Grade 6 Reading EOG Vocabulary

Question 1

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

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rhyme scheme

Question 2

attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

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tone

Question 3

the message of a literary work

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theme

Question 4

to make a final decision based on evidence

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conclusion

Question 5

comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Question 6

a struggle between a character or and outside force

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external conflict

Question 7

end of story where loose ends are tied up

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resolution

Question 8

language that cannot be taken literally; created for special effect or feeling

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figurative language

Question 9

repetition of sounds at the end of words

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rhyme

Question 10

the outcome is the opposite of what is expected

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irony

Question 11

to give; to influence

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contribute

Question 12

problem in the story

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conflct

Question 13

a comparison using like or as

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simile

Question 14

the person "saying" the peom

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speaker

Question 15

use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning

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onomatopoeia

Question 16

suggested or hinted at

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implied

Question 17

events after the climax of the plot, leading to the resolution

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falling action

Question 18

a figure of speech in which an object is given human characterisitics

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personification

Question 19

to say how things are different

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contrast

Question 20

repetition of initial consonant sounds

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alliteration

Question 21

a brief retelling of the important parts of a story

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summarize

Question 22

what the text is mostly about

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central idea

Question 23

a style of writing that often uses rhyme, rhythm, or figurative language

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poetry

Question 24

to say how things are the same

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compare

Question 25

an extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 26

sequence of events in a story

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plot

Question 27

the outcome of the cause; what happens as a result

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effect

Question 28

repeated sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

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repetition

Question 29

a form of language in which writers and speakers mean exactly what they say

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literal language

Question 30

category or type of literature characterization by a particular form of style

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genre

Question 31

an educated guess based on evidence; to read between the lines

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infer

Question 32

a character's struggle within him or herself

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internal conflict

Question 33

a group of lines in a poem that have the same main idea; a small "paragraph" in a poem

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stanza

Question 34

to show clearly

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illustrate

Question 35

words and phrases that help readers see, hear, taste, feel, and smell what is being described

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imagery, sensory details

Question 36

how the reader feels about the text while reading

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mood

Question 37

to have an influence on; bring about a change in; to touch or move the emotions of

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affect

Question 38

the first part of the plot-background information on characters and events...

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exposition

Question 39

statement that someone makes about a particular subject

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claim

Question 40

lesson taught by a literary work

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moral

Question 41

patterns of beats in a poem

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rhythm

Question 42

most exciting moment of the story; turning point

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climax

Grade 6 Reading EOG Vocabulary

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Grade 6 Reading EOG Vocabulary

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