STAAR ACADEMIC VOCABULARY 2026/2027 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Context Clues Clues in surrounding text that help
the reader determine the meaning
of an unknown word
Inference Making an educated guess based
on what you already know and
what you read in the text
Evidence Proof from the text to support your
answer
Lack to be without or to have very few
, Excerpt A short part of a book, article, or
text
Claim the writer's position on an issue or
problem
Persuade to convince
Analyze to study something in detail
point of view the perspective from which a story
is told
line a single row of words in a poem
exaggerate overstate; go beyond the limits of
the actual truth
resolution End of the story where loose ends
are tied up
rising action the series of conflicts or struggles
that build a story toward a climax.
theme the universal message or lesson
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Context Clues Clues in surrounding text that help
the reader determine the meaning
of an unknown word
Inference Making an educated guess based
on what you already know and
what you read in the text
Evidence Proof from the text to support your
answer
Lack to be without or to have very few
, Excerpt A short part of a book, article, or
text
Claim the writer's position on an issue or
problem
Persuade to convince
Analyze to study something in detail
point of view the perspective from which a story
is told
line a single row of words in a poem
exaggerate overstate; go beyond the limits of
the actual truth
resolution End of the story where loose ends
are tied up
rising action the series of conflicts or struggles
that build a story toward a climax.
theme the universal message or lesson
