6th Grade PSSA Prep (2023 Released Test Items)

(Passage 1): Read the sentences from the passage. "She works at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, and she has come to Papua New Guinea to study her favorite animal, the elusive Matschie's tree kangaroo. Even with binoculars, the small, shy marsupials are hard to find." What does the word elusive mean as used in the passage?

• difficult to capture

• difficult to observe

• difficult to remember

• difficult to understand

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

(Passage 1): PART B - Which evidence from the passage best supports the answer in Part One? Choose one answer.

• "When she got older, Dabek studied marine mammals and animal behavior."

• "She became interested in environmental studies and conservation, like her hero, Jane Goodall."

• "When she finally got to Papua New Guinea, asthma made mountain travel difficult, but she didn't let it stop her."

• "You can read about her work in a book called Quest for the Tree Kangaroo."

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

(Passage 1): PART A - Which word best describes Dabek?

• stubborn

• amusing

• persistent

• relaxed

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

(Passage 1): Read the sentences from the passage. "This became the YUS Conservation Area, the first in all of Papua New Guinea. Hunting, mining, and cutting down trees are now forbidden there." How do these sentences convey a central idea of the passage?

• They describe the natural resources that the people of the YUS area used to develop their economies to support themselves.

• They reveal how the people of the YUS area decided to stop selling timber and focus instead on selling coffee beans that grow in the forest.

• They demonstrate how researchers and the people of the YUS area decided to create a preserve to protect the habitats of the unique species that live there.

• They identify how researchers showed the people of the YUS area how to responsibly remove trees from the forest without damaging surrounding habitats.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

(Passage 1): How does the author support the argument that people of the YUS are able to start businesses?

• by suggesting that tourists might come to visit their preserve

• by showing how people in other countries support the effort by buying YUS coffee beans

• by describing the steps needed to transport the YUS coffee beans from the forest to the market

• by explaining that the forest needs roads so people rom outside can access cocoa and coffee beans

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

(Passage 1): Read the details from the text box at the end of the passage. "One of the biggest challenges for many endangered animals - including the Matschie's tree kangaroo - is losing their homes. This happens when people cut or burn down forests to make room for farms or to raise cattle." Which statement is best supported by these details?

• The needs of people are more important than the conservation of the habitats of endangered species.

• The efforts of people to prevent the destruction of animal habitats have come at the expense of developing human communities.

• The needs of people and animals often conflict, which increases the urgency to develop solutions that benefit both people and animals.

• The efforts of people to rapidly transform the land around them for economic purposes pose a primary threat to some animal species.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

(Passage 1): PART A - How do both sections in the text box at the end of the passage relate to the idea that the cloud forest in Papua New Guinea should be protected?

• They define what a cloud forest is and describe why the cloud forests are not common.

• They explain why a cloud forest is an important environment and discuss an approach for preventing its destruction.

• They identify what kind of specied live in a cloud forest and highlight the importance of their existence.

• The illustrate how the cloud forest benefits species and claim that the animals' needs are more important than human needs.

(Passage 1): PART B - Which evidence from the text box supports the answer in Part A? Choose two answers.

• "Cloud forests are a special kind of mountain rain forest."

• "Each one is home to plants and animals that live nowhere else."

• "This happens when people cut or burn down forests to make room for farms..."

• "Rather than just forbidding farming, they look for better ways to farm..."

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Misty Copeland is an artist and her art is dance. Write a paragraph analyzing how Copeland shows dedication to her art. Use evidence from the passage. (You do have a character limit of 1000 characters, or you may type a response in Microsoft Word and upload it as "show your work".)

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence contains a misspelled word?

• I usually accommpany my sister to her team practices, but I was too busy to go with her this afternoon .

• It was awkward when a cellphone started ringing loudly in the middle of the serious ceremony .

• The owner of the restaurant received an award from the city council for helping others in the community .

• She had been impatient with her younger brother and now felt ashamed for snapping at him .

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CCSS.L.3.2F