Breaking it Down
Mix It All Up
Express Yourself
One of These is Not Like the Other
Decisions, Decisions
100
This critical verb means to break something down into its parts
What is analyze?
100
This critical verb means to put together
What is integrate?
100
This critical verb means to express clearly
What is articulate?
100
This critical verb means to find likenesses
What is compare?
100
This critical verb means to decide
What is determine?
200
This critical verb would have you put words in alphabetical order
What is organize?
200
This critical verb would describe a group project
What is synthesize?
200
This critical verb would have you find quotes in a book
What is cite?
200
This critical verb would have you write your own definition of a word
What is paraphrase?
200
This critical verb would have you make a decision based on the text you are reading
What is infer?
300
When a witness to a crime explains what they saw, it is an example of this critical verb
What is describe?
300
Explaining what happened in a story would be an example of this critical verb
What is summarize?
300
When you further explain your answer, it is an example of this critical verb
What is develop?
300
When you find things that characters have in common, it is an example of this critical verb
What is compare?
300
When a judge looks at the facts of a crime and makes a decision, it is an example of this critical verb
What is evaluate?
400
When you map out the events in a text, it is an example of this critical verb
What is trace?
400
When you explain what you read in a science book in your own words, it is an example of this critical verb
What is paraphrase?
400
When you mention to a friend that Red's grandmother in the book Rump is The Witch of the Woods, it is an example of this critical verb
What is refer?
400
When you explain the meaning of the phrase magic has consequences, it is an example of this critical verb
What is comprehend?
400
When you set an item apart from the rest of the group, it is an example of this critical verb
What is distinguish?
500
When you give the definition of a word, it is an example of this critical verb
What is explain?
500
When you pull out facts from a social studies textbook, it is an example of this critical verb
What is draw?
500
When you give an idea for a group project, it is an example of this critical verb
What is suggest?
500
When you explain to a friend the meaning of what a stiltskin is, it is an example of this critical verb
What is interpret?
500
When you read a text and come to a conclusion based on the text, it is an example of this critical verb
What is infer?