Academic Words

To break down into parts and explain

• analyze

• evaluate

• describe

• illustrate

To tell how you use information in a specific situation

• interpret

• predict

• apply

• produce

To group similar items together

• define

• evaluate

• label

• categorize

To make something more understandable.

• identify

• recall

• interpret

• clarify

To use reasoning to reach a decision or opinion

• recall

• deduce

• clarify

• conclude

To figure something out by applying a general idea

• predict

• identify

• analyze

• deduce

To tell the qualities that make something what it is.

• judge

• predict

• recall

• define

To use examples to prove a point

• illustrate

• demonstrate

• apply

• evaluate

To explain what makes two things different.

• evaluate

• judge

• label

• differentiate

To determine the value or importance of something.

• analyze

• predict

• evalaute

• judge