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Power Words
Science
Term | Definition |
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Analyze: | Break it down into parts. Tell about the parts. |
Evaluate: | Tell the good and the bad. Judge it. |
Describe: | Tell me about it. Give details about it. Paint a picture with words. |
Infer: | Read between the lines. What is the hidden meaning? |
Support: | Back up the information. Prove. Provide evidence |
Explain: | Teach me or show me. Tell me the steps. |
Summarize: | Tell the main idea. Tell the beginning, middle, and the end. |
Compare: | Tell all the ways they are the same |
Formulate: | Create. Put together |
Predict: | Hypothesize. Make an educated (smart) guess |
Trace: | Outline. Explain the development. Follow (or explain) the path |
Contrast: | Tell all the ways they are different. |