Direction

Words

What you have to do:

Analyze

To breakdown or examine a quote, idea, or passage into parts to better understand

evaluate it.

Assess

Describe how important or valuable something is. Is it good or bad? Is it useful or n

useful?

Criticize

Point out a topics mistakes or weaknesses

Compare

Put items side by side to see their similarities and differences

Contrast

Show the differences between two things.

Define

Give the meaning of an idea, statement or concept

Describe

Give details of a story, event or situation.

Discuss

Describe, explain, give examples, points for and against, then analyze and evaluate
results.

Evaluate

Make a judgment about the quality of something (glows & grows)

Examine

Take apart and describe a concept in great detail.

Explain

Give reasons for your answer or inference.

State why your evidence supports your answer or inference.

Illustrate

Use solid details to support answers.

Interpret

Translate and find the meaning of a quote, poem, passage etc.

Justify

Give evidence and explanations to support a claim, idea or answer

Prove/disprove

Provide evidence and a logical explanation to support or disagree with an idea, clai
statement

Relate

Show connections between to ideas, passages, or quotes

Review

Go back and state the on the main aspects of a subject.

State

Give important points

Suggest

Give possible reasons. (This is also the verb most commonly used to quote another
author.)

Summarize

Give the main idea with a few supporting details

Trace

Give a brief description of the stages of the development of a story, event, or a pers
life