Fall 2019 W5/6 Blocks 1/2

To give a spoken or written account to; recount

• narrate

• assert

• charaterize

• devise

• compile

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully; declare

• narrate

• assert

• charaterize

• devise

• compile

To describe the characteristics or features of something; distinguish

• narrate

• assert

• charaterize

• devise

• compile

To plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas; conceive

• narrate

• assert

• charaterize

• devise

• compile

To gather together; collate

• narrate

• assert

• charaterize

• devise

• compile

The principal _____, or gathered, a list of students that could go on the field trip.

• narrated

• asserted

• charaterized

• devised

• compiled

The children _____ a plan to convince the teacher to cancel the test. They conceived a strategy to persuade the teacher.

• narrated

• asserted

• charaterized

• devised

• compiled

The author _____, or described, the characters in the book as selfish and mean.

• narrated

• asserted

• charaterized

• devised

• compiled

The lawyer _____ that his client was innocent. He confidently believed that his client did not commit the crime.

• narrated

• asserted

• charaterized

• devised

• compiled

The teacher ____ the story to the children. She recounted the story so that all could hear.

• narrated

• asserted

• charaterized

• devised

• compiled