MCAS Common Vocabulary

To separate into parts and explain

• analyze

• argue

• cause and effect

To quote as an example

• compare and contrast

• cite

• convey

To find the strengths and weaknesses

• define

• decide

• criticize and evaluate

to tell all you know

• describe and discuss

• draw

• explain

To make your opinion or feelings known

• generalize

• express

• identify

To explain the meaning in your own words

• synthesize

• decide

• interpret

To prove points by using facts

• argue

• analyze

• cause and effect

To carry out or transfer information

• cite

• compare and contrast

• convey

To find the similarities and differences

• convey

• compare and contrast

• cite

To make a choice

• decide

• criticize and evaluate

• define