STAAR Verbs Exam Questions with
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author's purpose - - the author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain,
or to persuade/convince the audience
- conclude - - to reach a decision or opinion about something.
- convey - - to tell or make known to the reader.
- emphasize - - To give special attention to something, to stress
- evaluate - - to judge something.
- illustrate - - to describe with detail, make clear.
- infer - - to come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations.
- justify - - show or prove to be right or reasonable
- persuade - - to convince or get others to believe what you think, feel, or
say.
- prefix - - a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its
meaning
- suggest - - to cause someone to think about something.
- visualize - - To form a mental image of; imagine.
- enhance - - to improve, increase or make greater.
- indicate - - to point out or show.
- detect - - to discover something or identify.
- determine - - to decide something important.
- contribute - - To give or supply something along with others.
- organize - - arrange or put in order
- differ - - to show something that isn't the same
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author's purpose - - the author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain,
or to persuade/convince the audience
- conclude - - to reach a decision or opinion about something.
- convey - - to tell or make known to the reader.
- emphasize - - To give special attention to something, to stress
- evaluate - - to judge something.
- illustrate - - to describe with detail, make clear.
- infer - - to come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations.
- justify - - show or prove to be right or reasonable
- persuade - - to convince or get others to believe what you think, feel, or
say.
- prefix - - a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its
meaning
- suggest - - to cause someone to think about something.
- visualize - - To form a mental image of; imagine.
- enhance - - to improve, increase or make greater.
- indicate - - to point out or show.
- detect - - to discover something or identify.
- determine - - to decide something important.
- contribute - - To give or supply something along with others.
- organize - - arrange or put in order
- differ - - to show something that isn't the same
