Vocabulary
To break something down into parts to understand it.
What is analyze?
To explain differences between things.
What is Contrast ?
“Articulate the author’s purpose” means to…
What does it mean to Explain it clearly?
“Compare Gandhi and Mandela” means list…
What it means to list their similarities
To “evaluate an expression” means…
What it means to Substitute and solve
To clearly express an idea.
What is Articulate ?
To outline or clearly describe steps.
What is Delineate?
If you must “cite evidence,” you should…
What is a Quote or reference the text
“Contrast Northern and Southern views on tariffs” means give…
What it means to show Differences only
Evaluate: 3x² – 2x + 4 when x = –2.
What is 20?
To quote or reference evidence.
What is Cite?
To judge or determine value or correctness.
What is Evaluate ?
To “infer” about a character means…
What it means to use clues + reasoning to conclude
“Summarize the cause of the French Revolution” means…
ANSWER: A brief statement of the big idea
Analyze the earthquake map” means find…
The pattern of where earthquakes occur
To explain similarities between two things.
What is Compare ?
To make a conclusion using clues and reasoning.
What is Infer ?
“Summarize the overall message ” means to give…
What is the main or central idea only
To “cite two pieces of evidence” from a document, you must…
ANSWER: Use exact quotes or details
“To delineate natural selection steps” means…
ANSWER: List steps clearly in order
To fully understand something.
What is Comprehend ?
To briefly restate the main idea.
What is Summarize?
To “comprehend a character’s motivation” means…
What it means to Understand why they act as they do
“To analyze the political cartoon” means…
ANSWER: Break it into parts and explain meaning
“Infer tomorrow’s weather from the map” means…
ANSWER: Predict using clues + prior knowledge