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6th Grade STAAR
This is a list of 19 words commonly used on the STAAR Test
Term | Definition |
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SELECTION | THE ENTIRE PASSAGE CHOSEN FOR YOU TO READ |
IMAGERY | WORDS THAT HELP THE READER SEE WHAT IS BEING SAID |
CONCLUDE/CONCLUSION | TO MAKE INFERENCES AND FIND CLUES FROM THE TEXT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS NOT SAID |
MAIN IDEA | WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT |
ORIGIN OF WORDS | THESE WORDS COME ORIGINALLY FROM LATIN OR GREEK ROOTS |
ILLUSTRATES | SHOWING WHAT THE AUTHOR WANTS US TO KNOW THROUGH PICTURES AND PHOTOGRAPS |
TEXT FEATURES | ITEMS IN INFORMATIONAL TEXT SUCH AS THE HEADING, SUBTITLES, CAPTIONS, MAPS, DIAGRAMS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS |
MESSAGE | THE MAIN LESSON THAT THE CHARACTER LEARNS |
COMMON | SAME |
INDICATES | TO POINT OUT OR SHOW |