ELA Test Prep Vocab

Front

compare

Back

tell how things are alike

Front

develop

Back

expand, elaborate, add details

Front

summarize

Back

state the main points in a shorter way

Front

suggest

Back

imply/tell about

Front

contribute

Back

add to

Front

analyze

Back

take a closer look, break down

Front

contrast

Back

tell how things are different

Front

infer

Back

make a logical guess based on background knowledge and evidence from text

Front

describe

Back

give details about something

Front

evaluate

Back

to judge or determine the significance of something