🟦 CATEGORY 1: ACTION VERBS
This verb means to look closely at something to understand it better.
Analyze
This word means something belongs to them.
Their
Important or meaningful.
Significant
To show how something works or how to do something.
Demonstrate
The message, lesson, or big idea of a story.
Theme
To show how two or more things are alike.
Compare
This word means “also” or “very.”
Too
Very clear, detailed, or full of life.
Vivid
To recognize or name something.
Identify
Where and when a story takes place.
Conflict
To tell only the main points of something.
Summarize
This word means something belongs to you.
This word means something belongs to you.
Able to be trusted.
Reliable
To judge or decide the value or quality of something.
Evaluate
The main struggle or problem in a story.
Conflict
To make a logical guess based on clues and prior knowledge.
Infer
This word means “next” or “afterward.”
Then
Connected to the topic; on‑task.
Relevant
To explain the meaning of something.
Interpret
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile
To improve writing by changing ideas, wording, or organization.
Revise
This word means something belongs to it.
Its
Energetic, active, or constantly changing.
Dynamic
To create or plan something carefully.
Formulate
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing