Common State Testing Vocabulary

To say that something will happen or will be a consequence of something

• prove

• sequence

• justify

• predict

to show the truth or existence of something by using evidence

• assess

• predict

• prove

• reflect

order, succession, chain

• source

• sequence

• tone

• state

something that provides information

to express something clearly in writing or speech

• state, express

• prove, show

• reflect, think

• transistion

Justify

• to show or prove something to be true or valid

• to consider what's been read in order to state an opinion

• measure, determine

• say beforehnad

to consider what's been read in order to state an opinion

• tone

• justify

• reflect

• revision

to measure; to determine the amount of

• assess

• state

• source

• predict

attitude approach, feel: a writer's attitude toward their subject

• issue

• tone

• assess

• state

a word or phrase that connects two ideas together smoothly

• reflect

• tone

• transition

• demonstrate