Explaingive a detailedaccountincludingreasons orcauses.CONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomethingis rightHighlightto show off animportant pointof thestory/character;to emphasize.IllustrateTodescribewith detailEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outContributeTo give orsupplysomethingExpressto revealone'sideas orfeelingsAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceContrasttheoppositeoforganizesInformationHow the author sets upthe story.Ex. The authororganizes theinformation in thisselection by(summarizing,comparing, describing,discussing)EvaluateTo judgesomethingSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 sensePersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingInterpretexplainthemeaningofDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantSuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingInfluencehaving an effector impact on theactions, behavior,opinions, etc., ofanother or others.(affect or add)DifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameIndicateTo pointout orshowmessagethe point theauthor wantsyou to getafter readingthe passageAnalyzeto look atsomethingcarefully byattention toits partsConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyOrganizeToarrangethingsInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingEvidenceinformation froma text that weuse to supportour ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsDescribegive adetailedaccountDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingVisualizeTo forma mentalimage ofPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningExplaingive a detailedaccountincludingreasons orcauses.CONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomethingis rightHighlightto show off animportant pointof thestory/character;to emphasize.IllustrateTodescribewith detailEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outContributeTo give orsupplysomethingExpressto revealone'sideas orfeelingsAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceContrasttheoppositeoforganizesInformationHow the author sets upthe story.Ex. The authororganizes theinformation in thisselection by(summarizing,comparing, describing,discussing)EvaluateTo judgesomethingSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 sensePersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingInterpretexplainthemeaningofDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantSuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingInfluencehaving an effector impact on theactions, behavior,opinions, etc., ofanother or others.(affect or add)DifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameIndicateTo pointout orshowmessagethe point theauthor wantsyou to getafter readingthe passageAnalyzeto look atsomethingcarefully byattention toits partsConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyOrganizeToarrangethingsInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingEvidenceinformation froma text that weuse to supportour ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsDescribegive adetailedaccountDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingVisualizeTo forma mentalimage ofPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaning

STAAR VERBS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. give a detailed account including reasons or causes.
    Explain
  2. To tell or make known to the reader
    CONVEY
  3. To prove; to show that something is right
    Justify
  4. to show off an important point of the story/character; to emphasize.
    Highlight
  5. To describe with detail
    Illustrate
  6. To increase or make greater
    Enhance
  7. To give special attention to
    Emphasize
  8. To locate or find something to point it out
    Identify
  9. To give or supply something
    Contribute
  10. to reveal one's ideas or feelings
    Express
  11. The reason the author wrote the piece
    Author's Purpose
  12. the opposite of
    Contrast
  13. How the author sets up the story. Ex. The author organizes the information in this selection by (summarizing, comparing, describing, discussing)
    organizes Information
  14. To judge something
    Evaluate
  15. words or phrases that appeal to your 5 sense
    Sensory Language
  16. To try to get others to believe what you are saying
    Persuade
  17. explain the meaning of
    Interpret
  18. To decide something important
    Determine
  19. To cause someone to think about something
    Suggest
  20. having an effect or impact on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of another or others. (affect or add)
    Influence
  21. To show something that isn't the same
    Differ
  22. To point out or show
    Indicate
  23. the point the author wants you to get after reading the passage
    message
  24. to look at something carefully by attention to its parts
    Analyze
  25. To reach a decision or opinion about
    Conclude
  26. To show how to do something clearly
    Demonstrate
  27. To arrange things
    Organize
  28. To come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations
    Infer
  29. To persuade someone to do something
    Convince
  30. information from a text that we use to support our ideas, beliefs, opinions, and arguments
    Evidence
  31. give a detailed account
    Describe
  32. To discover or identify something
    Detect
  33. To form a mental image of
    Visualize
  34. Adding letters to the beginning of a word to adjust it's meaning
    Prefix