Grade 6 · Writing · Building Confidence
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 8
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-HBLO3U-1SDE
Which question is most useful during revision?A. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
What is the best way to paraphrase a source?A. However, B. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?A. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. B. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. However,
Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?A. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. B. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted. C. However, D. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
Which transition best signals a counterclaim?A. However, B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?A. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. B. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. C. However, D. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
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 8
- Which question is most useful during revision?Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
- What is the best way to paraphrase a source?Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
- 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.
- Which transition best signals a counterclaim?However,
- 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.