1. analyze • Break it down into parts. • Tell about the parts.

2. evaluate • Tell the good and the bad • Judge it

3. describe • Tell me about it • Give details about it • Paint a picture with words

4. infer • Read between the lines • What is the hidden meaning?

5. support • Back up the information • Prove • Provide evidence

6. explain • Teach me or show me • Tell the steps

7. summarize • Tell the main idea • Tell the beginning, middle, and end

8. compare • Tell all the ways they are the same

9. contrast • Tell all the ways they are different

10. predict • Hypothesize • Make an educated (smart) guess

11. trace • Outline • Explain the development • Follow (or explain) the path

12. formulate • Create • Put together