SY17-18 Testing Vocabulary

When asked to "DESCRIBE" something, you need to...

• help the reader visualize a clear picture.

• tell how to do something.

• apply a clear meaning to a term.

• provide a short version of a longer text.

When you "EXPLAIN", you are...

• helping to paint a vivid picture.

• tell how to do something.

• telling how or why something is happening.

• provide a short version of a longer text.

"COMPARE" is to "DIFFERENT" as "CONTRAST" is to...

• UNLIKE

• ALIKE

• RELIKE

• LIKE

When you "INFER" something, you are...

• using clues to interpret what the author says.

• make wild guesses.

• state the purpose of the article.

• demonstrate how to do something.

"SUMMARIZING" a passage means to...

• write a educated guess about what is going to happen.

• make a list of events in chronological order.

• write a shorter version.

• take a stance and defend a side.

"DEMONSTRATING" something is akin to...

• showing how something is done.

• taking a stance and defending it.

• writing a shorter version of a longer text.

• breaking apart a passage to examine it.

A "SEQUENCE" of events is...

• a step-by-step process to do something.

• way to determine the meaning of a word.

• an arranged order of events from beginning to end.

• to make something more understandable.

When you "DEFINE" a term, you...

• look at it.

• smell it.

• provide a shorter version of a longer term.

• state it in clear, understandable terms.

To "GENERALIZE" something is to...

• state a broad fact or term.

• express it in word form.

• paint a picture.

• write your own understanding of something.

When you make an "ESTIMATE," you...

• approximate something's value.

• make a wild guess.

• interpret meaning.

• determine the reason behind something.