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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 totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






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






5. An account of the author's personal experiences






6. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






7. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






8. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






10. Words that imitate sounds






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Regard as untrustworthy






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






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






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






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






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






23. The sequence of events in a literary work






24. 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






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






26. A detective who follows a trail






27. A series of words using the same beginning letters






28. Your basis for belief or disbelief






29. 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






30. Someone who investigates






31. The sequence of events in a literary work






32. A history of a word






33. A history of a word






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






35. A detective who follows a trail






36. Someone who investigates






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






38. 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






39. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






40. The totality of surrounding conditions






41. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






43. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






44. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






46. An account of the author's personal experiences






47. 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






48. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






49. Words that imitate sounds






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