Grade 6 · English Language Arts · Unit 1 of 14
Learning to Learn
Use what you know, ask big questions, and set goals for your learning.
What your child practises
Practises using prior knowledge, asking open-ended questions, making connections, adjusting reading rate, and choosing and tracking learning goals.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · prior knowledge, questions, connections, reading rate, and setting and tracking learning goals
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
How could you track progress on a reading goal?
- Ask the librarian to read for you
- Keep a reading log
- Hide the book
Keep a reading log
Hint: Collecting evidence shows growth.
Question 2
A good group inquiry question can be explored from different…
- colours
- fonts
- perspectives and subjects
perspectives and subjects
Hint: Strong questions connect many viewpoints.
Question 3
Fluency means reading…
- in a whisper only
- smoothly, with expression and understanding
- as fast as possible with no meaning
smoothly, with expression and understanding
Hint: Fluent readers understand what they read.
Question 4
Metacognition means…
- thinking about how you learn
- counting words
- drawing maps
thinking about how you learn
Hint: It helps you pick good strategies.
Question 5
Which listening skill shows respect during a discussion?
- Summarize what someone said before you share your view
- Interrupt right away
- Look away
Summarize what someone said before you share your view
Hint: Critical listening includes summarizing.
Question 6
A group makes class criteria for a good summary. They are…
- a seating plan
- a list of authors
- a list of what a good summary includes
a list of what a good summary includes
Hint: Criteria help you check your work.