PARCC Vocabulary: Level 1

Compare means...

• note differences between two things

• note likenesses between two things

• note the colors of two things

• note the shapes of two things

Contrast means...

• note important differences between two things

• note important likenesses between two things

• note the colors of two things

• note the shapes of two things

Describe means....

• draw a picture of something

• tell or show with written or spoken words

• watch a video of something

• point out facts or details

Identify means...

• determine what a story is about

• note the individual features of a person, place or thing

• determine what a photo shows

• note the characteristics of a person, place, or thing

Story means...

• draw a dot on a graph

• the plot of a novel, poem, drama, etc.

• a level of a building

• the end of song

Demonstrate means....

• describe

• display

• explain

• illustrate

Determine means....

• decide

• conclude

• use reasoning to make a decision

• use observations to make a decision

Explain means...

• make clear to others

• draw photos on paper

• make understandable to others

• make plain to others

Support means...

• to back up

• to justify your answer

• to explain your opinion

• give evidence to show how you reached an answer

Details are...

• images in a story

• words in a story

• sentences or illustrations that support ideas in a text

• text features in a story