Staar Power Words

What is the meaning of the word 'analyze'?

• To examine in detail

• To ignore

• To summarize

• To create

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which word means 'to make something clear or easy to understand'?

• Complicate

• Clarify

• Confuse

• Conceal

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the correct synonym for 'evaluate'.

• Ignore

• Assess

• Destroy

• Create

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

What does the word 'infer' mean?

• To state directly

• To guess without evidence

• To conclude from evidence

• To ignore

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

Which of the following words means 'to support with evidence'?

• Argue

• Prove

• Deny

• Assume

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the opposite of 'explicit'?

• Clear

• Vague

• Detailed

• Precise

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Choose the correct antonym for 'credible'.

• Believable

• Unreliable

• Trustworthy

• Convincing

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

What does 'synthesize' mean in the context of writing?

• To separate into parts

• To combine different ideas

• To ignore details

• To summarize briefly

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which word means 'to examine the similarities and differences'?

• Compare

• Ignore

• Create

• Destroy

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

What is the meaning of 'interpret' in reading comprehension?

• To translate into another language

• To explain the meaning of

• To ignore the text

• To rewrite the text

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D