State Testing Vocabulary for 6th Grade

What does 'analyze' mean?

• Overthink unnecessarily

• Examine methodically and in detail

• Ignore completely

• Guess randomly

Define 'evaluate'.

• To cook food over an open flame

• To assess or judge the value, quality, importance, or extent of something.

• To calculate mathematical equations

• To travel to a different country

Explain the term 'infer'.

• To deduce or conclude information based on evidence or reasoning rather than explicit statements.

• To explicitly state information without any evidence or reasoning

• To ignore evidence and make assumptions

• To guess randomly without any basis

What is the definition of 'summarize'?

• To summarize means to provide a detailed analysis of the information

• To summarize is to provide a concise overview of the essential information.

• Summarize refers to expanding on the details of a topic

• Summarize is the act of omitting key points from a text

Define 'compare'.

• To combine two or more things into one

• To analyze the components of a single thing

• To ignore the differences between two or more things

• To examine the similarities and differences between two or more things.

What does 'contrast' mean?

• To show differences between two or more things.

• To compare two or more things

• To highlight similarities between two or more things

• To blend two or more things together

Explain the term 'predict'.

• To predict is to make an educated guess about what will happen in the future.

• Predicting involves looking back at past events.

• To predict is to randomly guess without any basis.

• Predicting is a certain outcome that will always happen.

What is the definition of 'interpret'?

• To cook a meal

• To build a house

• To drive a car

• To explain the meaning of something, especially through translation or analysis.

Define 'cite'.

• To bake bread

• To ride a bicycle

• To quote or refer to a passage, book, or author as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement.

• To paint a picture

What does 'justify' mean?

• To make something crooked

• To cook food over an open flame

• To run a marathon

• To show or prove to be right or reasonable.