6th Grade Reading Quiz
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Text 1: Story, "The Bench"
At recess, Lila noticed Devon sitting alone on the bench, turning a broken pencil over and over. Most kids were on the blacktop, choosing teams, shouting names, and pretending not to care.
Lila had seen Devon in class. He answered questions softly but correctly. Today his eyes stayed on the ground.
Lila walked over. "Do you want to play four square?" she asked.
Devon shrugged. "I'm not good. People get mad."
Lila remembered last week when someone laughed at her missed serve. The laugh had stung longer than it should have. She sat beside Devon. "We can practice first," she said. "Just you and me."
They bounced the ball slowly near the wall. Devon missed twice, then caught the rhythm. When the bell rang, he didn't look relieved to leave. He looked disappointed.
"Tomorrow?" Lila asked.
Devon's smile was small, but it was real. "Tomorrow," he said.
Text 2: Poem, "Small Kindness"
Kindness isn't fireworks.
It's a quiet bench,
a shared ball,
a question that waits
for an answer.
It is noticing
the kid left out
like a book
on the wrong shelf.
And when you sit down,
the world shifts,
not with thunder,
but with room
made for two.
While both texts are about kindness and helping others, what aspect does each text emphasize most?
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