STAAR Words Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "EMPHASIZE" mean?

• To show or to tell

• To highlight or stress the importance of something

• Using background knowledge to make an inference

What is the meaning of "SIGNIFICANCE"?

• To show or to tell

• The meaning of a word

• Importance

What does "IMPLIES" mean?

• To show or to tell

• To highlight or stress something

• Suggested, not stated, you INFER it

What is the meaning of "CONVEY"?

• To show or to tell

• Within a passage

• Important

What does the term "Excerpt" refer to?

• A small part from a larger body of work (novel/book)

• A summary of a story

• All of the following but one

What does "Illustrate" mean in the context of explaining something?

• To draw a picture

• To explain to the reader using words (paint a picture in your mind)

• To provide an example

What does "SUGGEST" mean?

• To state something directly

• Doesn't say in the text and the reader must

  INFER - Background Knowledge + Text Evidence

• To give good advice to a person who cannot make a choice

What does it mean when something "CONTRIBUTES"?

• To donate something

• To be an important factor of support

• To help in a minor way by giving details

What does the term "DEMONSTRATE" mean?

• To question or inquire

• To summarize a concept

• To prove with evidence or reasoning

What is the meaning of "SUPPORT" in this context?

• To provide assistance

• To uphold something as true or correct with facts/evidence

• To argue