IAR Academic Vocabulary Review 6th Grade ELA

Question 1

stories that take place in a particular time period in the past and in a real historical place

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historical fiction

Question 2

the repetition of consonant (letters that are not a vowel) sounds at the beginning of words. Ex. Tim's Tiresome Tapping

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alliteration

Question 3

a story written to be performed by actors.

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drama

Question 4

Foreshadowing is the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the story.

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True

Question 5

fictional story where people and events are realistic and could happen in real life.

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realistic fiction

Question 6

the ending of a story

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resolution

Question 7

a highly imaginative story that contains magic, creatures, or other supernatural heroes

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fantasy

Question 8

character vs character is an example of an

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external conflict

Question 9

The mood is the story's central idea or "message" for a piece of writing.

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False

Question 10

the feeling the writer leaves you.

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mood

Question 11

the exposition is the turning point of a story

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False

Question 12

someone having a fear of heights would be an ______

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internal conflict

Question 13

the repetition of similar sounds – or consonants (non-vowels) – in language

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consonance

Question 14

when the author pauses the story and goes back in time

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flashback

Question 15

tells the story of real-life experiences

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narrative nonfiction

Question 16

the central idea or "message" of a piece of writing

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theme

Question 17

a person's feelings not based on proof or certainty

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opinion

Question 18

a statement that can be proven true

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fact

Question 19

giving human qualities to animals or objects

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personification

Question 20

the type or category of literary work.

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genre

Question 21

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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meter

Question 22

word choices the author makes.

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diction

Question 23

a conversation between two characters in a story

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dialogue

Question 24

Onomatopoeia is words that sound like what they mean

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True

Question 25

the author's reason for writing (to inform, persuade, entertain)

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purpose

Question 26

personal accounts of life experiences are called journals, diaries, and letters are called secondary sources

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False

Question 27

a strong opinion the author has about a topic that influences a way a writer writes about a topic

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bias

Question 28

reading or glancing through quickly

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skimming

Question 29

an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

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primary source

Question 30

the turning point of a story

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climax

Question 31

when the audience knows something that the characters in the story or drama do not

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dramatic irony

Question 32

the total "sound" of the writer's style

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voice

Question 33

the form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

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dialect

Question 34

the struggle occurring within a character's mind.

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internal conflict

Question 35

A simile is a comparison using the words "like" or "as."

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True

Question 36

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Question 37

an assumption of what people are like, whether true or false

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stereotype

Question 38

how the author feels about the topic that he or she is writing about

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tone

Question 39

something that means more than what it is

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symbolism

Question 40

a difference between what is expected and what actually happens

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irony

Question 41

the time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution

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falling action

Question 42

the perspective from which the writer tells the story

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point of view

Question 43

story in a fantasy world based on technology and other scientific facts

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science fiction

Question 44

occurs when what is said is the opposite of what is meant or thought

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verbal irony

Question 45

repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse

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assonance

Question 46

a hyperbole is an exaggeration

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True

IAR Academic Vocabulary Review 6th Grade ELA

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IAR Academic Vocabulary Review 6th Grade ELA

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