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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 ability to form mental images of things or events






2. Someone who investigates






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






4. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






12. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






13. An account of the author's personal experiences






14. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






15. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






17. Regard as untrustworthy






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






19. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






20. Words that imitate sounds






21. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






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






25. Your basis for belief or disbelief






26. A series of words using the same beginning letters






27. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






28. A history of a word






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






30. Words that imitate sounds






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






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






33. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






34. Someone who investigates






35. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






42. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






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






45. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






46. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






47. 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






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 thought processes involved in solving a problem






50. The sequence of events in a literary work