Milestone Testing Vocabulary 2024-2025

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Trace (verb)

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to outline, to list out in steps

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Infer (verb)

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to use evidence or facts to reach a conclusion

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Formulate (verb)

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to create or build

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Evaluate (verb)

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to judge; to carefully assess the value of something

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Describe (verb)

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to explain or write about something so that it can be easily visualized

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Support (verb)

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to back up with details; provide evidence from the text

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Explain (verb)

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to tell why and how

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Summarize (verb)

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to give/write a short version of events focusing on main ideas

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Compare (verb)

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to explain the way items are alike

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Contrast (verb)

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to explain the way items are different