IllustrateTodescribewith detailHighlightto show off animportant pointof thestory/character;to emphasize.SensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseDescribegive adetailedaccountCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerVisualizeTo forma mentalimage ofDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutEvidenceinformation froma text that weuse to supportour ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingContributeTo give orsupplysomethingPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomethingis rightOrganizeToarrangethingsInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsAnalyzeto look atsomethingcarefully byattention toits partsDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoIndicateTo pointout orshowInfluencehaving an effector impact on theactions, behavior,opinions, etc., ofanother or others.(affect or add)EnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceInterpretexplainthemeaningofDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlymessagethe point theauthor wantsyou to getafter readingthe passageEvaluateTo judgesomethingContrasttheoppositeoforganizesInformationHow the author sets upthe story.Ex. The authororganizes theinformation in thisselection by(summarizing,comparing, describing,discussing)Explaingive a detailedaccountincludingreasons orcauses.SuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantExpressto revealone'sideas orfeelingsIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outIllustrateTodescribewith detailHighlightto show off animportant pointof thestory/character;to emphasize.SensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseDescribegive adetailedaccountCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerVisualizeTo forma mentalimage ofDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutEvidenceinformation froma text that weuse to supportour ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingContributeTo give orsupplysomethingPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomethingis rightOrganizeToarrangethingsInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsAnalyzeto look atsomethingcarefully byattention toits partsDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoIndicateTo pointout orshowInfluencehaving an effector impact on theactions, behavior,opinions, etc., ofanother or others.(affect or add)EnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceInterpretexplainthemeaningofDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlymessagethe point theauthor wantsyou to getafter readingthe passageEvaluateTo judgesomethingContrasttheoppositeoforganizesInformationHow the author sets upthe story.Ex. The authororganizes theinformation in thisselection by(summarizing,comparing, describing,discussing)Explaingive a detailedaccountincludingreasons orcauses.SuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantExpressto revealone'sideas orfeelingsIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it out

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