STAAR Terms

to show or point out what is not seen

• reveal

• illustrate

• convey

• indicate

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

to show, to make known, or point out (more than one correct answer)

• identify

• convey

• indicate

• clarify

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the reason why the author wrote the text: to inform, to persuade, or to entertain

• summary

• author's purpose

• context clue

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

using clues from the story to make a reasonable guess about what will happen next

• identify

• evaluate

• describe

• predict

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

a true understanding; seeing clearly and deeply in the text

• clarify

• insight

• analyze

• illustrate

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

to retell the main parts or ideas from a text in your own words in order

In Fiction: to retell the main parts of the plot

In Informational: to retell the main idea, who, what, when, where, why

• summary

• analyze

• clarify

• evaluate

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

stated clearly and in detail

• evaluate

• clarify

• explicit

• describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

the power to affect or persuade

• influence

• identify

• indicate

• include

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

words or phrases surrounding a word that provide hints about the word's meaning

• conclusion

• illustrate

• synthesize

• context clue

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

to examine something carefully and to judge its value or worth

• identify

• describe

• predict

• evaluate

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10