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Test Taking Terms
Terms for Taking Standardized Tests
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analyze | Break an idea into parts and explain the parts. |
| Apply | Use a tool, rule, or idea in another situation. |
| Compare | Look at two or more things, and explain what is the SAME about them. |
| Contrast | Look at two or more things, and explain what is DIFFERENT about them. |
| Define | Explain exactly what a word or phrase means in a clear sentence. |
| Describe | Use words to show or represent how something is. |
| Discuss | Explain your thoughts about an idea, listen to other people's thoughts. |
| Identify | Find, recognize, and name someone or something. |
| Infer | Use what you do know to guess something you don't know. |
| Investigate | To look at closely and carefully, to try and find the truth. |
| Persuade | Use examples and reasons to change someone's opinion about something. |
| Predict | Say what might happen in the future before it happens. |
| Prove | Use evidence and reasons to show that something is true. |
| State | Say something in a very clear way. |
| Summarize | Take something long, and tell only the main ideas quickly. |