STAAR Grade 8 Reading: The Language of the Test, List 2

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  1. comparison
    relation based on similarities and differences
  2. description
    a statement that represents something in words
  3. detail
    provide specifics for
  4. difference
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  5. encourage
    inspire with confidence
  6. establish
    show the validity of something, as by example or explanation
  7. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  8. explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible
  9. express
    communicate beliefs or opinions
  10. illustrate
    make clear or understandable by giving an example
  11. indicate
    give evidence of
  12. influence
    have and exert an effect
  13. information
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  14. likely
    having a good chance of being the case or of coming about
  15. message
    what a communication that is about something is about
  16. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  17. present
    deliver or put forth (a speech or idea)
  18. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  19. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  20. refer
    have as a meaning
  21. represent
    serve as a means of expressing something
  22. significant
    important in effect or meaning
  23. similar
    having the same or some of the same characteristics
  24. statement
    a message that is declared
  25. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
Created on Fri Sep 24 14:43:43 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Sep 24 14:46:04 EDT 2021)

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