Illinois Readiness Assessment Vocabulary

Examine in order to note likenesses between two things or what they have in common.

• contrast

• explain

• compare

• develop

Examine in order to note significant differences between two or more things.

• context

• compare

• cite

• contrast

To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details.

• describe

• demonstrate

• determine

• details

To establish as particular by noting individual features or characteristics in isolation.

• explain

• Identify

• infer

• analyze

The plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc.

• structure

• context

• story

• develop

To describe, explain, display or illustrate through examples.

• demonstrate

• explicit

• summarize

• context

To decide or conclude through reasoning or observation.

• support

• evaluate

• determine

• infer

To make clear or understandable to others; make plain.

• explain

• compare

• assess

• cite

To back up, justify your answer, opinion, or claim with evidence.

• identify

• explicit

• support

• infer

Elements that support ideas; smaller elements of structure.

• figurative language

• develop

• argument

• details