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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






2. A detective who follows a trail






3. Your basis for belief or disbelief






4. A series of words using the same beginning letters






5. 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






6. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






7. A history of a word






8. The sequence of events in a literary work






9. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






15. Someone who investigates






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






17. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






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






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






21. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






23. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






24. Words that imitate sounds






25. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






26. 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






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






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






29. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






30. The totality of surrounding conditions






31. 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






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






33. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






34. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






35. Regard as untrustworthy






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






37. Someone who investigates






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






39. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






41. Words that imitate sounds






42. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






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






46. The totality of surrounding conditions






47. Regard as untrustworthy






48. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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