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Question
Thought
Communicate
Action
ELA Specific
100
Show how the facts or ideas are similar (the same)
What is compare?
100

Critically and carefully examine every part of the item/object

What is analyze?

100

Completely, slowly, with logic and thought

What is critically?

100

To remove

What is delete

100

To change or improve something

What is revise

200
Show how the facts or ideas are different
What is contrast?
200

Make the meaning or make "something" clear

What is define?

200
Present a detailed argument
What is discuss?
200

To leave out

What is omit

200

To tell a story or event

What is narrator

300

Determine the value of something/decide how well or good an event or idea is

What is evaluate?

300

Combine parts of story/idea into a complete whole, "creating"

What is synthesize?

300
Make clear by giving examples
What is illustrate?
300

Opposite of correct or accurate mistake

What is error

300

Changes from one state to another

What is transition

400

Find out/give the characteristics of something

What is identify?

400
Show or prove to be right or reasonable
What is justify?
400
Put in meaningful order, beginning to end
What is sequence?
400

To remove or get rid of 

What is eliminate 

400

The most important thing the text is about

What is main idea

500
Draw a conclusion based on given facts; predict, generalize
What is infer?
500
Present the idea in understandable terms
What is interpret?
500
Review in depth, step by step
What is trace?
500

To put information in your own words

What is paraphrase

500

The reason the author wrote the piece (provide info, entertain, persuade, ect.)

What is author's purpose