Testing Direction Vocabulary

To examine something in detail in order to understand it

• compare & contrast

• analyze

• explain

• infer

To figure something out by using evidence and reasoning; “reading between the lines”

• compare & contrast

• analyze

• explain

• infer

To make something clear by using description, relevant facts, or ideas

• indicate

• analyze

• explain

• infer

To point out; to show

• indicate

• convey

• explain

• infer

To communicate an idea; to carry an idea or message across to the reader

• indicate

• convey

• explain

• define

To give the meaning (definition) of something

• indicate

• convey

• illustrate

• define

To make something more clear or visible

• indicate

• convey

• illustrate

• define

To show; to explain something in clear terms

• demonstrate

• interpret

• illustrate

• define

To explain the meaning of something; to present something in understandable terms

• demonstrate

• interpret

• illustrate

• define

To briefly share the main points of something

• summarize

• interpret

• illustrate

• define