Grade 6: List 2

Vocabulary is key to performing well on Common Core-aligned tests for English Language Arts as well as for building literacy in social studies, science, and technical subjects. This collection features common tier-2 words that are taught and tested in Grade 6. These words are used in a variety of contexts, exhibit different shades of meaning based on those contexts, and appear commonly in classroom instruction and on standardized assessments.

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  1. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
    He gave no evidence to back up this claim.BBC (Jun 17, 2022)
  2. closure
    something settled or resolved
    According to conventional wisdom, the ending of a book is supposed to sum up the book’s meaning in one sublime moment of dramatic closure.Time (Jan 4, 2012)
  3. compare
    consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
    It’s fun to compare Cairo to Lahore and realize how so many things are similar.Amina's Song
  4. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
    If you’re comparing or contrasting things, use than, as in more than or less than.Woe Is I
  5. comparison
    the act of examining resemblances
    With those three samples I could make comparisons.Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
  6. conclude
    decide by reasoning
    “I don’t think there really is such a country,” he concluded after studying it carefully.The Phantom Tollbooth
  7. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
    At the conclusion of the previous novel, “The Paris Spy,” Hope is locked in prison because she knows too much.Washington Post (Jul 23, 2018)
  8. draw
    make, formulate, or derive in the mind
    He says he prefers to present the raw scientific data because it allows visitors to draw their own conclusions.Washington Post (Dec 28, 2021)
  9. concrete
    capable of being perceived by the senses
    In countless essays you produced an argument, and then you proved it with concrete detail and credible sources. US News
  10. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
    You chose a very specific word for the title of the book.Salon (Apr 30, 2020)
  11. realistic
    aware or expressing awareness of things as they are
    On the trip their ship is sunk by a U-boat and their adventures are realistic descriptions of the tragedies of the sea. Baseball Joe On The School Nine
  12. detail
    a single fact considered separately from the whole
    In countless essays you produced an argument, and then you proved it with concrete detail and credible sources. US News
  13. conflict
    a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
    “You don’t like conflict. You want everything and everyone to be in perfect harmony.”Keep It Together, Keiko Carter
  14. tension
    a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
    I settled close to Kevin, relaxing, letting go of tension I had hardly been aware of.Kindred
  15. connection
    a relation between things or events
    One story will lead to another one through some connection, and then he weaves them all together.Finding Junie Kim
  16. transition
    a passage or word that connects a topic to one that follows
    "I meant to say a transition word like 'however,' but used the Chinese version instead," she says. Wired
  17. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
    It would take months to contradict every other wild assertion in Miss Skeeter’s book.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  18. control
    exercise authoritative power over
    I've been thinking lately about how I detest collapsible umbrellas. Maybe I write about that. My controlling idea might be "collapsible umbrellas are absurd." Visual Thesaurus
  19. controlling
    able to control or determine policy
    I've been thinking lately about how I detest collapsible umbrellas. Maybe I write about that. My controlling idea might be "collapsible umbrellas are absurd." Visual Thesaurus
  20. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
    “It depends on how you frame it. What's your angle, your thesis statement? What are you trying to say?”Pride
Created on July 19, 2022 (updated August 30, 2022)

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