| A | B |
|---|
| ANALYZE | To break into parts and explain the parts |
| ARGUE | To make a point and back it up with evidence |
| CITE | Tell the source of your information |
| CLAIM | To state something is true |
| COMPARE | To explain how things are alike |
| CONTRAST | To explain how things are different |
| DEMONSTRATE | To explain how you know something, using examples and evidence |
| DESCRIBE | To tell about something using lots of details |
| DETERMINE | To figure something out |
| DEVELOP | To explain your thinking in detail |
| EVALUATE | To judge both sides of something and form an opinion |
| EXPLAIN | To make your thinking clear to others |
| FORMULATE | To create or to come up with your own |
| IDENTIFY | To recognize; to say who or what something is |
| INFER | To use clues in the text, plus your own knowledge, to come to a conclusion |
| INTERPRET | To explain the meaning of something |
| JUSTIFY | To give an explanation |
| PARAPHRASE | To put a text into your own words |
| PREDICT | To make a logical guess about what will happen next |
| SYNTHESIZE | To combine several things to support one idea |
| REFLECT | To think back carefully about a process or activity |
| SUMMARIZE | To state main points briefly in your own words |
| SUPPORT | To explain how you know something, using evidence |
| TRACE | To explain the steps or line of thinking |
