8th Grade Tier II Cognitive Vocabulary

analyze

• to break apart

• methodically create a strategy or proposal

• to make an idea or situation clear

• to find or judge the quality 

  or value of something

compare

• to examine in order to observe 

  similarities or differences

• to compare in order 

  to show the difference between

• break apart

• to find or judge the quality 

  or value of something

contrast

• to compare in order 

  to show the difference between

• to examine in order to observe 

  similarities or differences

• to find or judge the quality 

  or value of something

• to make an idea or situation clear

describe

• to give a representation in words of something you see, feel, or hear

• to find or judge the quality 

  or value of something

• break apart

• methodically create a strategy or proposal

evaluate

• to find or judge the quality 

  or value of something

• to make an idea or situation clear

• to examine in order to observe 

  similarities or differences

• to establish the accuracy

explain

• to make an idea or situation clear

• to give a representation in words of something you see, feel, or hear

• determine what will happen next

• to establish the accuracy

formulate

• methodically create a strategy or proposal

• make a reasonable conclusion

• to find or judge the quality 

  or value of something

• briefly state the main points

infer

• make a reasonable conclusion

• briefly state the main points

• methodically create a strategy or proposal

• describe the progress of development

predict

• determine what will happen next

• methodically create a strategy or proposal

• to give a representation in words of something you see, feel, or hear

• to establish the accuracy

summarize

• briefly state the main points

• make a reasonable conclusion

• describe the progress of development

• to make an idea or situation clear