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Free 6th grade reading worksheets, with the lesson and the answer key

One full topic — Citing text evidence in a story — as a printable PDF. No payment.

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The topic inside: Citing text evidence in a story

Quote or point to details that support what the text says and what you infer

Reading: Literature (RL.6.1)Ages 11–12

Key words

  • text evidence — words, phrases or details from the text that support an idea
  • cite — to point to or quote the exact part of the text you are using
  • inference — a conclusion you reach by combining text clues with what you already know
  • explicit — stated directly in the text
  • quotation — the author's exact words, placed inside quotation marks

What you need at home: the passage in this lesson, printed or on screen; two colors of pencil or highlighter; notebook and pencil; sticky notes (optional).

What is in the PDF

  1. Quick Check — 10 questionsBefore you teach. It shows what the student already knows.
  2. Learn ItThe lesson you teach from: key words, step-by-step teaching with lines to read aloud, 2 worked examples and 2 common mistakes to watch for.
  3. We Do It Together — 10 questionsWorked side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
  4. You Try — 10 questionsThe student works alone.
  5. Answer KeyEvery question, its answer and a short explanation.

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8 topics, 960 questions and 292 printed pages, with the answer key included. $19.99 as a PDF you print at home, as many copies as you need for your own household.

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One PDF of 26 pages (0.8 MB): the Citing text evidence in a story topic in full — 30 questions across three sets, the lesson to teach from, and the answer key.

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No. The PDF is free to download and free to print for students in your own household.

How does this fit the rest of the year?

Citing text evidence in a story is the first of 8 topics in 6th grade Reading. The full workbook has 960 questions over 292 printed pages, with the answer key.

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