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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Regard as untrustworthy






2. Regard as untrustworthy






3. Someone who investigates






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






5. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






7. Words that imitate sounds






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Your basis for belief or disbelief






20. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






23. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






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






26. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






29. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






30. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






33. A detective who follows a trail






34. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






35. A history of a word






36. A series of words using the same beginning letters






37. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






38. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






39. A series of words using the same beginning letters






40. A history of a word






41. Words that imitate sounds






42. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






44. 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






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






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






47. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






50. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened