STAAR Grade 8 Reading: The Language of the Test, List 1

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  1. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
  2. characterize
    describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of
  3. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  4. conclude
    decide by reasoning
  5. contrast
    be different; display differences when compared
  6. convey
    serve as a means for expressing something
  7. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  8. demonstrate
    show the validity of something, as by example or explanation
  9. describe
    give an account or representation of in words
  10. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  11. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  12. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
  13. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  14. highlight
    move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  15. imply
    express or state indirectly
  16. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  17. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  18. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  19. organize
    cause to be structured according to some principle or idea
  20. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  21. reveal
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  22. selection
    a passage chosen from a larger work
  23. suggest
    imply as a possibility
  24. summary
    a brief statement that presents the main points
  25. support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Created on Fri Sep 24 14:43:31 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Sep 24 14:45:16 EDT 2021)

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