InferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningContributeTo give orsupplysomethingEvaluateTo judgesomethingorganizesInformationHow the author sets upthe story.Ex. The authororganizes theinformation in thisselection by(summarizing,comparing, describing,discussing)SuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingDescribegive adetailedaccountAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceOrganizeToarrangethingsIllustrateTodescribewith detailHighlightto show off animportant pointof thestory/character;to emphasize.PersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameVisualizeTo forma mentalimage ofEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterExpressto revealone'sideas orfeelingsExplaingive a detailedaccountincludingreasons orcauses.Evidenceinformation froma text that weuse to supportour ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerIndicateTo pointout orshowSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyInterpretexplainthemeaningofContrasttheoppositeofmessagethe point theauthor wantsyou to getafter readingthe passageAnalyzeto look atsomethingcarefully byattention toits partsInfluencehaving an effector impact on theactions, behavior,opinions, etc., ofanother or others.(affect or add)IdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomethingis rightInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningContributeTo give orsupplysomethingEvaluateTo judgesomethingorganizesInformationHow the author sets upthe story.Ex. The authororganizes theinformation in thisselection by(summarizing,comparing, describing,discussing)SuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingDescribegive adetailedaccountAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceOrganizeToarrangethingsIllustrateTodescribewith detailHighlightto show off animportant pointof thestory/character;to emphasize.PersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameVisualizeTo forma mentalimage ofEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterExpressto revealone'sideas orfeelingsExplaingive a detailedaccountincludingreasons orcauses.Evidenceinformation froma text that weuse to supportour ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerIndicateTo pointout orshowSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyInterpretexplainthemeaningofContrasttheoppositeofmessagethe point theauthor wantsyou to getafter readingthe passageAnalyzeto look atsomethingcarefully byattention toits partsInfluencehaving an effector impact on theactions, behavior,opinions, etc., ofanother or others.(affect or add)IdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomethingis right

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