Grade 6: List 6

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. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
    You’ll all be researching your question, because research is fun, fun, fun!The Science of Breakable Things
  2. question
    the subject matter at issue
    You’ll all be researching your question, because research is fun, fun, fun!The Science of Breakable Things
  3. resolve
    bring to an end; settle conclusively
    Readers may wonder why Spencer decides to end the novel without resolving many of the major plot points he introduces — including several buried secrets unlikely to stay buried in such a small town.Washington Post (Jun 16, 2017)
  4. resolution
    the way the main complication of a literary work is settled
    My former classmates who have published memoirs spoke of their editors' desire for the books to have a resolution, to have everything be better by the conclusion.Salon (Dec 5, 2021)
  5. revise
    make changes to
    I rework every sentence a few times before going on to the next, and revise the whole chapter two or three times before I show it to anyone.The Sense of Style
  6. root word
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
    “Gala” — the root word that gives us “galaxy” — actually means “milk.”New York Times (Jul 23, 2018)
  7. root
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
    The word "octave" comes from a Latin root meaning "eight."Understanding Basic Music Theory
  8. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    The word "octave" comes from a Latin root meaning "eight."Understanding Basic Music Theory
  9. sensory
    involving or derived from the senses
    Mr. Martin said that his philosophy as a writer is to show and not tell, and doing so requires “vivid sensory detail.”New York Times (May 2, 2014)
  10. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
    The shack is like the setting for a horror movie.King and the Dragonflies
  11. skim
    read superficially
    “You were just skimming the pages. No way could you retain any knowledge.”The Smartest Kid in the Universe
  12. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
    I hummed a stanza of Areida’s favorite song, a sad one, about a farmer whose family is starving.Ella Enchanted
  13. style
    a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period
    You have written your story with sound grammar and interesting style.The Kite Runner
  14. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
    “It’s simple reading comprehension. Read the paragraph and summarize, in a couple of sentences, what it was about. That’s it. It’s not rocket science.”A Very Large Expanse of Sea
  15. support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    Our hope, of course, is to find evidence to support the first of these three possibilities.From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Created on July 19, 2022 (updated August 30, 2022)

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