Grade 6 · Reading

Vocabulary Reading Practice

Use context and word knowledge to understand vocabulary. This page draws from 14 unique questions in the English Grade 6 question bank.

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Sample reading questions

During the lesson on editorial choices, the teacher asked students to interpret the information in the chart. The surrounding sentences showed that students had to think carefully about what the details meant.

Try this question: What does 'interpret' mean as used in the passage?

During the lesson about solar ovens, the teacher used the word 'contrast.' The sentence on the board gave clues that helped the class understand the meaning. The author includes these details to build a stronger idea across the whole passage.

Try this question: What does the word 'contrast' mean as used in the passage?

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