An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone.

An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.

A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules.

A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team and learns to stand up for himself.

A passage that tells how the smell of food at the Houston Livestock and Rodeo can make you hungrier.

A medical report describing the effects on the human body from Covid-19.

An article that details the process to create a pasta salad.

Rebecca was babysitting her twin brothers last night. There was a knock at the door and Rebecca went to answer it. When she got to the door, someone pushed her out and locked it. When she looked into the window she saw her brothers laughing.

What can you infer about the situation?

The teacher told the students their projects were due on Monday. Steven went home that weekend and played video games and watched Netflix until late Sunday night. He remembered his project was due on Monday. It was 10:30 and Steven began his project.

What inference can you BEST make about the outcome of Steven's project?

Carter was walking down the street carefully avoiding the puddles because it rained the night before. His mom just bought him a new Nike hoodie and he wanted to show it off at school. Suddenly, a car drove into a puddle and splashed his sweatshirt.

What can you infer about the weather?

Cara and Tom were setting up decorations for the school dance on Friday. They needed people to volunteer to help sell tickets throughout the week. Tom said there would be donuts for all the students who signed up to sell the tickets.

What can you infer about the outcome of the after school meeting?

Which of the following has a sequential text structure?

Read the paragraph from the article.

Tim has come a long way since his parents first introduced him to chess when he was 2 years old. His father, Henry, played the game in college for fun, and decided to teach it to his son. Tim was playing chess on an iPad shortly after learning to walk. By age 5, he was winning games against the computer. And two years later, Tim surpassed his father's skill level.

Which of the following is the main idea of the paragraph?

For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.

The Summary of this passage is:

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.

The Summary of this passage is:

Rachel was on her way to volunteer at the animal shelter. She was very excited! She really liked dogs. Her brother was allergic to dogs, however, so she was rarely around them. Rachel had a lot of fun playing with the puppies. But after her shift, itchy bumps appeared on her arms.

It is likely that:

Kim wrote this letter to her principal: Students should have at least 15 minutes of recess during a school day. After all, students shouldn’t be expected to sit all day! Furthermore, students don’t feel as antsy and can focus more easily after they run around and play.

What is the author's purpose for this letter?

One warm afternoon, while walking home from school, Rosie glanced at her neighbor’s huge red house and noticed Mrs. Spencer lifting a fluffy kitten from a cardboard box. The words “Free Kittens” were written across the side of the box in large, black letters. Rosie squealed with excitement and ran home to tell her parents. When she walked into the house she was greeted by the smell of freshly baked cookies. When she dropped her bag on the floor it made a loud "THUD!" Her dad could feel she wanted something and tried to cover his ears. What is the author's purpose for this text?

Who is your favorite 6th grade English teacher?