STAAR Words Vocabulary Quiz
Authored by Heather Mendoza
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the meaning of "SIGNIFICANCE"?
To show or to tell
The meaning of a word
Importance
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
What does "IMPLIES" mean?
To show or to tell
To highlight or stress something
Suggested, not stated, you INFER it
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
What is the meaning of "CONVEY"?
To show or to tell
Within a passage
Important
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.6.2B
CCSS.L.7.2B
CCSS.L.8.2C
CCSS.L.9-10.1.C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
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
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
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
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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