6th Grade Vocabulary
What is the definition of compare ?
Identifying similarities between two or more objects.
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
direct comparison of things without using like or as
What is a text evidence?
Text that supports your answer.
What is cause ?
Why something happens .
What is the definition of contrast?
Looking at the differences between two or more objects.
Define "simile."
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as.'
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of...
Onomatopoeia
What is the central idea ?
The main idea/ what the text is mostly about .
What is effect .
The result of what happens.
What is problem & solution?
where there is a problem written about & then the author provides a solution(s) for that specific problem
Define "theme?"
The universal lesson the author is trying to teach.
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to non-living things.
what point of view would an author use to talk directly to the audience
What is second person point of view
What does chronological order mean ?
Listing events in the order of when they occur.
What is the difference between a strong verb & a weak verb?
a strong verb is something that adds more description to a sentence or story by upgrading another verb
What does it mean to foreshadow?
To predict or to hint.
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration.
How can you paint a word picture?
By using descriptive details and words that will bring your writing to life
Name the 5/6 types of text structure.
Description
Compare-Contrast
Problem-Solution
Cause-Effect
Sequence-Chronological
When should you annotate something when reading a story to answer a prompt?
when the part in the story is directly able to be used to answer the prompt
What does it mean to infer?
Make an educated guess based on evidence.
"Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers" is an example of...
Alliteration
What is the difference between sequence and chronological?
sequence is more of a list or a set of instructions on how to do something. chronological is a timeline of events
What are the parts of a plot map?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
Give an example of a weak verb and then change it to a strong verb to use it in a sentence
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