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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A history of a word






2. The sequence of events in a literary work






3. 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






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






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. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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






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






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






11. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






13. A series of words using the same beginning letters






14. A detective who follows a trail






15. Words that imitate sounds






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






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






18. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






20. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






21. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






24. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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 main character - who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict






28. Regard as untrustworthy






29. Your basis for belief or disbelief






30. Someone who investigates






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






32. Someone who investigates






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






34. The sequence of events in a literary work






35. A history of a word






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






37. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






39. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






41. A series of words using the same beginning letters






42. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






44. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






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






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






48. The totality of surrounding conditions






49. 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






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