LEAP 2025 ELA Grade 6 Practice Questions - LEAP 2025 English Language Arts - Grade 6 Exam

Passage 1: The Mystery of the Bayou Trail Maya tucked her flashlight into her backpack and adjusted her map. Her grandfather had told her stories about the old cypress grove at the end of the bayou trail, claiming that a rare wooden carving from the 1800s was hidden inside a hollow tree. Her cousin Leo walked beside her, swatting at mosquitoes and sighing. "We've been walking for forty minutes, Maya," Leo complained. "The sun is setting, and everything looks identical." "Grandpa said to follow the moss on the north side of the live oaks," Maya reminded him gently. "Look! The third oak has a silver ribbon tied around its lower branch, just like the journal described." Leo peered closer. "Well, whaddya know. You were right." Maya smiled and pointed ahead. "Persistence always pays off, Leo. We're almost there." What does the word 'identical' mean as used in Leo's statement: 'everything looks identical'?