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






2. The sequence of events in a literary work






3. The sequence of events in a literary work






4. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






10. A history of a word






11. Someone who investigates






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






13. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






15. 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






16. Regard as untrustworthy






17. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






19. A detective who follows a trail






20. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






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






24. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






26. Someone who investigates






27. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






30. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






31. Words that imitate sounds






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






38. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






40. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






41. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






43. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






45. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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 thought processes involved in solving a problem






49. Regard as untrustworthy






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