the busy harbor near our town. [8] Sailors and fishers read tide charts before they leave the dock, because the water may be too shallow at low tide for a heavy boat. Underlined: sentences 5 and 6: At low tide, the beach is wide and open. At low tide, crabs and shells are easy to find in the wet sand.
Sentences 5 and 6 repeat the words low tide. Which one sentence joins them without repeating those words?
- Low tide is when the beach is wide and open, and low tide is when crabs and shells are easy to find in the wet sand.
- At low tide, the beach is wide and open because crabs and shells are easy to find in the wet sand.
- At low tide, the beach is wide and open, and crabs and shells are easy to find in the wet sand.
- At low tide, the beach is wide and open, crabs and shells are easy to find in the wet sand.
More Trash Cans for the Park (student draft)
[1] The city park beside Maple Street needs more trash cans, and the city should buy them this spring. [2] Right now there are only two trash cans for the entire park, and both of them are located near the front gate. [3] Visitors who sit by the pond or the playground has to walk a long way to throw anything away.
[4] As a result, wrappers and bottles end up scattered on the grass, where the wind blows them into the pond. [5] Last year I went to the park for my birthday, and we had a picnic and played soccer. [6] Litter can seriously harm ducks, which sometimes swallow plastic or get tangled in it. [7] More trash cans would give people an easy and convenient place to throw their things away. [8] More trash cans would also keep the park looking clean and beautiful for everyone who visits. Underlined: sentence 3: Visitors who sit by the pond or the playground has to walk a long way to throw anything away.
Jun proofreads the draft. Which version of sentence 3 fixes the mistake?
- Visitors who sit by the pond or the playground have to walk a long way to throw anything, away.
- Visitors who sit by the pond or the playground have to walk a long way to find a drinking fountain.
- Visitors who sit by the pond or the playground have to walk a long way to throw anything away.
- Visitors who sit by the pond or the playground has to walk a long way to throw trash away.
More Trash Cans for the Park (student draft)
[1] The city park beside Maple Street needs more trash cans, and the city should buy them this spring. [2] Right now there are only two trash cans for the entire park, and both of them are located near the front gate. [3] Visitors who sit by the pond or the playground has to walk a long way to throw anything away.
[4] As a result, wrappers and bottles end up scattered on the grass, where the wind blows them into the pond. [5] Last year I went to the park for my birthday, and we had a picnic and played soccer. [6] Litter can seriously harm ducks, which sometimes swallow plastic or get tangled in it. [7] More trash cans would give people an easy and convenient place to throw their things away. [8] More trash cans would also keep the park looking clean and beautiful for everyone who visits. Underlined: sentence 5: Last year I went to the park for my birthday, and we had a picnic and played soccer.
Sentence 5 wanders away from the point. Which replacement keeps Kira's paragraph on the topic?
- On a busy Saturday, both trash cans was full by noon, and napkins blew across the grass.
- On a busy Saturday, both trash cans were full by noon, and napkins blew across the grass.
- Last year I went to the park for my birthday, and we cleaned up the picnic table before we left.
- On a busy Saturday, the park had no trash cans anywhere, and napkins blew across the grass.
More Trash Cans for the Park (student draft)
[1] The city park beside Maple Street needs more trash cans, and the city should buy them this spring. [2] Right now there are only two trash cans for the entire park, and both of them are located near the front gate. [3] Visitors who sit by the pond or the playground has to walk a long way to throw anything away.
[4] As a result, wrappers and bottles end up scattered on the grass, where the wind blows them into the pond. [5] Last year I went to the park for my birthday, and we had a picnic and played soccer. [6] Litter can seriously harm ducks, which sometimes swallow plastic or get tangled in it. [7] More trash cans would give people an easy and convenient place to throw their things away. [8] More trash cans would also keep the park looking clean and beautiful for everyone who visits. Underlined: sentences 7 and 8: More trash cans would give people an easy and convenient place to throw their things away. More trash cans would also keep the park looking clean and beautiful for everyone who visits.
Sentences 7 and 8 start the same way. Which one sentence joins them without repeating the opening words?
- More trash cans would give people an easy and convenient place to throw their things away, but they would keep the park looking clean and beautiful for everyone who visits.
- More trash cans would give people an easy and convenient place to throw their things away, they would keep the park looking clean and beautiful for everyone who visits.
- More trash cans would give people an easy and convenient place to throw their things away, and more trash cans would keep the park looking clean and beautiful for everyone who visits.
- More trash cans would give people an easy and convenient place to throw their things away and would keep the park looking clean and beautiful for everyone who visits.
The Storm at the Lake (student draft)
[1] Our family went camping at the lake last July, and we picked a flat spot beside some tall pine trees near the water. [2] My brother and I set up the tent while our parents unpacked the food and the cooking equipment from the car. [3] The sky was bright and blue when we finished, so we ate sandwiches and went for a long refreshing swim.
[4] Around sunset, heavy gray clouds rolled over the distant hills, and the wind began to blow harder and harder. [5] The rain started. [6] The rain came down fast and loud on the roof of the tent. [7] My cousin got a new video game last week, and I wanted to play it before the long trip began. [8] My brother and I hold the tent poles with both hands until the powerful storm finally passed over the lake. Underlined: sentence 8: My brother and I hold the tent poles with both hands until the powerful storm finally passed over the lake.
