ELA Testing Verbs 1
To examine carefully to identify causes and possible results
What is analyze
To give details about something
What is describe
The author’s most important idea
What is central or main idea
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
To make an educated conclusion based on observation
What is infer
To make sense of, or to explain the meaning
What is interpret
To examine to find likeness
What is compare
How a passage is organized
To serve as an example of, take the place of
What is represent
To retell something using just the main points
What is summarize
To examine to find differences
What is contrast
An unifying or dominant idea or motif. Often the answer to the question, “What did I learn?”
What is theme
To decide or conclude through reasoning
To convince, or influence
What is persuade
To explain the meaning of the word
What is define
How a word makes you feel
What is connotation
To quote specifically, or document resource
What is cite
To give information or evidence that proves your answer. To back up or justify your answer.
What is support
To imply as a possibility, or recommend
What is suggest
A discussion involving different points of view, a set of reasons why something is true.
What is argument