Grade 6 · Writing · Building Confidence
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 3
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-ETP8V3-1SDE
What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?A. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. C. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. D. However,
What is the best way to paraphrase a source?A. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. B. However, C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?A. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
Which question is most useful during revision?A. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. B. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?A. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?A. However, B. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
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.
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- What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
- 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.
- Which question is most useful during revision?Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
- 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.
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.