STAAR Vocabulary Quiz

STAAR Verbs Definition: To examine and judge carefully

• Evaluate

• Describe

• Define

• Explain

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does the term "analyze" mean in the context of a STAAR academic vocabulary question?

• To describe in detail

• To make an object

• To examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

• To recall facts

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does "infer" mean when reading a text?

• To summarize the text

• To guess without evidence

• To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

• To restate something in a different way

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In STAAR academic vocabulary, what does the term "summarize" refer to?

• To make a judgment about the text

• To give a detailed explanation

• To provide a brief statement of the main points of a text

• To describe the setting of a story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the meaning of "compare" in the context of analyzing texts?

• To find differences only

• To tell a story

• To find similarities only

• To examine two or more items to identify similarities and differences

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does "contrast" mean in the context of STAAR academic vocabulary?

• To mix two concepts together

• To find only similarities between two things

• To look for details that are the same

• To look for and describe differences between two or more things

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

In STAAR academic vocabulary, what does "evaluate" mean?

• To memorize facts

• To describe in great detail

• To judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of something

• To create a new idea

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does the term "explain" mean in the context of STAAR academic vocabulary?

• To argue in favor of a point

• To make known in detail

• To rewrite in one's own words

• To provide reasons for what happened

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

In the context of STAAR academic vocabulary, what does "describe" mean?

• To give an account in words of someone or something, including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events

• To compare two things

• To draw a picture

• To make a list of items

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does "support" mean when discussing ideas in a text?

• To hold up physically

• To provide evidence or details that back up a statement, theory, or finding

• To agree with everything in the text

• To help someone understand the text better

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D