STAAR Grade 5 Reading: Informational Text, List 1

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  1. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  2. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
  3. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  4. message
    what a communication that is about something is about
  5. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  6. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  7. logical
    marked by an orderly and coherent relation of parts
  8. timeline
    a sequence of events arranged in chronological order
  9. sidebar
    a short, boxed section of text accompanying the main text
  10. graphic
    a visual image
  11. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  12. support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  13. comparison
    relation based on similarities and differences
  14. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
  15. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  16. organization
    a planned structure for arranging or classifying
Created on Tue Jul 27 09:47:39 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Jul 27 11:24:46 EDT 2021)

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