e 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 1
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.1 Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.1.1 Identify and apply the meaning of
vocabulary.

R6.A.1.1.1 Identify and/or apply meaning of
multiple-meaning words used in text.
R6.A.1.1.2 Identify and/or apply a synonym or
antonym of a word used in text.


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may reread
the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

A single vocabulary question may take two different styles: one that reprints the sentence from the
passage or one that refers back to the word in the passage. Every multiple-choice stem on the test
will be followed by four options.


























Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 2
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.1 Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.1.2 Identify and apply word recognition skills.

R6.A.1.2.1 Identify how the meaning of a word is
changed when an affix is added;
identify the meaning of a word from the
text with an affix.
Note: Affixes will be limited to prefixes:
pre-, dis-, mis-, non-, inter-extra-, post-,
super-, sub-; suffixes: -less, -ble, -ly,
-or, -ness, -ment, -er, -ship, -tion, -en.
R6.A.1.2.2 Define and/or apply how the meaning of
words or phrases changes when using
context clues given in explanatory
sentences.


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may
reread the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

A single vocabulary question may take two different styles: one that reprints the sentence from the
passage or one that refers back to the word in the passage. Every multiple-choice stem on the test
will be followed by four options.



















Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 3
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.1 Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.1.3 Make inferences, draw conclusions, and
make generalizations based on text.

R6.A.1.3.1 Make inferences and/or draw
conclusions based on information from
text.
R6.A.1.3.2 Cite evidence from text to support
generalizations.


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may reread
the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

Every multiple-choice stem on the test will be followed by four options.




























Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 4
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.1 Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.1.4 Identify and explain main ideas and
relevant details.

R6.A.1.4.1 Identify and/or explain stated or implied
main ideas and relevant supporting
details from text.
Note: Items may target specific
paragraphs.


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may reread
the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

Every multiple-choice stem on the test will be followed by four options.


























Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 5
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.1 Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.1.5 Summarize a fictional text as a whole.

R6.A.1.5.1 Summarize the key details and events
of a fictional text as a whole.


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may reread
the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

Every multiple-choice stem on the test will be followed by four options.
































Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 6
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.1 Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.1.6 Identify and describe genre of text.
R6.A.1.6.1 Identify the authors intended purpose of
text.
R6.A.1.6.2 Identify and/or describe examples of
text that support the authors intended
purpose.
Note: narrative and poetic text


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may reread
the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

Every multiple-choice stem on the test will be followed by four options.


























Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 7
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.2 Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.2.1 Identify and apply the meaning of
vocabulary in nonfiction.

R6.A.2.1.1 Identify and apply meaning of multiple-
meaning words used in text.
R6.A.2.1.2 Identify and apply meaning of content-
specific words used in text.


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may reread
the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

Every multiple-choice stem on the test will be followed by four options.




























Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 8
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.2 Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.2.2 Identify and apply word recognition skills.

R6.A.2.2.1 Identify and apply how the meaning of a
word is changed when an affix is
added; identify and apply the meaning
of a word from the text with an affix.
Note: Affixes will be limited to prefixes:
pre-, dis-, mis-, non-, inter-, extra-, post-
, super-, sub-; suffixes: -less, -ble, -ly,
-or, -ness, -ment, -er, -ship, -tion, -en.
R6.A.2.2.2 Define and/or apply how the meaning of
words or phrases changes when using
context clues given in explanatory
sentences.


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may reread
the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

A single vocabulary question may take two different styles: one that reprints the sentence from the
passage or one that refers back to the word in the passage. Every multiple-choice stem on the test
will be followed by four options.


















Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 9
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.2 Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.2.3 Make inferences, draw conclusions, and
make generalizations based on text.

R6.A.2.3.1 Make inferences and/or draw
conclusions based on information from
text.
R6.A.2.3.2 Cite evidence from text to support
generalizations.


Items that measure these Assessment Anchors will relate back to a reading passage. Students may reread
the passage to help determine the best answer. See the item sampler for sample items.

Every multiple-choice stem on the test will be followed by four options.



























Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
2007
Reading, Grade 6
R6.A Comprehension and Reading Skills
Reporting Category

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading Grade 6 - Page 10
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR
R6.A.2 Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level.
ELIGIBLE
CONTENT
R6.A.2.4 Identify and explain main ideas and
releva