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Free Year 6 Writing Worksheets — New Zealand

6 free writing resources for Year 6, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.

Good writing is planned writing. Every prompt here includes a short planning section, then a writing task with success criteria that match what teachers look for in narrative, persuasive and informative texts.

Year 6 Writing topics

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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Story Openings That Hook the Reader

    Students learn five ways to open a story so the reader wants to keep going: dialogue, action, a sound, a question and a vivid setting.…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Writing a Rebuttal: Answering the Other Side

    Students learn how a rebuttal makes a persuasive text stronger by stating what the other side believes and then showing why it is weak.…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Creating Believable Characters

    Students learn how writers bring characters to life by showing what they say, do, think and how they look, rather than listing traits.…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    16 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Study Guides

Clear explanations, examples and tips.

  • Study Guide

    How to Write a Persuasive Text

    A step-by-step guide to planning and writing a persuasive text: taking a clear position, structuring an introduction, body paragraphs and…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min

Writing Prompts

Prompts with planning space and success criteria.

  • Writing Prompt

    Nobody Believed Me — Narrative Writing

    An exam-style narrative prompt built around a single opening or closing line. Students plan a story with a clear complication and a…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    40 min
    Questions
    6 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Writing Prompt

    Should Homework Be Banned in Primary School? — Persuasive Writing

    An exam-style persuasive prompt on homework. Students identify persuasive techniques, plan a contention with three supported arguments and…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    40 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

Do writing tasks have answers?

Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.

Are the reading passages original?

Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.

How to use these resources

  1. Spend five minutes planning before writing.
  2. Use the success criteria as a checklist when editing.
  3. Compare the model opening with your child's opening — what makes each one work?