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12 Powerful Words
It is easier for students to answer a question if they fully understand what the question is asking, so these words and their meanings will be emphasized this year.
Trace - Follow in steps
Analyze - Break apart
Infer - Read between the lines
Evaluate - Judge; tell your opinion of
Formulate - Create
Describe - Tell all about
Support - Back up with details
Explain - Tell how
Summarize - Give a shorted version of
Compare - All the ways they are alike
Contrast - All the ways they are different
Predict - What will happen next