Question Bank for Grade 7 English

outline

list in steps

go over

follow

give me the sequence

• trace

• order

• directions

• describe

What does it mean to "analyze" something?

• list in steps

• break apart and study the pieces

• put in your own words

• put together

What does "infer" mean?

• look closer

• tell all the ways something is different

• make a good guess or read between the lines

• short and sweet

Evaluate an argument

• create

• judge

• summarize

• outline

put together

create

design

come up with

• compare

• infer

• trace

• formulate

Paint a picture with words

Tell about

Use details

• summarize

• trace

• describe

• contrast

Support your answer with details

• outline

• back up with details

• break apart

• judge

Explain your reasoning

• go over

• study the pieces

• put in your own words

• make a guess

Tell the highlights

Sum it up

Give the short version

• summarize

• contrast

• compare

• evaluate

"Compare" means to:

• tell ALL the ways they are different

• sum it up

• tell ALL the ways they are alike

• judge