ELA Grade 6 Paper Practice Test Answer and Alignment Document

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ELA/Literacy Grade 6 practice test answer and standards alignment document covering three instructional units. Each unit lists item numbers with corresponding correct answer choices and the item type labels for EBSR and PCR tasks. The document includes literary analysis (LAT) passages from published works, research simulation (RST) informational passages, and narrative writing or narrative analysis components. Standards alignment codes accompany each item to indicate the targeted RL/RI and writing expectations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Unit 1

Literary Analysis (LAT)

Unit 2

Research Simulation (RST)

Unit 3

Narrative (NWT)

Paired Passages

ELA/Literacy: Grade 6 Paper Practice Test Answer and Alignment Document | Unit 1 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Items 1‐7 | | | | Task: Literary Analysis (LAT) | | | | Passage 1: from Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon | | | | Item Number | Answer(s) | Standards
Alignment | | 1
VH045294 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: A
Part B: A | RL1; RL4 | | 2
VH045365 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: B
Part B: D | RL1; RL5 | | 3
VH045418 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: D
Part B: C and D | RL1; RL3 | | Passage 2: “Emancipation: A Life Fable” by Kate Chopin | | | | 4
VH045633 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: B
Part B: D | RL1; RL4 | | 5
VH179827 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: B
Part B: D | RL1: RL5 | | 6
VH045693 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: A
Part B: D | RL1; RL2 | | Passage 1: from Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon and Passage 2: “Emancipation: A Life Fable” by Kate Chopin | | | | 7
VH045724 | Item Type: PCR
Refer to Grade 6 Scoring Rubric | RL1; RL9; W2; W4‐10 | | Items 8‐11 | | | | Passage Type: Informational S/M | | | | Passage: “The Alligator’s Super Sense” by Ana Marie Rodriguez | | | | 8
V0602 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: D | RI1; RI5 | | 9
VF820527 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: B
Part B: A | RI1; RI7 | | 10
VH010078 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: D | RI1; RI4 | | 11
VF820986 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: A | RI1; RI2; RI3 | | Unit 2 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Items 1‐9 | | | | Task: Research Simulation (RST) | | | | Passage 1: “The Stripes Will Survive” by Jacqueline Adams | | | | Item Number | Answer(s) | Standards
Alignment | | 1
VH180084 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: A
Part B: B, C, G | RI1; RI2; RI3 | | 2
VH059613 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: D | RI1; RI6 | | Passage 2: “The Zoos Go Wild” from No More Dodos by Nicholas Nirgiotis and Theodore Nirgiotis | | | | 3
VH059804 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: D
Part B: B | RI1; L4 | | 4
VH059779 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: B | RI1; RI3 | | Passage 1: “The Stripes will Survive” by Jacqueline Adams and Passage 2: “The Zoos Go Wild” from No More Dodos by Nicholas Nirgiotis and Theodore Nirgiotis | | | | 5
VH180095 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: D
Part B: B, F | RI1; RI2; RI9 | | Passage 3: from “Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment” by Alicia Powers | | | | 6
VH180102 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: B
Part B: C | RI1; RI4 | | 7
VH180111 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: B | | | Passage 1: “The Stripes will Survive” by Jacqueline Adams and Passage 3: from “Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment” by Alicia Powers | | | | 8
VH180106 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: A, E | RI1; RI2; RI3 | | Passage 1: “The Stripes Will Survive” by Jacqueline Adams, Passage 2: “The Zoos Go Wild” from No More Dodosby Nicholas Nirgiotis and Theodore Nirgiotis, and Passage 3: “Behind the Scenes at the National Zoo’s Lion Cub”(video) | | | | 9
VH180097 | Item Type: PCR
Refer to Grade 6 Scoring Rubric | RI1; RI8;
RI9; W2; W4‐10 | | Unit 3 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Items 1‐5 | | | | Task: Narrative (NWT) | | | | Passage: from Magic Elizabeth by Norma Kassirer | | | | 1
VH044629 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: B | RL1; RL2 | | 2
VH044644 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: C
Part B: D and F | RL1; RL3 | | 3
VH044660 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: D
Part B: A | RL1; RL5 | | 4
VH044854 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: A
Part B: D | RL1; RL5 | | 5
VH045150 | Item Type: PCR
Refer to Grade 6 Scoring Rubric | W3‐10 | | Items 6‐11 | | | | Passage Type: Paired | | | | Passage 1: from The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich | | | | 6
V0607 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: D
Part B: B | RL1; RL4 | | 7
VH010103 | Item Type: EBSR
Part A: D
Part B: A | RL1; RL2 | | Passage 2: from The Life of a Ship from the Launch to the Wreck by R. M. Ballantyne | | |

FAQs

What does the document provide for each test item?

For each item number, it provides the item type (such as EBSR or PCR), the answer choices for Part A and Part B, and the standards alignment codes.

Which passages are included in Unit 1’s Literary Analysis task?

Unit 1 includes Passage 1 from “Boy’s Life” by Robert McCammon and Passage 2 titled “Emancipation: A Life Fable” by Kate Chopin, along with a combined passage item using both.

How are units organized in this Grade 6 ELA practice test?

The document is organized into Unit 1 (Literary Analysis), Unit 2 (Research Simulation), and Unit 3 (Narrative and paired passages), with item sets and standards alignment for each.

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