Definitions
Connecting ideas/Highlighting importance
Identifying/Organzing
Showing purpose/Explaining reason
100

is to give details about how something looks or works.

describe

100

 is to show how things are similar.

compare

100

To arrange ideas or events in a clear, logical order.

organize

100

 To present reasons or evidence to support a specific claim or position.

argue

200

 is to make something clear or easy to understand.

define

200

is to study something carefully to understand it.

Analyze

200

 To state multiple ideas or details in sequence.

list

200

To demonstrate that something is true by using facts, logic, or textual evidence.

prove

300

is to give a short version of something.

summary

300

 is to show that something is very important.

Emphasize

300

 To recognize and name key details, ideas, or elements in a text.

identify

300

 To provide valid reasons or evidence to defend an opinion or decision.

justify

400

 is to give the exact meaning of something.

explain

400

is to connect two things together.

link

400

To arrange or label information by type, function, or relationship.

classify

400

 The author’s intended goal or reason for writing a text.

purpose

500

 is to give important facts or details.

inform

500

is to show how things are different.

contrast

500

to place ideas or examples into logical groups based on shared traits

categorize

500

 To strengthen or reinforce an idea using details, examples, or quotations.

support


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