1. Analyze • Take apart • Look at closely • Look at from all angles

2. Compare/Contrast • Explain how two things are the same or different • Connect one thing to another and then describe how they are alike or unlike

3. Conclude • Bring to an end or close • Infer on the basis of evidence • Make a decision about • Come to an agreement on

4. Describe • Tell about • Paint a picture with words • Give details

5. Evaluate • Give your opinion • Judge • Grade or rate something

6. Explain • Tell why • Give reasons for • Elaborate

7. Formulate • Design • Put together • Develop a plan

8. Infer • Read between the lines • Use what you already know to make a judgment • Find the hidden meaning

9. Justify • Prove to be right or just • Show to be reasonable • Show a reason for an act done

10. Predict • Imagine what will happen next • Make an educated guess • State what you expect

11. Summarize • State the main idea in your own words • Give the highlights • Review the main points

12. Support • Give evidence, examples, and details • Prove your answer is correct • Use quotations from the text

13. Trace • Track from beginning to end • Create a time line • Go back to the roots