Grade 6 · Writing · Challenge
Free Revision and Argument Skills worksheet - version 1
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 · Stretch challenge · 6 questions · Version PG-83PO2V-T0C3
What should a writer do after finding a source that contradicts the draft?A. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. B. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. C. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. D. Evaluate the source and revise the claim if warranted.
Which evidence best supports a claim about local water use?A. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. B. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source.
What is the best way to paraphrase a source?A. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? B. Restate the idea fully in new wording and cite the source. C. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. D. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months.
Which transition best signals a counterclaim?A. However, B. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. C. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? D. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?A. Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters. B. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness. C. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. D. Does each paragraph advance the central claim?
Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?A. Does each paragraph advance the central claim? B. Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion. C. Meter data comparing household use across twelve months. D. Later school start times can improve attendance and student alertness.
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.
- 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 transition best signals a counterclaim?However,
- Which revision makes a conclusion stronger?Synthesize the evidence and explain why the claim matters.
- Which outline order is clearest for an explanatory essay?Claim, background, evidence by category, conclusion.
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.