Grade 6 · Writing · Building Confidence
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 10
Grade 6 writing practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations. This printable version includes 6 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Revision and Argument Skills
Grade 6 · Building confidence · 6 questions · Version PG-1EWM1WV-1SDE
Which thesis is most arguable and specific?A. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. C. However, D. Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?A. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. However, D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?A. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
What is the best way to paraphrase a source?A. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. B. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?A. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters.
What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?A. However, B. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. C. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 10
- Which thesis is most arguable and specific?Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
- Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
- Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
- What is the best way to paraphrase a source?Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
- Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters.
- What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
Worked example
Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.
Common mistake
Using a memorized procedure without checking what the question asks.
Helpful hint
Name the standard skill before answering.