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American Literature
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ANALYZE | "look at the parts of something so that you can figure out what makes the whole" |
| COMPARE | "show how things are similar" |
| CONTRAST | "show how things are different" |
| DESCRIBE | "paint a picture in the reader's mind by using the five sentences" |
| EVALUATE | "form an idea for the worth of something , to give the pluses (pros)and minuses(cons)backed up" |
| EXPLAIN | "make clear by using cause-effect or step-by-step processes" |
| FORMULATE | "create a thought or idea based on review of information" |
| INFER | "think beyond what is directly stated" |
| PREDICT | "make a statement about what is to come" |
| SUMMARIZE | "restate main points of what has been said" |
| SUPPORT | "show evidence to back a conclusion or argument" |
| TRACE | "describe a path or sequence" |