Claim
Our school should plant a vegetable garden.
6th grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Arizona Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Retell this in first person from Priya's point of view: “Priya packed her lunch and hurried out the door.”
- You pack your lunch and hurry out the door.
- Priya packed my lunch and hurried out the door.
- I packed my lunch and hurried out the door.
- She packed her lunch and hurried out the door.
I packed my lunch and hurried out the door.
Hint: Priya becomes “I” and her lunch becomes “my lunch.”
Question 2
Sort each word: positive or negative connotation?
Sort into: 😊 Positive · 😒 Negative
- 🔤aroma
- 🔤nosy
- 🔤determined
- 🔤cozy
- 🔤reckless
- 🔤pushy
😊 Positive: aroma, determined, cozy · 😒 Negative: nosy, reckless, pushy
Hint: Ask yourself: would you feel pleased or upset if someone used this word to describe you?
Question 3
Which evidence best supports this claim?
- Gardening teaches students where food comes from, and the harvest can be shared with the cafeteria.
- Tomatoes are red.
- Some students like to play inside.
- Shovels are made of metal.
Gardening teaches students where food comes from, and the harvest can be shared with the cafeteria.
Hint: Choose the reason that explains why a garden would help the school.
Question 4
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?
The geese flew south because _____ needed warmer weather.
- them
- its
- it
- they
they
Hint: “Geese” is plural and is the subject of “needed”: they.
Question 5
Sort each one: complete sentence, fragment or run-on?
Sort into: ✅ Complete · 🧩 Fragment · 🚂 Run-on
- 📝Ana finished her book she started another one right away.
- 📝Because it was raining, we played board games inside.
- 📝The power went out we lit some candles.
- 📝Whenever it snows in the mountains.
- 📝After the game on Saturday.
- 📝Although Kenji was tired, he finished the race.
✅ Complete: Because it was raining, we played board games inside., Although Kenji was tired, he finished the race. · 🧩 Fragment: Whenever it snows in the mountains., After the game on Saturday. · 🚂 Run-on: Ana finished her book she started another one right away., The power went out we lit some candles.
Hint: A complete sentence has a subject, a verb and a complete thought. A run-on jams two sentences together with no punctuation.
Question 6
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
- When the movie ended everyone, clapped.
- When the movie, ended everyone clapped.
- When the movie ended, everyone clapped.
- When, the movie ended everyone clapped.
When the movie ended, everyone clapped.
Hint: Put a comma after an introductory dependent clause, right before the main clause begins.
Question 7
Complete the analogy.
happy : joyful :: tired :
- awake
- sleepy
- bed
- yawn
sleepy
Hint: Happy and joyful are synonyms. Which word means about the same as tired?
Question 8
Which greeting is correct in a formal letter?
- Dear Ms. Patel,
- Dear Ms. Patel:
- Dear Ms. Patel;
Dear Ms. Patel:
Hint: In a formal or business letter, use a colon after the greeting.
Question 9
A text lists events in the order they happened, using first, then and finally. What pattern is it?
- chronological order
- problem and solution
- compare and contrast
chronological order
Hint: Time words like first, then and finally show chronological order.
Question 10
Which detail best shows that a web article is current?
- a long title
- many pictures
- a bright banner
- a recent “last updated” date
a recent “last updated” date
Hint: Look for when it was written or updated.
Answer key
- 1. I packed my lunch and hurried out the door. (Point of View)
- 2. 😊 Positive: aroma, determined, cozy · 😒 Negative: nosy, reckless, pushy (Connotation & Tone)
- 3. Gardening teaches students where food comes from, and the harvest can be shared with the cafeteria. (Make Your Case)
- 4. they (Agreement)
- 5. ✅ Complete: Because it was raining, we played board games inside., Although Kenji was tired, he finished the race. · 🧩 Fragment: Whenever it snows in the mountains., After the game on Saturday. · 🚂 Run-on: Ana finished her book she started another one right away., The power went out we lit some candles. (Sentence Repair)
- 6. When the movie ended, everyone clapped. (Commas & Clauses)
- 7. sleepy (Roots & Analogies)
- 8. Dear Ms. Patel: (Punctuation Power)
- 9. chronological order (Text Forms & Features)
- 10. a recent “last updated” date (Check the Source)
Want more than 10 questions?
In Gradelings the questions change every time and adjust to your child, with hints and kind feedback. See all English language arts units.