Milo is editing the camping story. Which version of sentence 8 fixes its mistake?
- My brother and I hold the tent poles with both hands until the powerful storm finally went across the lake.
- My brother and I held the tent poles with one hand until the powerful storm finally passed over the lake.
- My brother and me held the tent poles with both hands until the powerful storm finally passed over the lake.
- My brother and I held the tent poles with both hands until the powerful storm finally passed over the lake.
The Storm at the Lake (student draft)
[1] Our family went camping at the lake last July, and we picked a flat spot beside some tall pine trees near the water. [2] My brother and I set up the tent while our parents unpacked the food and the cooking equipment from the car. [3] The sky was bright and blue when we finished, so we ate sandwiches and went for a long refreshing swim.
[4] Around sunset, heavy gray clouds rolled over the distant hills, and the wind began to blow harder and harder. [5] The rain started. [6] The rain came down fast and loud on the roof of the tent. [7] My cousin got a new video game last week, and I wanted to play it before the long trip began. [8] My brother and I hold the tent poles with both hands until the powerful storm finally passed over the lake. Underlined: sentence 7: My cousin got a new video game last week, and I wanted to play it before the long trip began.
One sentence in the story does not belong. Which replacement for sentence 7 keeps Noah's story on the storm?
- My cousin got a new video game last week, and I wished I had packed it for the long trip.
- The wind stopped completely, and the sky cleared above the tent before the rain even began.
- Water began to leak through a seam in the tent a cold drop landed on my pillow.
- Water began to leak through a seam in the tent, and a cold drop landed on my pillow.
The Storm at the Lake (student draft)
[1] Our family went camping at the lake last July, and we picked a flat spot beside some tall pine trees near the water. [2] My brother and I set up the tent while our parents unpacked the food and the cooking equipment from the car. [3] The sky was bright and blue when we finished, so we ate sandwiches and went for a long refreshing swim.
[4] Around sunset, heavy gray clouds rolled over the distant hills, and the wind began to blow harder and harder. [5] The rain started. [6] The rain came down fast and loud on the roof of the tent. [7] My cousin got a new video game last week, and I wanted to play it before the long trip began. [8] My brother and I hold the tent poles with both hands until the powerful storm finally passed over the lake. Underlined: sentences 5 and 6: The rain started. The rain came down fast and loud on the roof of the tent.
Sentences 5 and 6 begin with the same words. Which one sentence joins them for Pia without saying the rain twice?
- The rain started but came down fast and loud on the roof of the tent.
- The rain started, it came down fast and loud on the roof of the tent.
- The rain started and came down fast and loud on the roof of the tent.
- The rain started, and then the rain came down fast and loud on the roof of the tent.
Review
Tower Race (student draft): [1] Tower Race is a board game for two to four players, and one complete game takes about thirty minutes to finish. [2] Each player carefully builds a tower from small wooden blocks while moving a game piece around the colorful board. [3] On each turn, you roll the dice and pick up the block that matches the number you rolled. [4] The towers keep getting taller and wobblier as the game goes on, and the excitement grows with them.
[5] Players get nervous when a tower starts to sway. [6] Players place each block very slowly. [7] My favorite cereal is the kind with tiny marshmallows, and I ate a big bowl of it before we played. [8] Its a great game for a rainy afternoon because the rules are easy to learn and the pieces are colorful. Underlined: sentence 8: Its a great game for a rainy afternoon because the rules are easy to learn and the pieces are colorful.
Ren is proofreading the review. Which version of sentence 8 fixes the mistake?
- Its a great game for a rainy day because the rules are easy to learn and the pieces are colorful.
- It's a great game for a rainy afternoon because the rules are easy to learn and the pieces are colorful.
- It's a great game for a rainy afternoon because the rule's are easy to learn and the pieces are colorful.
- It's a great game for a rainy afternoon, but the rules are easy to learn and the pieces are colorful.
Review
Tower Race (student draft): [1] Tower Race is a board game for two to four players, and one complete game takes about thirty minutes to finish. [2] Each player carefully builds a tower from small wooden blocks while moving a game piece around the colorful board. [3] On each turn, you roll the dice and pick up the block that matches the number you rolled. [4] The towers keep getting taller and wobblier as the game goes on, and the excitement grows with them.
[5] Players get nervous when a tower starts to sway. [6] Players place each block very slowly. [7] My favorite cereal is the kind with tiny marshmallows, and I ate a big bowl of it before we played. [8] Its a great game for a rainy afternoon because the rules are easy to learn and the pieces are colorful. Underlined: sentence 7: My favorite cereal is the kind with tiny marshmallows, and I ate a big bowl of it before we played.
Sentence 7 is about something else. Which replacement keeps Tala's review on the game?
- The winner is the player whose tower are still standing after the last block is placed.
- My favorite cereal is the kind with tiny marshmallows, and I think it would taste good during the game.
- The winner is the player whose tower is still standing after the last block is placed.
- The winner is the player who builds the shortest tower, so players try to keep their stacks low.
