STAAR Vocabulary

purpose

• reason

• part

• message

• different

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

effect

• problem

• put in order

• what happened; outcome

• can happen

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A _______ tells additional information about the photograph or illustration.

• caption

• stanza

• selection

• bold print

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

I can ______ she is hungry because she is. making herself a snack.

• infer

• metaphor

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does the prefix "un-" in the word "unhappy" mean?

• Not

• Under

• Before

• With

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Point out or show.

• Motivate

• Evaluate

• Establish

• Indicate

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

What is the meaning of the word "benevolent" in the sentence: "The benevolent queen helped her people during difficult times."

• Angry

• Kind

• Sad

• Confused

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Mario had been feeding him all the things he liked himself, but now it occurred to him that what was good for a boy might not be right for a cricket. So he made up his mind to take the matter to an expert. Late one afternoon, Mario cleaned up the cricket cage and took Chester the cricket to Mr. Fong's pet shop.

Read the dictionary definition for the word matter.

Which definition best fits the way the word matter is used in paragraph 1?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The word “pigment” in the fourth line of the paragraph means

• paint

• plaster

• color

• dye

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What vocabulary word means something that proves or disproves something; proof

• temerity

• dogmatic

• evidence

• extraneous

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4