| A | B |
| diagram | draw a picture and label the parts |
| summarize | restate important ideas or events in short ways |
| define | restate the exact meaning |
| contrast | show how things are different |
| describe | give a mental image with words |
| infer | read between the lines or make a good guess |
| explain/interpret | make clear by giving reasons, details, facts, examples |
| persuade | convince someone using reasons |
| compare | show how things are alike |
| classify | arrange in categories by characteristics |
| analyze | break apart and study the pieces |
| identify | establish the identity or state the characteristics |