Understanding Action Words Quiz

What does the action word "analyze" ask a student to do?

• Make a decision based on what you have read.

• Look at all of the parts so that you can tell about each of them.

• Group, classify and/or sort items.

• Persuade or cause someone to believe something.

If a question asks you to "contrast" two things, what are you being asked to do?

• Describe how they are alike or similar.

• Explain how they are different.

• Give a clear meaning.

• Inspect something in detail.

What is the primary focus when you are asked to "define" something?

• Paint a complete picture with words using the five senses.

• Look very closely at the information.

• Give a clear meaning.

• Make sure that you find proof from the text to back up your decision.

When you are instructed to "evaluate" in a test, what are you expected to do?

• Group, classify and/or sort items.

• Look at the subject very closely and talk about the details.

• Identify what happened as a result of a cause.

• Tell the good and the bad of a character, event, or idea and be able to judge it.

What does it mean to "infer" as a learning activity?

• Change the meaning or way in which the reader experiences, understands, and interprets a piece of writing.

• Take a guess based on what you know and what you have read.

• Put the main ideas of the text in your own words.

• Give reasons why things happened or how you got your answer.

Which activity involves retelling only the main ideas of an experience or event?

• Summarize

• Recount

• Trace

• Justify

What does "validate" entail when engaging with a text?

• Show or prove to be right or reasonable.

• Make an educated guess using what you have read or already know.

• Back up or prove your answer using what you have read or know. Use details from the text as evidence!

• If something is valid then, it makes sense! If you are asked to validate something or show the validity, you are giving proof based on research, what you know, or what you have read that supports the claim, outcome, or end result.

What does it mean to "analyze" a text?

• Give a clear meaning.

• Look very closely at the information.

• Break down into parts and explain how they relate to each other and the whole.

• Make sure that you find proof from the text to back up your decision.

What is the main purpose of "summarizing" a text?

• Show or prove to be right or reasonable.

• Condense the text to its main points.

• Make an educated guess using what you have read or already know.

• If something is valid then, it makes sense! If you are asked to validate something or show the validity, you are giving proof based on research, what you know, or what you have read that supports the claim, outcome, or end result.

What does the term "summarize" imply in a learning context?

• Explain the main ideas of the text in your own words.

• Make a decision based on what you have read.

• Inspect something in detail.

• Change the meaning or way in which the reader experiences, understands, and interprets a piece of writing.