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Grade 6 English Language Arts practice sheet

Nunavut Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

  1. Question 1

    You should read slower when…

    • you already know the story
    • the text is full of new, difficult ideas
    • you are skimming for a name

  2. Question 2

    Why does Amir keep his sketchbook closed at first?

    Lines on Paper

    During his first week at the new school, Amir ate lunch at the end of the long table and kept his sketchbook closed on his lap. At his old school, everyone had known him as “the map kid.” Here, nobody knew him at all.

    On Thursday, the sketchbook slid off his knees and fell open. Zoe picked it up before he could reach it. Inside was a hand-drawn map of an island, with mountain ridges shaded in pencil and tiny labels in careful capital letters.

    “You made this?” Zoe asked. Amir shrugged and held out his hand for the book, staring at the floor.

    “Our group needs someone to draw the setting for our class story,” she said. “We've been arguing about it for days.” She slid onto the bench beside him. For the first time all week, Amir opened the sketchbook on purpose.

    • He is upset with Zoe.
    • He has lost his pencil.
    • The sketchbook is empty.
    • He feels unsure about how his new classmates will see him.

  3. Question 3

    A timeline shows…

    • a recipe’s ingredients
    • events in the order they happened
    • the rules of a game

  4. Question 4

    Why might an author choose to write in first person?

    • to make sure the story has no narrator
    • to show every character's secret thoughts
    • to let readers experience events through one character's own voice and thoughts
    • to give the reader step-by-step instructions

  5. Question 5

    What kind of figurative language is used here?

    The stars glittered like tiny jewels on a dark blanket.

    • Simile
    • Idiom
    • Metaphor
    • Personification

  6. Question 6

    Sort each word: positive or negative connotation?

    Sort into: 😊 Positive · 😒 Negative

    • 🔤lazy
    • 🔤shack
    • 🔤stench
    • 🔤cozy
    • 🔤determined
    • 🔤assertive

  7. Question 7

    Use the roots: what is a “spectator”?

    • a person who speaks at an event
    • a person who builds stadiums
    • a person who watches an event
    • a person who carries equipment

  8. Question 8

    Prejudice is…

    • judging people unfairly without knowing them
    • a long word
    • a kind of punctuation

  9. Question 9

    Sort each statement: fact or opinion?

    Sort into: 🔎 Fact · 💭 Opinion

    • 📝Bees make honey from nectar.
    • 📝Our class has 27 students.
    • 📝Math is more fun than art.
    • 📝Cats make better pets than dogs.
    • 📝Soccer is the most exciting sport.
    • 📝A week has seven days.

  10. Question 10

    A paragraph groups…

    • all the titles
    • every idea in the report
    • sentences about one main idea

Answer key

  1. 1. the text is full of new, difficult ideas (Learning to Learn)
  2. 2. He feels unsure about how his new classmates will see him. (Close Reading)
  3. 3. events in the order they happened (Text Features & Forms)
  4. 4. to let readers experience events through one character's own voice and thoughts (Point of View)
  5. 5. Simile (Figurative Language)
  6. 6. 😊 Positive: cozy, determined, assertive · 😒 Negative: lazy, shack, stench (Connotation & Tone)
  7. 7. a person who watches an event (Roots & Analogies)
  8. 8. judging people unfairly without knowing them (Media, Bias & Diversity)
  9. 9. 🔎 Fact: Bees make honey from nectar., Our class has 27 students., A week has seven days. · 💭 Opinion: Math is more fun than art., Cats make better pets than dogs., Soccer is the most exciting sport. (Sources & Bias)
  10. 10. sentences about one main idea (Plan & Organize Writing)

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