Grade 6 EOG Vocabulary Words

Question 1

repetition of sounds at the end of words

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rhyme

Question 2

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

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falling action

Question 3

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

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sensory details

Question 4

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

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exposition

Question 5

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

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rhyme scheme

Question 6

to show

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illustrate

Question 7

sequence of events in a story

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plot

Question 8

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 9

the person "saying" the peom

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speaker

Question 10

to give; to influence

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contribute

Question 11

to make a final decision

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conclusion

Question 12

repetition of initial consonant sounds

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alliteration

Question 13

lesson taught by a literary work

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moral

Question 14

an extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 15

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

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literal language

Question 16

a struggle between a character or and outside force

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external conflict

Question 17

statement that someone makes about a particular subject

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claim

Question 18

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

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genre

Question 19

what the text is mostly about

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central idea

Question 20

problem in the story

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conflct

Question 21

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

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figurative language

Question 22

how the reader feels about the text while reading

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mood

Question 23

another word for suggested

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implied

Question 24

most exciting moment of the story; turning point

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climax

Question 25

a character's struggle within him or herself

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internal conflict

Question 26

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

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affect

Question 27

the outcome of the cause; what happens because

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effect

Question 28

a brief retelling of the important parts of a story

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summarize

Question 29

a comparison using like or as

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simile

Question 30

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

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metaphor

Question 31

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

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personification

Question 32

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

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poetry

Question 33

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

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tone

Question 34

end of story where loose ends are tied up

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resolution

Question 35

repeated sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

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repetition

Question 36

use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning

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onomatopoeia

Question 37

patterns of beats in a poem

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rhythm

Question 38

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

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infer

Grade 6 EOG Vocabulary Words

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Grade 6 EOG Vocabulary Words

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