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6LA 12 PowerfulWrds
12 Powerful Words to Increase Test Scores
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is TRACE? | List in order or sequence |
| What is ANALYZE? | To think data through or break data into pieces |
| What is INFER? | To read between the lines or tell what you think. |
| What is EVALUATE? | Judge its worth |
| What is FORMULATE? | To come up with a plan |
| What is DESCRIBE? | Tell in your own words who, what, when, where, why and how |
| What is SUPPORT? | To back up your opinion with details |
| What is EXPLAIN? | Tell in your own words who, what, when, where, why and how |
| What is SUMMARIZE? | To give the short version of the story |
| What is COMPARE? | How alike or how they are the same |
| What is CONTRAST? | How are they different |
| What is PREDICT? | Tell what will happen next? |
| "Using the paragraph, list the steps of cell mitosis?" What is this an example of? | Trace |
| "Which of the following breaks into parts how the author used personification?" What is this an example of? | Analyze |
| "In the story, how do you think Red Riding Hood felt when she realized the wolf was Grandma?" What is this an example of? | Infer |
| "Judge the value of x in this equation." What is this an example of? | Evaluate |
| "Come up with an opinion about this issue and express it in a short paragraph." What is this an example of? | Formulate |
| "Which of the following best tells us, in your own words, the author's mood?" What is this an example of? | Describe |
| "Which of the following sentences best backs up the main idea?" What is this an example of? | Support |
| "Based on this paragraph, tell us how viruses spread from one person to another." What is this an example of? | Explain |
| "Which of the following best tells me the short version of the story?" What is this an example of? | Summarize |
| "How alike are the governments of Great Britain to the governments of the United States?" What is this an example of? | Compare |
| "How different are the governments of the United States and Cuba?" What is this an example of? | Contrast |
| "In a short paragraph, how will the story end?" What is this an example of? | Predict |