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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






2. A history of a word






3. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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






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






7. Your basis for belief or disbelief






8. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






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






12. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






14. A series of words using the same beginning letters






15. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






16. Someone who investigates






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






18. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






20. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






21. Regard as untrustworthy






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






23. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






24. 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






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






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






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






28. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






30. Words that imitate sounds






31. A detective who follows a trail






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






33. 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






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






35. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






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






39. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






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






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






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






44. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






45. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






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






48. The totality of surrounding conditions






49. A history of a word






50. An account of the author's personal experiences