Academic Vocabulary for PARCC Grade 6
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SOLVED (Newest 2025) analyze
other forms: analysis; analytical - Correct Answers ✅to
study something closely to bring out deeper meaning or structure
Example: My teacher told me to analyze the poem, then write
a paragraph describing the main idea argument - Correct Answers ✅a statement of the meaning or main point of a text
Example: The Grand High Witch is the meanest witch of all.
The reader could develop this argument because she has made a plan to get rid of all the children in the world.articulate - Correct Answers ✅able to speak or write clearly and effectively
Example: Susan could not find the words to describe what
she was feeling; it was difficult for her to articulate her emotions to her family.aspect - Correct Answers ✅a particular part or feature of something 1 / 3
Academic Vocabulary for PARCC Grade 6
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SOLVED (Newest 2025)
Example: In the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare," the aspect
of the tortoise that allows him to succeed is his perseverance.author's purpose - Correct Answers ✅The reason the author has written something (to inform the reader of something, to persuade the reader to do something, to express an idea or feeling, to entertain or give the reader something enjoyable to read)
Example: The author's purpose for writing her personal
narrative was to tell the story of her best friends.cause and effect - Correct Answers ✅a way of explaining the reason (cause) why events occur (effect)
Example: It was snowing outside so school was canceled.
The noisy class could not go outside for recess.central idea - Correct Answers ✅the key points made in a text; the main ideas
Example: One of the central ideas in Tales of a Fourth Grade
Nothing is that even though siblings can make you angry, we still love them. I know this is true because even when Peter 2 / 3
Academic Vocabulary for PARCC Grade 6
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SOLVED (Newest 2025) gets angry with Fudge he says the little guy must really look up to me to want to do everything I do.characterization - Correct Answers ✅the author shows what kind of person the character is through what the character says and does and the reader must make inferences about the character (figure out something about the character)
Example: The character Luke, in The Witches, showed he was
brave when he risked his life to get the potion to change the witches into mice and save other children.chronological order - Correct Answers ✅events are arranged in the order in which they happened (time order) Example: The life cycle of a butterfly is: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly.cite evidence - Correct Answers ✅examples in a text that support your answer
Example: The Grand High Witch is the most evil witch of all. I
know this because it states in the book that she created a magic potion to get rid of all children in the world.
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