DIRECTION WORDS-TEST PREP

To defend or to back up with reasoning and/or evidence

• DEMONSTRATE

• DESCRIBE

• SUPPORT

• INDICATE

• SUMMARIZE

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

TO NOTE THE SIMILARITIES AND OR DISSIMILARITIES BETWEEN OR TO ONLY NOTE THE DISSIMILARITIES BETWEEN THINGS

• COUNTER

  INTELLIGENCE

• COMPARE/

  CONTRAST

• COMMANDING

• COMPLICATE

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

TO EXAMINE SOMETHING IN DETAIL IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IT

• ANALYZE

• DEMONSTRATE

• EXPLAIN

• ILLUSTRATE

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

TO COMMUNICATE AN IDEA; TO CARRY AN IDEA OR MESSAGE ACROSS TO THE READER

• DEMONSTRATE

• INTERPRET

• COMPARE/

  CONTRAST

• CONVEY

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

TO MAKE SOMETHING MORE CLEAR OR VISIBLE

• ILLUSTRATE

• ANALYZE

• SUMMARIZE

• INFER

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

TO NOTE DETAILS ABOUT SOMETHING

• INFER

• DEMONSTRATE

• INTERPRET

• DESCRIBE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.4.9

TO POINT OUT OR TO SHOW

• EXPLAIN

• INDICATE

• SUMMARIZE

• ILLUSTRATE

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BY USING EVIDENCE AND REASONING; 'READING BETWEEN THE LINES' OR 'EDUCATED GUESS'

• CONVEY

• DEFINE

• SUPPORT

• INFER

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

TO SHOW; TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING IN CLEAR TERMS

• DEMONSTRATE

• ANALYZE

• CONVEY

• DEFINE

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

TO BRIEFLY SHARE THE MAIN POINTS OF SOMETHING

• ILLUSTRATE

• SUMMARIZE

• EXPLAIN

• INTERPRET

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9