Common STAAR Verbs- EOC English 1 & 2

Front

Infer

Back

What happened already but hasn’t been said in the story.

Front

Emphasize

Back

To place importance on.

Front

Summarize

Back

To briefly restate the main points or ideas.

Front

Predict

Back

What will happen in the future.

Front

Interpret

Back

To decipher, figure out.

Front

Analyze

Back

To examine in detail to understand the structure or meaning.

Front

Compare

Back

To identify similarities and differences between two or more things.

Front

Contrast

Back

To highlight the differences between two or more things.

Front

Describe

Back

To provide a detailed account of something.

Front

Evaluate

Back

To assess the value or significance of something.