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12 Powerful Words to Increase Test Scores

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