| A | B |
| trace | Put in order. List in steps. |
| analyze | Break it down. Take it apart. |
| infer | Guess from information given. |
| evaluate | Tell me the good and the bad. |
| formulate | Come up with, create. |
| describe | Tell me all about it. Use senses. |
| support | Give reasons. Tell about it. |
| explain | Give examples. Tell about it. |
| summarize | Retell the main points. |
| compare | Tell how they are alike and different |
| contrast | How are they different? |
| predict | What do you think will happen next? |
| conclude | Give your opinion based on information. |
| synthesize | Bring together information to form an opinion. |
| paraphrase | Retell in your own words. |
| cause | reason; why it happens; 1st |
| effect | result; what happens after cause |
| problem | difficult situation |
| solution | answer to problem |
| comprehend | Understand. |
| apply | Use knowledge in new situation. |