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






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






4. Words that imitate sounds






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






6. The totality of surrounding conditions






7. The sequence of events in a literary work






8. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






10. Someone who investigates






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






12. Someone who investigates






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






14. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






15. Words that imitate sounds






16. A series of words using the same beginning letters






17. Regard as untrustworthy






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






19. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






21. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






24. A series of words using the same beginning letters






25. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






27. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






29. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






31. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






33. Regard as untrustworthy






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






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






36. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






38. The sequence of events in a literary work






39. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






41. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






42. Your basis for belief or disbelief






43. The totality of surrounding conditions






44. A history of a word






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






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






47. An account of the author's personal experiences






48. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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