Prompt Vocabulary Quiz

To indicate what a thing is, what it is composed of, or when and where it occurred.

• Identify

• Describe

• Enumerate

• Summarize

To put something into a category with things of a similar type.

• Outline

• Describe

• Classify

• Prove

To give the meaning of a term or concept.

• Describe

• Discuss

• Define

• Criticize

To separate something into parts and discuss, examine, or interpret each part/

• Analyze

• Outline

• State

• Explain

To urge or influence the audience to embrace your viewpoint.

• Classify

• Persuade

• Summarize

• Discuss

To give the main points or highlights of a story or event.

• Outline

• Summarize

• Trace

• Criticize

To give the physical and non-physical qualities or characteristics

• Discuss

• Describe

• Summarize

• Prove

To examine two or more things and show their differences.

• Compare

• Evaluate

• Contrast

• Outline

To describe how something functions. To give a definition for something.

• Describe

• Persuade

• Discuss

• Explain

To analyze and make reasoned judgments about something.

• Compare

• Contrast

• Identify

• Criticize