6th Grade Informational Text Review

1. What is a topic?

• the writer's opinion about a text

• the general subject of a text

• the details that explain the text

• a retelling of the most important ideas

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Most people think that Johann Sebastian Bach played the piano, but this is not true. The piano was not invented until just two years before he died. Bach's main instrument was the organ. He was a great organist. He wrote a lot of wonderful music for that instrument. He also played other keyboard instruments that were ancestors of the piano. Among these instruments was the harpsichord. Along with Mozart, Bach is considered to be one of the all-time great composers.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Mozart and Bach did not compose music for the piano.

• The piano had not been invented three hundred years ago.

• Johann Sebastian Bach was a great organist and writer.

• The harpsichord was a keyboard instrument before the piano.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

Find the central idea of this passage.

• Being a clown isn't all fun and games.

• Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

• Rodeos are exciting.

• Clowns are good at riding bulls.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.

What does the author want you to learn about the passage?

• Why we can taste only sweet things.

• that we taste through our nose

• Taste buds are found in different places.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked.

This author believes that:

• Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.

• Gorillas are mean animals

• Gorillas don't like other animals.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

The average school day for kindergarteners is getting longer, and it's paying off in improved reading skills. This improvement will continue from elementary school to high school. These children will be able to get better jobs when they are adults.

What is the author's viewpoint about full-day kindergarten?

• Against full-day

• Favors full-day

• Hates kindergarten

• Never went to kindergarten

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CCSS.RI.6.6

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• chronological order & sequence

• cause & effect

• compare & contrast

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CCSS.W.6.2A

In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a difficulty is, challenge, or solve.

• problem & solution

• chronological order & sequence

• cause & effect

• compare & contrast

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2A

This type of writing shows the order something did or is supposed to happen in

• cause & effect

• chronological order & sequence

• problem & solution

• compare & contrast

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.3C

Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.

Which text structure is the author using in this passage?

• problem & solution

• chronological order & sequence

• description

• cause & effect

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5