Analyzeto look atsomethingcarefully byattention toits partsOrganizeToarrangethingsIndicateTo pointout orshowInfluencehaving an effector impact on theactions, behavior,opinions, etc., ofanother or others.(affect or add)EnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterEvidenceinformation froma text that weuse to supportour ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingDescribegive adetailedaccountorganizesInformationHow the author sets upthe story.Ex. The authororganizes theinformation in thisselection by(summarizing,comparing, describing,discussing)DetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyHighlightto show off animportant pointof thestory/character;to emphasize.VisualizeTo forma mentalimage ofExpressto revealone'sideas orfeelingsPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsIllustrateTodescribewith detailEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontomessagethe point theauthor wantsyou to getafter readingthe passageEvaluateTo judgesomethingConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outSuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomethingis rightContributeTo give orsupplysomethingInterpretexplainthemeaningofDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseExplaingive a detailedaccountincludingreasons orcauses.ContrasttheoppositeofAnalyzeto look atsomethingcarefully byattention toits partsOrganizeToarrangethingsIndicateTo pointout orshowInfluencehaving an effector impact on theactions, behavior,opinions, etc., ofanother or others.(affect or add)EnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterEvidenceinformation froma text that weuse to supportour ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingDescribegive adetailedaccountorganizesInformationHow the author sets upthe story.Ex. The authororganizes theinformation in thisselection by(summarizing,comparing, describing,discussing)DetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyHighlightto show off animportant pointof thestory/character;to emphasize.VisualizeTo forma mentalimage ofExpressto revealone'sideas orfeelingsPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsIllustrateTodescribewith detailEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontomessagethe point theauthor wantsyou to getafter readingthe passageEvaluateTo judgesomethingConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outSuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomethingis rightContributeTo give orsupplysomethingInterpretexplainthemeaningofDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseExplaingive a detailedaccountincludingreasons orcauses.Contrasttheoppositeof

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