Key Vocabulary Terms

Front

Analyze

Back

To examine in detail the structure of something.

Front

Compare

Back

To note the similarities between two or more things.

Front

Contrast

Back

To note the differences between two or more things.

Front

Describe

Back

To give a detailed account of something.

Front

Determine

Back

To establish something exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation.

Front

Evidence

Back

Information or details from a text that support a claim or point.

Front

Infer

Back

To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Front

Main Idea

Back

The central point or message that an author wants to communicate to the reader.

Front

Predict

Back

To say what will happen in the future, based on information or evidence.

Front

Summarize

Back

To give a brief statement of the main points of something.