InferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomething isrightEvidenceinformation from atext that we use tosupport our ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceVisualizeTo form amentalimage ofEvaluateTo judgesomethingCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerIllustrateTodescribewith detailSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameIndicateTo pointout orshowDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoSuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingContributeTo give orsupplysomethingDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutOrganizeToarrangethingsPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomething isrightEvidenceinformation from atext that we use tosupport our ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlyAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceVisualizeTo form amentalimage ofEvaluateTo judgesomethingCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerIllustrateTodescribewith detailSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameIndicateTo pointout orshowDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoSuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingContributeTo give orsupplysomethingDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutOrganizeToarrangethingsPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingIdentifyTo 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 come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations
    Infer
  2. To prove; to show that something is right
    Justify
  3. information from a text that we use to support our ideas, beliefs, opinions, and arguments
    Evidence
  4. To show how to do something clearly
    Demonstrate
  5. The reason the author wrote the piece
    Author's Purpose
  6. To form a mental image of
    Visualize
  7. To judge something
    Evaluate
  8. To tell or make known to the reader
    CONVEY
  9. To describe with detail
    Illustrate
  10. words or phrases that appeal to your 5 sense
    Sensory Language
  11. To show something that isn't the same
    Differ
  12. To point out or show
    Indicate
  13. To discover or identify something
    Detect
  14. To give special attention to
    Emphasize
  15. To cause someone to think about something
    Suggest
  16. To increase or make greater
    Enhance
  17. To persuade someone to do something
    Convince
  18. To give or supply something
    Contribute
  19. To decide something important
    Determine
  20. To reach a decision or opinion about
    Conclude
  21. To arrange things
    Organize
  22. Adding letters to the beginning of a word to adjust it's meaning
    Prefix
  23. To try to get others to believe what you are saying
    Persuade
  24. To locate or find something to point it out
    Identify