STAAR Grade 7 Reading: Informational Text

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  1. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  2. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  3. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  4. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
  5. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  6. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
  7. evidence
    means by which an alleged matter is established or disproved
  8. graphic
    a visual image
  9. illustration
    a visual representation to make a subject easy to understand
  10. inform
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  11. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  12. message
    what a communication that is about something is about
  13. organization
    a methodical and orderly manner or approach
  14. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  15. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  16. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
  17. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  18. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  19. root
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  20. solution
    a method for solving a problem
  21. structure
    the complex composition of knowledge as elements
  22. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
  23. support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  24. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  25. topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
Created on Thu Aug 26 15:15:47 EDT 2021 (updated Thu Aug 26 15:36:44 EDT 2021)

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