Academic Vocabulary Lesson C.Mays

Academic Vocabulary Lesson C.Mays

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Analyze

• to break something down methodically into its parts

• Synonyms- break down- deconstruct-examine

Argue

• to provide reasons or evidence to support or oppose

• claim- persuade-propose

Compare/Contrast

• to identify similarities or differences between items

• delineate, differentiate, distinguish

Multiple Choice

to provide reasons or evidence

• Analyze

• Argue

• Compare

Describe

• to report what one observes or does

• illustrate, report, represent

Determine

• to make a decision or arrive at a conclusion after considering all possible options, perspectives, or results

• establish, identify, define

Develop

• to improve the quality or substance of

• formulate, generate, elaborate

Multiple Choice

Synonym for describe?

• establish

• anticipate

• illustrate

• establish

Evaluate

• to establish value, amount, importance, or effectiveness

• assess, figure out, gauge

Explain

• to provide reasons for what happened or one's actions

• clarify, demonstrate, discuss

Imagine

• create a picture in one's mind: speculate or predict

• anticipate, hypothesize, predict

Multiple Choice

What is to formulate?

• Evaluate

• Explain

• Develop

Integrate

• make whole by combining the different parts into one

• combine, incorporate, synthesize

Interpret

• to draw from a text or date set some meaning or significance

• deduce, infer, translate

Organize

• arrange or put in order

• arrange, classify, form

Multiple Choice

What is "to draw from a text or data"?

• Organize

• Explain

• Imagine

• Interpret

Summarize

• retell the essential details of what happened

• outline, paraphrase, report

Support

• offer evidence or data to illustrate your point

• cite, justify, maintain

Transform

• change in form, function, or nature to reveal or emphasize

• alter, change, convert

Multiple Choice

Are you going to pass the test tomorrow?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe