Academic Vocabulary 6-8

If you are asked to describe something, you must ________.

• compare and contrast

• draw a conclusion

• give details about it

• analyze evidence

A book critic writes about a new novel. He ________ it.

• identifies

• evaluates

• justifies

• develops

A stockbroker wants to buy stocks that will increase in value. She makes stock choices based on ________ she makes.

• descriptions

• identifications

• developments

• predictions

When you are asked to compare and contrast, you must ________.

• tell how two things are alike and different

• provide an outline

• justify your stance

• develop a thesis statement

How is an outline like a summary?

• Both are based on inferences.

• Both rely on comparing and contrasting.

• Both briefly tell just the main points.

• Both require that you justify your opinion.

When you infer, you always ________.

• draw a conclusion based on facts

• justify your stance

• identify the main idea

• create a summary

When a test question asks you to develop an idea, you should ________.

• evaluate an argument

• make long-term predictions

• compare and contrast its parts

• explain the parts of it in detail

In order to justify your stance, you must ________.

• develop an idea

• provide evidence

• make a prediction

• evaluate an argument

Identify the statement that is false.

• Not everyone celebrates Christmas.

• Independence Day is on June 4.

• Pine trees stay green year round.

• The United States is above the Equator.

You are writing about polar bears being endangered due to climate change. Which is not a piece of evidence you would use?

• facts about the decline of ice in the Arctic Circle

• the overall size of the Arctic Circle

• a graph of rising temperatures in the Arctic

• facts about the decreasing number of polar bear cubs