Direction Words

If a prompt asks you to use, how should you respond? You need to:

• tell the most important ideas or concepts

• apply information or a procedure

• add the numerators together

• sleep through lunch

If a prompt asks you to state, you should:

• make sense of or assign meaning to something

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• say or write specific information

• knock on the classroom door

If a prompt asks you to tell, you should:

• make sense of or assign meaning to something

• say or write specific information

• stay hidden in your room at home

• run down the hallway

If a prompt asks you to define, you should:

• tell or write the meaning or definition

• head down to the corner store

• explain the relationship between ideas or concepts

• eat faster than everyone else

If a prompt asks you to name, you should:

• use hand sanitizer after sneezing

• tell or write the meaning or definition

• watch your favorite YouTube video

• label specific information

If a prompt asks you to explain, you should:

• visit the water fountain

• apply information or a procedure

• express understanding of an idea or concept

• label specific information

If a prompt asks you to list, you should:

• state a series of names, ideas, or events

• apply information or a procedure

• finish your homework on the iPad

• label specific information

If a prompt asks you to describe, you should:

• fill in the blanks with words from the word bank

• remember to dress out for PE

• state detailed information about a topic

• label specific information

If a prompt asks you to compare, you should:

• say or write specific information

• state the similarities between two or more things

• put the milk back in the fridge

• remember to put your name and date on the paper

If a prompt asks you to show, you should:

• put your bookbag inside your locker

• apply information or a procedure

• demonstrate understanding of information

• call your friend to say "hi"