Test-Taking Vocabulary Words

When you are analyzing something you are....

• Not paying any attention

• Studying something carefully

• Guessing

• Memorizing something word for word

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Janine was asked to compare the twin girls, so she began...

• explaining all of the things that were different about each other.

• explaining who was taller.

• explaining all of the things they had in common.

• explaining what they ate for dinner.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

If someone told you to explain the contrast between the sun and the moon you could say

• they are both in the sky

• they are both interesting

• one can be seen during the day, one can be seen at night

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Pick the word that means "to explain or write about something so that it can be easily visualized."

• describe

• scribe

• compare

• evaluate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

If Ms. Ifcher told you to expand your essay by adding more detail she is telling you to

• develop your ideas

• grow a garden

• add text evidence

• use punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The boss needs to _____________ her employees' performance, so she is observing them very carefully all week.

• develop

• evaluate

• compare

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does it mean to identify something? In other words, if a test question asked you to identify the city on the map it's asking you to do what?

• to guess

• to recognize

• to look up

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

When my dad's door is shut, we infer that he is busy and we try not to bother him. What does infer mean?

• describe

• compare

• conclude

• analyze

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Which word is a synonym for the word predict?

• learn

• guess

• lie

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

When you are writing something in a shortened form you are

• hypothesizing

• summarizing

• plagerizing

• drawing conclusions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D