6th Grade PSSA Vocab

Question 1

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

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alliteration

Question 2

Print features such as bold print, italics, maps, charts, and headings within a text

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text feature

Question 3

The position or claim an author establishes, which is supported by evidence

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argument

Question 4

The author’s central thought

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main idea

Question 5

The sequential order in which events occur

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chronology

Question 6

A category used to classify literary works

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genre

Question 7

A conclusion based on reasoning rather than on direct statement

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inference

Question 8

A personal view

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opinion

Question 9

A lesson contained in a text

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moral

Question 10

An expression that can't be understood from the individual meaning of the words (piece of cake)

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idiom

Question 11

One of the essential components of a story, such as character, setting, or plot

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story element

Question 12

A drawing that shows the appearance, structure, or the workings of something

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diagram

Question 13

A type of text structure in which a difficulty is identified and resolutions are proposed

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problem/solution

Question 14

To show common or differing features in literature

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compare/contrast

Question 15

A point of view told from someone outside the story

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3rd person

Question 16

The intent established by the writer to inform, teach, entertain, or persuade

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writer's purpose

Question 17

A brief story that illustrates human traits through animal characters and relays a life lesson

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fable

Question 18

The attitude of the author toward the audience, such as humorous or serious

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tone

Question 19

A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

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simile

Question 20

Expressing an idea or thought at greater length or detail

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elaborate

Question 21

Information from the text that supports a reader’s claim

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evidence

Question 22

An idea that explains more about a main idea

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supporting idea

Question 23

A decision based on reasoning

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conclusion

Question 24

An adjective that expresses a specific quality about a character

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trait

Question 25

One or more letters attached to the beginning or ending of a word

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affix

Question 26

A conclusion drawn from specific information; used to make a broad statement about a topic.

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generalization

Question 27

The structure of a story including the rising action, climax, falling action and resolution

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plot

Question 28

The part of a story following the climax in which the conflict is resolved

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resolution

Question 29

The relationship between events when one is the result of the other

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cause/effect

Question 30

A word or phrase in a paragraph that helps determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word

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context clue

Question 31

An arrangement of lines of verse in a pattern, usually repeated throughout a poem

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stanza

Question 32

To express the most important parts of a text in a shorter space and in the reader’s own words.

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summarize

Question 33

A point of view expressed by the story’s narrator

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1st person

Question 34

Vocabulary specific to a particular field of study

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domain specific vocabulary

Question 35

A piece of information provided without opinion and presented as being true

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fact

6th Grade PSSA Vocab

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6th Grade PSSA Vocab

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