6th Grade Reading Vocabulary STAAR Review

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Cause

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The reason for something; the trigger.

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Effect

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What happened as a result of something else; the result or consequence.

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Infer

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To use your background knowledge and clues in the text or picture to figure out what is happening.

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Support

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To back up your answer with details from your own experience or details from the text (evidence).

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Help

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A word that means the same as 'benefit'.

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Summarize

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To give a brief statement of the main points.

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Analyze

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To examine something in detail to understand it better.

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Persuade

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To convince someone to do or believe something.

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Compare

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To look for similarities and differences between two or more things.

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Describe

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To give a detailed account of something.