FRQ Power Words

What does the word identify mean?

• To give a picture of something in words.

• Tell how to do something.

• Name, list, and give an example.

• To give a meaning for a word or phrase.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What does the word explain mean?

• Break something into parts.

• To give a meaning for a word or phrase.

• To state characteristics of something.

• Tell how to do, give the meaning of, or why, give reasons for. Also phrased as "give one reason".

Fill in the blank with the correct option. "To _________ a question or hypothesis."

• Pose/Propose

• Summarize

• Explain

• Describe

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What does it mean to describe something?

• To state a result of a consequence that can be positive or negative.

• To give a picture or characteristics of something in words.

• Tell how to do, give the meaning of, or why, give reasons for. Also phrased as "give one reason".

• Name, list, and give an example

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If I compare two things, what am I doing?

• Pointing out ONLY similarities between them.

• Pointing out ONLY the differences between them.

• Pointing out similarities between them, unless used without contrast, then it can mean both similarities and differences.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

If I contrast two things, what am I doing?

• Pointing out ONLY similarities between them,

• Pointing out ONLY the differences between them.

To define something means:

• To give a meaning for a word or phrase.

• To name, list, and give an example.

• To give a picture or characteristics of something in words.

• To break it into parts, tell about the parts.

"Tell the main idea; tell the beginning, middle, and end" is what power word:

• Analyze

• Synthesize

• Summarize

• Jazzercise

"A result or a consequence that can be positive or negative" is what power word:

• Affect

• Effect

• Defect

• Claim

"To break something into parts, tell about the parts" is what power word:

• Synthesize

• Analyze

• Summarize

• Support

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3