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Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA Practice Test

Build Grade 6 Delaware DeSSA ELA readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering literary analysis, informational text, vocabulary, language, writing, research, and evidence.

Grade 6 DeSSA ELA practice sets

This Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover literary analysis, informational text, vocabulary, language, argument writing, research, and evidence.

Skills covered

  • Theme, structure, figurative language, flashback, inference, character development, turning points, point of view, summaries, and symbolism
  • Central ideas, text structure, evidence, visuals, cause and effect, academic vocabulary, opinion, comparisons, data tables, and summaries
  • Word meaning, antonyms, multiple meanings, verb forms, semicolons, pronoun clarity, transitions, formal style, concise revision, and spelling
  • Claims, evidence, organization, precise revision, reliable sources, source integration, focused research, conclusions, relevance, and transitions
  • Grade 6 review tasks combining graphs, character choices, evidence, punctuation, source verification, summaries, pronoun clarity, and arguments

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Return to the text for evidence, compare the answer choices carefully, and review the explanation after each response.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Delaware Department of Education guidance, official DeSSA materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

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Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA practice set on informational text and evidence, with answers and explanations.

Read each passage or sentence carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage explains that oyster reefs provide habitat, reduce wave energy, and filter water. What is the central idea?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Oyster reefs support coastal environments in several ways..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: The details identify several environmental functions of oyster reefs.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

The details identify several environmental functions of oyster reefs.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A text describes a community problem, lists possible solutions, and evaluates each one. Which structure is used?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Problem and solution.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: The author presents a problem and examines ways to address it.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

The author presents a problem and examines ways to address it.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which evidence would best support the claim that public transit reduces traffic?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A city report shows fewer cars on a major road after a new bus route opened..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: The report measures traffic before and after the transit change.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

The report measures traffic before and after the transit change.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Why might an author include a graph showing monthly rainfall?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is To help readers compare rainfall amounts over time..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: A graph makes differences across months easier to compare.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

A graph makes differences across months easier to compare.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage states that reflective roofs stay cooler because they send more sunlight away. What relationship is described?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Cause and effect.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: Reflective roofs are the cause and cooler surfaces are the effect.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

Reflective roofs are the cause and cooler surfaces are the effect.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What does “mitigate” mean in this sentence? “Wetlands can mitigate flooding by absorbing extra water.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Reduce the severity of.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: Wetlands reduce the severity or impact of flooding.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

Wetlands reduce the severity or impact of flooding.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement is an opinion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The town should create more shaded walking paths..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: Should signals a recommendation rather than a directly verifiable fact.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

Should signals a recommendation rather than a directly verifiable fact.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A text compares batteries and solar panels as energy sources. What is the author mainly doing?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Explaining similarities and differences between two technologies.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: The text organizes information around two energy technologies.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

The text organizes information around two energy technologies.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A table shows that a test group remembered 14 words after one study method and 21 after another. What conclusion is supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The second method produced a higher recorded score..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: Twenty-one is greater than fourteen in the recorded results.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

Twenty-one is greater than fourteen in the recorded results.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which summary best represents a passage about restoring a riverbank?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Workers remove invasive plants, add native vegetation, and monitor the bank to reduce erosion..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, detail, structure, or language task.
  2. Use evidence: The summary includes the major actions and their purpose.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA task.

The summary includes the major actions and their purpose.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware Grade 6 DeSSA ELA Practice

Which grade is covered?

This page is organized for Grade 6 Delaware DeSSA ELA practice, with literary analysis, informational reading, vocabulary, language, writing, research, and evidence tasks.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official DeSSA questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Delaware Department of Education and official DeSSA information for current materials, accommodations, and policies.