Academic Vocabulary

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What is the term for support from the text to back up your ideas, inferences or conclusions?

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Evidence

Front

What does it mean to back up your answer with details from your own experience or details from the text?

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Support

Front

What is a book or written work called?

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Text

Front

What is the term for showing how things are different?

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Contrast

Front

What does it mean to explain something to create a mental image in the reader’s mind, especially focusing on the five senses?

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Describe

Front

What is the term for a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something?

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Analyze

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What does it mean to make a judgment about the value or quality of something?

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Evaluate

Front

What is the term for finding similarities between two or more things?

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Compare

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What is the process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning?

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Infer

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What is the term for a statement that expresses a belief or opinion?

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Claim