| A | B |
|---|
| Identify | name precisely |
| List | itemize or give in order |
| define | give the meaning of, including characteristics, examples, and possibly non-examples |
| describe | tell everything you know, give details, characteristics, and examples |
| summarize | tell the main points or ideas |
| explain | tell all about (what I think, why I think that, example) |
| discuss | tell about in detail, explaining all facets (what I think, why I think that, example) |
| trace | give events or steps in order |
| predict | forecast, tell what will come next (tell why, give evidence) |
| interpret | tell about the meaning and significance (what is important, why it is important, what it means) |
| analyze | to break apart and examine one part at a time in order to draw conclusions |
| support | give examples, details, or reasons in order in order to make a point convincing |
| infer | to read between the lines; to use what you know to make an educated guess that you can support |
| formulate | to make up, to create (to take what I know and put it together in a new way for a particular purpose) |
| criticize | to give good points and bad points |
| compare | to tell about similarities AND differences |
| evaluate | to rate; to judge (good points/bad points, strengths/weaknesses, to decide how effective |
| justify | prove, give evidence, facts or reasons in support of something |
