GMAS power vocabulary

To comprehend means

• It means to understand

• It means to read

• It means to cry

• It means nothing

Explain means to …

• Make unclear statements

• Less details

• Makes an idea clear with more details

• To talk a lot

To respond…

• To answer with details

• To talk about the topic

• To make a guess

Drawing inferences ( Infer)

• A description of a character

• A guess

• A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

Quote ..

• To repeat/copy words from a speech or text

• To summarize

• To restate the question

Cite..

• It means to rewrite your idea

• To look back to the text

• Copy

Reflect

• Brainstorm

• Think and analyze

• To be calm

Organize

• Staying on topic

• To not be prepared

• To follow the format of the writing process

Contrast..

• To tell the way they are the same

• A different color

• To tell the ways they are different

Engage..

• To pay attention

• To propose

• To participate