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






2. A history of a word






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






4. Words that imitate sounds






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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






12. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






15. Words that imitate sounds






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






17. Regard as untrustworthy






18. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






20. Regard as untrustworthy






21. A detective who follows a trail






22. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






24. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






25. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






26. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






27. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






28. Your basis for belief or disbelief






29. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






30. The sequence of events in a literary work






31. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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






34. Someone who investigates






35. A history of a word






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






37. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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 attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth






40. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






43. A detective who follows a trail






44. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






47. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






48. 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






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






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







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