12 powerful words

12 cards·by cindy reyes

Break it down into parts tell about the parts.

Analyze

Tell the good and the bad judge it

Evaluate

tell me about it give details about it paint a picture with words

Describe

read between the lines what is the hidden meaning

Infer

back up the information prove provide evidence

Support

teach me or show me tell the steps

explain

tell the main idea tell the beginning, middle, and end

Summarize

tell all the ways they are the same

Compare

tell all the ways they are different

contrast

hypothesize make an educated (smart) guess

Predict

outline, explain the development, follow (or explain) the path

Trace

create, put together.

Formulate