The Twelve Words Flashcards
When you – a thing, you’re thinking about “what does it look like?” When you are – something in your writing or speaking, you are telling about that thing in a way that paints a clear picture of the topic.
Tell about something;
Show
illustrate
list the attributes of a thing
Describe
When you – something think about a teacher who is teaching you how to do something. They want to describe the process so that you know what to do first, next, and last. When you are asked to – something you are being asked to share something with enough clarity and detail so that the recipient easily understands it.
Restate something with more details
retell in order
Give important information
tell more about something
Explain
When you see the word – think of a pencil – along a line. It follows the line from the beginning to the end. So when you – something you are thinking, and then writing or speaking about the subject from the beginning to the end.
Outline sketch or draw map out Copy To follow from the beginning
Trace
When you are asked to – something, think about a person taking a position about something and then giving more information to back up his/her position. In writing or speaking when you – something you include a number of facts and/or reasons to – of your position.
give facts or examples Explain why prove it use examples from something give up reasons back up your point of view
Support
When you – something, you are stating what you expect to happen in the future, A person giving a weather forecast is –. When you see the word – ask: What might happen next/ When you are asked to – in writing or speaking, you will be telling what you think will happen in the future.
foretell
forecast
Tell what you think will happen
describe what you see might be coming
Predict
When you – things, ask “how are they alike?” or What do they have in common? When you are asked to – things in writing or speaking, you need to think about how the things are the same, or how they are alike.
think about what things have in common
check for likenesses, similarities
match up things
Compare
When you – things ask your self “How are they different?” Apples and oranges are fruits but there are many differences. When you are – things in your writing or speaking you are describing how they are different from each other.
identify how things are unalike, or opposite
check for differences
Contrast
Do you see the word “sum” in –? Think about adding or summing up a thing. When you are asked to –, you create a short piece about something by putting it in your own words.
recall
shorten
A brief description
list the main points
Summarize
When you hear the word – ask yourself, “What does this make me think? What is the author trying to tell me without using the exact words?” – can mean to read between the lines. In writing or speaking when you are asked to –, it means that you think about what can you suggest or conclude from what you have read?
suggest
conclude
fill in the blanks
A brief description
Infer
When you – something you look at it closely. When you think of – think of someone taking a bicycle apart to explore its parts and take a closer look at it. When you – something you are breaking it down to take a closer look at it before you speak or write about it.
take it apart break it down examine explore investigate
Analyze
Think about the athletes at the Olympics. The judges – what is good or bad about their performances and give them a ranking or grade. When you are asked to – something you think about what is good or bad about that particular thing and then write or speak about it.
grade rank rate review a performance decide what is good or bad about something judge the quality
Evaluate
When you – something, you put it all together in a plan with details. When you hear the word –, think about putting a puzzle together. When you are asked to – in your writing or speaking you will create a piece that constructs or pulls things together into a plan.
build add up plan construct make it
Formulate
