MAP Growth Grade 6: Guide and Practice

How this grade fits MAP Growth

Grade 6 is a starting point for these practice activities. Official MAP Growth adapts across grade levels. Schools choose standards-aligned test versions, so there is no single nationwide MAP curriculum or fixed grade-level question list.

Our selected math and language connections use Common Core standards; science uses selected NGSS connections. Some activities review earlier learning or introduce an identified extension. Science tests cover grade bands, and middle school science topics are sequenced differently by schools.

Difficulty labels describe our original practice questions. Adaptive practice adjusts within the available bank; it does not use NWEA’s calibrated item-selection or scoring system.

All four practice subjects

• Math

  9 skills · 27 original questions

  MAP Growth Grade 6 Math Practice

• Reading

  8 skills · 24 original questions

  MAP Growth Grade 6 Reading Practice

• Language Usage

  8 skills · 24 original questions

  MAP Growth Grade 6 Language Usage Practice

• Science

  9 skills · 27 original questions

  MAP Growth Grade 6 Science Practice

Math practice coverage

Selected skill connections across published instructional areas; this is not a complete test blueprint or proof of standard mastery.

• Ratios, rates, and percent

  Number · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.A.1, CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.A.2, CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.A.3

  Practice Ratios, rates, and percent Learn with Ratio, Proportion & Percent Lab

• Division of fractions

  Number · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.A.1

  Practice Division of fractions Learn with Fraction Operations & Equivalents Lab

• Signed numbers, order, and absolute value

  Number · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.5, CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.6, CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.7

  Practice Signed numbers, order, and absolute value Learn with Integer Operations & Absolute Value Lab

• Exponents and equivalent expressions

  Algebra · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.A.1, CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.A.2, CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.A.3

  Practice Exponents and equivalent expressions Learn with Equation Balance & Intro Algebra Lab

• Equations, inequalities, and related variables

  Algebra · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.B.7, CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.B.8, CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.C.9

  Practice Equations, inequalities, and related variables Learn with Equation Balance & Intro Algebra Lab

• Four-quadrant coordinates and distances

  Geometry/Measurement · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.6, CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.8, CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.3

  Practice Four-quadrant coordinates and distances Learn with Coordinate Treasure Maps Lab

• Area, volume, and surface area

  Geometry/Measurement · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.1, CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.2, CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.4

  Practice Area, volume, and surface area Learn with 3D Measurement & Cavalieri Lab

• Statistical questions, center, and variation

  Data/Statistics · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.1, CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.2, CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.B.5

  Practice Statistical questions, center, and variation Learn with Mean, Median & Mode Lab

• Probability preview: simple chance models

  Probability · Selected standards: CCSS.Math.Content.7.SP.C.5, CCSS.Math.Content.7.SP.C.7

  Practice Probability preview: simple chance models Learn with Spinners, Dice & Probability Lab

Reading practice coverage

Selected skill connections across published instructional areas; this is not a complete test blueprint or proof of standard mastery.

• Character, setting, and text evidence

  Fiction, Poetry, and Drama · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.3

  Practice Character, setting, and text evidence Learn with Characterization Mapper

• Theme and story development

  Fiction, Poetry, and Drama · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.2

  Practice Theme and story development Learn with Theme Identifier

• Poetry, structure, and point of view

  Fiction, Poetry, and Drama · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.6

  Practice Poetry, structure, and point of view Learn with Poetry Analysis Tool

• Dialogue, stage directions, and dramatic action

  Fiction, Poetry, and Drama · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.3

  Practice Dialogue, stage directions, and dramatic action Learn with Story Plot Arc Lab

• Informational ideas and supporting details

  Nonfiction · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.3

  Practice Informational ideas and supporting details Learn with Text Summarizer Trainer

• Nonfiction purpose, structure, and evidence

  Nonfiction · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.5, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.8

  Practice Nonfiction purpose, structure, and evidence Learn with Text Structure Identifier

• Meaning from context and word relationships

  Vocabulary and Literary Devices · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.4

  Practice Meaning from context and word relationships Learn with Context Clues Practice

• Figurative language and effects of word choice

  Vocabulary and Literary Devices · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5

  Practice Figurative language and effects of word choice Learn with Figurative Language Explorer

Language Usage practice coverage

Selected skill connections across published instructional areas; this is not a complete test blueprint or proof of standard mastery.

• Plan focused narratives, explanations, and arguments

  Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative Writing · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.5

  Practice Plan focused narratives, explanations, and arguments Learn with Story Structure Builder

• Organize ideas and connect supporting details

  Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative Writing · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2

  Practice Organize ideas and connect supporting details Learn with Paragraph Organizer

• Revise for development, precision, and style

  Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative Writing · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.5, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.3

  Practice Revise for development, precision, and style Learn with Paragraph Organizer

• Match purpose and audience

  Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative Writing · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4

  Practice Match purpose and audience Learn with Argument & Evidence Organizer

• Select and accurately use source information

  Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative Writing · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8

  Practice Select and accurately use source information Learn with Citation Builder & Plagiarism Trainer

• Edit grammar and usage

  Grammar and Usage · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1

  Practice Edit grammar and usage Learn with Grammar Patterns Explorer

• Punctuate sentences and quotations

  Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.2

  Practice Punctuate sentences and quotations Learn with Grammar Patterns Explorer

• Spell accurately and capitalize appropriately

  Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling · Selected standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.2

  Practice Spell accurately and capitalize appropriately Learn with Grammar Patterns Explorer

Science practice coverage

Selected skill connections across published instructional areas; this is not a complete test blueprint or proof of standard mastery.

• Cells and evidence of living organization

  Organisms · Selected standards: MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2

  Practice Cells and evidence of living organization Learn with Cell Explorer: Animal, Plant & Bacterial Cells

• Resource limits and ecosystem investigations

  Ecosystems · Selected standards: MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4

  Practice Resource limits and ecosystem investigations Learn with Energy Dynamics & Food Web Lab

• Genes, mutations and inherited variation

  Change over Time, Heredity · Selected standards: MS-LS3-1, MS-LS3-2

  Practice Genes, mutations and inherited variation Learn with Genetics & Punnett Square Calculator

• Particle models and changes of state

  Matter · Selected standards: MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-4

  Practice Particle models and changes of state Learn with States of Matter Playground

• Net force and motion changes

  Forces · Selected standards: MS-PS2-2

  Practice Net force and motion changes Learn with Forces & Free-Body Diagram Tool

• Temperature, thermal transfer and models

  Energy and Waves · Selected standards: MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-4

  Practice Temperature, thermal transfer and models Learn with Energy Conservation Explorer

• Moon phases and orbital models

  Earth in Space · Selected standards: MS-ESS1-1

  Practice Moon phases and orbital models Learn with Solar System Scale Explorer

• Water cycle energy and gravity

  Components and Processes of Earth · Selected standards: MS-ESS2-4

  Practice Water cycle energy and gravity Learn with Weather & Water Cycle Explorer

• Runoff solutions and design tradeoffs

  Human Interactions with Earth · Selected standards: MS-ESS3-3

  Practice Runoff solutions and design tradeoffs Learn with Soil Erosion Explorer

Official resources and curriculum references

Assessment guidance checked October 1, 2026. Your school selects its subjects, test version, schedule and accessibility supports.

• NWEA family questions and subject coverage
• Official MAP Growth student resources
• NWEA 2025 instructional-area reference
• School and state test-version information
• NWEA assessment features and standards alignment
• MAP Growth technical report, published April 2026
• 2025 norms technical manual, published July 2026
• Common Core math standards
• Common Core English language arts standards
• Next Generation Science Standards