Test Prep Vocabulary

Front

text

Back

the main body of the reading

Front

compare

Back

examine in order to note likenesses between two things, or what they have in common

Front

contrast

Back

examine in order to identify and understand differences between two or more things

Front

describe

Back

To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

Front

identify

Back

noting individual features or characteristics

Front

story

Back

the plot or ordered events in a novel, poem, drama etc

Front

demonstrate

Back

To describe, explain, display or illustrate through examples

Front

context

Back

parts of writing or of a speech that precede or follow a specific word or passage

Front

explain

Back

to make clear or understandable to others

Front

support

Back

to back up, using evidence to justify your answer, opinion or claim