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LA-Bell Power Words
14 words that commonly appear in the directions of tests and activities.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Predict | Tell me what will happen next in the future. |
| Contrast | Tell me how they are different. |
| Compare | Tell me how they are the same. |
| List | Tell me its parts. |
| Define | Tell me what it means. |
| Trace | List the steps. |
| Support | Back it up with facts or details. |
| Summarize | Give me the short version. |
| Formulate | Build, create or plan. |
| Infer | Read between the lines. |
| Analyze | Break it into parts. |
| Evaluate | Judge what is good and bad. |
| Describe | Tell me all about it using your senses. |
| Explain | Tell me who, what, when, where, why & how. |