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Rally Fundraiser: Word Connections

Analyze cause-and-effect, part-and-whole, and item-and-category relationships in an email planning a table tennis fundraiser.

Grade 6ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.6.5.b

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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 6
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use cause-and-effect relationships to clarify word meanings in context.
  • Students distinguish part-and-whole relationships from item-and-category relationships.
  • Students apply word relationships to complete and explain analogies.

How to use

Have students read the email and identify linked words before answering. Review why the order of words matters in an analogy.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.6.5.b

Use word relationships such as cause and effect, part and whole, or item and category to understand each word better.

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Rally Fundraiser: Word Connections

Use relationships between words to clarify a fundraiser email.

Read the Email

Read the email. Use relationships between words to work out meanings, not just familiar associations.

Subject: A Plan for the Rally Fundraiser

1Hi Zeynep, I drafted a plan for our table tennis fundraiser to buy new lunchtime recreation equipment. Instead of charging people for winning, we could ask supporters to donate for each rally that reaches our target number of returns. A rally is a sequence of shots between players before play stops. Beginners could use a lower target, so experience would not determine who can contribute.

2We should think carefully about the entrance. The check-in desk will stand beside the double doors. If arriving teams crowd the doorway, that congestion could delay players trying to enter. A volunteer could direct waiting teams to a separate area. The custodian has offered us folding tables.

3I also checked the supply cupboard. Paddles, balls, and nets belong in the equipment category; they are things we use to play. A paddle’s handle is different: it is one component of the paddle, not a separate kind of paddle. Our inventory, a list of available supplies, should record complete paddles and note any loose handles. We should not count a detached handle as another paddle.

4Someone suggested calling every donation profit, but those words do not mean the same thing. Donations are money supporters give us. We must subtract expenses, such as the cost of paper signs, from the money collected to find our profit. Borrowing scoreboards rather than purchasing them would reduce expenses and leave more money for our goal.

5Could you review the plan before I send it to our adviser? Please check whether each label tells readers how things are related. For instance, a scoreboard belongs under supplies, while a scoreboard’s display is part of that object. Clear labels should help volunteers find what they need without guessing. Thanks, Dario

1.
In paragraph 2, the relationship between congestion and delay helps show that congestion means—
  • A. a doorway reserved for volunteers carrying supplies.
  • B. a crowd that makes movement through a space difficult.
  • C. a schedule that gives each team a starting time.
  • D. a disagreement about who should play next.
2.
Underline the sentence from paragraph 2 that directly connects congestion with its effect.

We should think carefully about the entrance.The check-in desk will stand beside the double doors.If arriving teams crowd the doorway, that congestion could delay players trying to enter.A volunteer could direct waiting teams to a separate area.The custodian has offered us folding tables.

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