PSSA Vocabulary

Choose the best definition for
DESCRIBE

• give specific details
• talk about the weather
• write a book
• think about things carefully

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

Choose the best definition for
IDENTIFY

• recognize
• the way you look
• look around
• all about me

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.4.6

Choose the best definition for
INFER

• make a smart guess
• put away the dishes
• read carefully
• tell a story

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the best definition for
SUMMARIZE

• retell the main points
• add things up
• tell about the summer
• eat a banana

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.4.6

Choose the best definition for
PREDICT

• say what will happen next
• jump ahead
• sing a song
• go before another one

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Choose the best definition for
EVIDENCE

• the facts in a text
• pretty pictures
• something that is big
• ice cream

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Choose the best definition for
ANALYZE

• to study closely and break apart the text
• take a long walk at the beach
• to think of some questions to ask a friend
• to look around the house

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Choose the best definition for
EVALUATE

• to judge the importance of something
• to compare and contrast
• to look at funny pictures
• to jump up and down on a trampoline

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.6.2B