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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The main character - who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict






2. Words that imitate sounds






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






4. The totality of surrounding conditions






5. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question






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






7. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






9. 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






10. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






11. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






13. 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






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






15. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question






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






17. The sequence of events in a literary work






18. A series of words using the same beginning letters






19. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






22. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






25. A detective who follows a trail






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






27. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






30. Your basis for belief or disbelief






31. Regard as untrustworthy






32. The totality of surrounding conditions






33. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






34. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






36. An account of the author's personal experiences






37. A history of a word






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






39. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Someone who investigates






46. A history of a word






47. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






48. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






50. The sequence of events in a literary work