12 Powerful Words

Support means to...

• back up with details

• Create

• Tell How

Summarize means to...

• All the ways they are alike

• Give me the short version

• All the ways they are different

Predict means to...

• All the ways they are alike

• Break Apart

• Tell what you think might happen

Explain means to...

• All the ways they are different

• To tell how

• Judge

Compare means to...

• Tell all the ways they are alike

• Tell all the ways they are different

• To tell all about

Contrast means to...

• Tell all the ways they are alike

• Tell all the ways they are different

• Judge

Trace means to...

• Put together

• Read between the lines

• To out line your steps

Analyze means to...

• Give the Facts

• Break apart; Study Pieces

• Judge

Infer means to...

• Tell all about

• Read between the lines

• Study

Evaluate means to...

• Tell all the ways they are alike

• Tell all the ways they are different

• Judge