Testing Vocab

What does describe mean?

• explain
• relate to personal experience
• give an account in an open-ended response in which all important details are addressed
• give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events

When a jury comes to a conclusion, they have..

• read through all of the paperwork in its entirity
• stopped at a red light in an intersection
• gotten to the end
• determine something based on information and reasoning

If I am comparing two different cars, what am I doing?

• Telling how the cars are similar
• Telling how the cars are different
• Telling how the cars are similar yet different
• Breaking into the dealership at night wearing a pair of Jordans and fleeing to Mexico with both cars.

To justify your answer means to..

• back it up with evidence to support your claim
• explain it thoroughly
• explain why all of the other answers are incorrect
• evaluate

If Julie predicts the outcome of the presidential election, she is...

• someone who is just like 'The Long Island Medium'
• accurately tell what is going to happen
• making an educated guess about the future
• explain the future

What does interpret mean?

• explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
• explain the origin of (information, words, or actions)
• decide which answer is valid
• create a new rap song titled 'Dairy King'

Inferring means..

• context clues used to make an educated guess
• trying really hard to win a minion stuffed animal from a claw machine and getting mad when another kid gets it on their first try
• making an educated guess using context clues
• guessing

The teacher evaluated Henry's essay using the rubric.
Which word would best replace the word in blue?

• neglect
• graded
• liked
• assess

In order to justify your stance, you must____.

• develop an idea
• provide evidence
• make a prediction
• evaluate an argument

When a test question asks you to develop an idea, you should____.

• evaluate an argument
• make long-term predictions
• compare and contrast its parts
• explain the parts of it in detail