6th Grade Vocabulary
Define setting
What is when and where a story takes place
In an argumentative essay, what is the outline of he introduction paragraph?
What is a Hook, Background, Claim?
This point of view is when the author is a character in the story.
What is first person point of view
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I told them too wash there hands over their.
to, their, there
Give a sentence with personification being correctly used
*varies*
This is two different words that have the same meaning
What is a synonym?
This kind of figurative language is the opposite of what you mean or that should happen
what is irony
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the student asked if they could take a extra tests?
The students asked if they could take a extra test.
The student asked if he/she could take a extra test.
(Capital, End Mark, Pronoun shift, noun plural)
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Mr. Ranck hates children because he does not wanna teach 6th graders anymore.
want to
This punctuation mark turns a singular word into a plural word or combines two words together to form one word.
What is an apostrophe?
'
define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of this
What is onomatopoeia?
direct comparison of things without using like or as
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
The spaces before the beginning of a paragraph are know as this
What is an indentation?
What are people, animals, or inanimate objects that have a part in a story?
This term is a color but also used to describe a sad person.
what is blue?
This kind of punctuation surrounds dialogue in a text.
What are " " Quotation Marks?
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers is an example of...
What is alliteration
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Febuary
February
This was the name of the main character in The Breadwinner.
Who is Parvana?
define alliteration
What is repeating the initial consonant sound?
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What is a compound sentence?
A sentence with two independent clauses and a conjunction.
What is the term for extra information in a sentence that you can put commas, dashes, or parenthesis around.
What are non-restrictive elements?
He, Me, We, She, They, Her, His are examples of this part of speech.
What are pronouns?