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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The ability to form mental images of things or events






2. A short passage added at the end of a literary work






3. A history of a word






4. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






5. What a person leaves behind when he or she dies






6. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up






7. The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth






8. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')






9. The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past






10. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






11. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up






12. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)






13. Someone who investigates






14. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






15. Words that imitate sounds






16. What a person leaves behind when he or she dies






17. Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue






18. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes






19. The ability to form mental images of things or events






20. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






21. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes






22. The character who works against the protagonist in the story






23. Words that imitate sounds






24. Your basis for belief or disbelief






25. Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue






26. A series of words using the same beginning letters






27. The main character - who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict






28. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')






29. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






30. An account of the author's personal experiences






31. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation






32. The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth






33. The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past






34. A series of words using the same beginning letters






35. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






36. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






37. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






38. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






39. An account of the author's personal experiences






40. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse






41. The totality of surrounding conditions






42. Your basis for belief or disbelief






43. The questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited)






44. A short passage added at the end of a literary work






45. A history of a word






46. A detective who follows a trail






47. The questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited)






48. The character who works against the protagonist in the story






49. Someone who investigates






50. A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity