PSSA Reading Vocab- 6th Grade

Question 1

an affix put before a word to alter its meaning

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prefix

Question 2

fiction represented in a setting true to the history of the time in which the story takes place

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historical fiction

Question 3

language that appeals to the senses

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imagery

Question 4

one of two or more words pronounced alike, but different in spelling or meaning

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homophones

Question 5

main source of drama in a literary work

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conflict

Question 6

story originating in oral tradition

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folktales

Question 7

point of view that presents the the events of a story from the outside of any single characters

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third person

Question 8

to examine or judge carefully

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evaluate

Question 9

story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work

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biography

Question 10

the perspective from which the story is told

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point of view

Question 11

events in a story that are told by a single character from their point of view

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first person

Question 12

the story of a person's life written by himself or herself

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autobiography

Question 13

the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning

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irony

Question 14

A repetition of beginning sounds in 2 or more consecutive or neighboring words

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alliteration

Question 15

conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic

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generalization

Question 16

group of letters placed after a word to modify its meaning or change it into a different group

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suffix

Question 17

figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics

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personification

Question 18

category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content

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genre

Question 19

piece of information that can be proven

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fact

Question 20

present ideas &create an emotional experience-using meter, imagery, and rhythmic patterns

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poetry

Question 21

a device in literature where an object represents an idea

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symbolism

Question 22

word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added to form different words

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root word

Question 23

form of a noun or pronoun that indicates "belonging to" for singular nouns

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possessive

Question 24

short narratives featuring mythical beings such as fairies, elves, and spirits

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fairy tales

Question 25

the character who tells the story

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narrator

Question 26

moment in a story when the action reaches its greatest conflict

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climax

Question 27

story handed down from earlier times; its truth cannot be verified

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legend

Question 28

comparison based upon the resemblance in some ways between things that are otherwise unlike

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analogy

Question 29

use of words that mimic sounds; help bring descriptions to life

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onomatopoeia

Question 30

author's message about the topic

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main idea

Question 31

non-fiction text, written primarily to convey factual information

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informational text

Question 32

method used by the author to give readers information about a character

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characterization

Question 33

the parts of literary work that represent conversation

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dialogue

Question 34

description of one thing in terms usually used for something else

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figurative language

Question 35

when the main character overcomes obstacles or challenges in a story

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resolution/solution

Question 36

information from the reading that identifies a word or group of words

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context clues

Question 37

repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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meter

Question 38

narrative with animals that have human characteristics intended to convey a moral

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fable

Question 39

any story that is the product of imagination rather than fact

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fiction

Question 40

a personal point of view or belief

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opinion

Question 41

words with similar meanings

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synonyms

Question 42

the use of clues to give readers a hint of events that will occur later on

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foreshadowing

Question 43

the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological sequence of a narrative

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flashback

Question 44

a saying whose meaning can't be understood from the individual words in it

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idiom

Question 45

restate text or passage in other words, often to clarify meaning or show understanding

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paraphrase

Question 46

an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. it is used to emphasize a point

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hyperbole

Question 47

figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without the use of like or as

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metaphor

Question 48

words with opposite meanings

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antonyms

Question 49

type of writing that tells a story

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narrative

Question 50

the feeling the author creates for the reader

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mood

Question 51

judgement based on reasoning rather than direct statements; reading "between the lines"

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inference

Question 52

relationship in which 1 condition brings about another condition as a direct result

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cause and effect

Question 53

word or phrase that has become overly familiar or common place

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cliche

PSSA Reading Vocab- 6th Grade

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PSSA Reading Vocab- 6th Grade

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