Vocabulary Set 14

The reason something happened/What happened as a result

• compare/contrast

• cause and effect

• fact and opinion

• problem/solution

To find ways things are alike/To find ways things are different

• cause and effect

• compare/contrast

• fact/opinion

• problem/solution

A decision made about information you are given

• content

• evaluate

• conclusion

• mood

Information that makes up the passage

• describe

• explain

• purpose

• content

To tell or write about

• describe

• evaluate

• outline

• summarize

To decide the value or amount of something; to judge

• outline

• evaluate

• summarize

• support

To make clear or understandable

• infer

• persuade

• explain

• summarize

A truth/A belief or idea that a person has

• fact/opinion

• problem/solution

• mood

• purpose

To give examples; to make clear

• persuade

• sequence

• support

• illustrate

To draw a conclusion after reading all information given; to predict what will happen

• infer

• persuade

• evaluate

• describe