VOCABULARY JOURNAL QUIZ #1

Define INFER

• To determine information from evidence and reasoning.

• To ignore evidence and reasoning.
• To guess without any basis.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Define ANALYZE

• To summarize information briefly.
• To ignore details and focus on the main idea.
• To examine details for purposes of explaining

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

Define COMPARE 

• To examine the similarities and differences between two or more items.
• To list items in alphabetical order.
• To categorize items based on their color.

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

Define EVALUATE 

• To determine the value or quality of something.

• To randomly guess the outcome of a situation.
• To memorize information without understanding.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

Define DEMONSTRATE

• To confuse or mislead someone.
• To show or prove something clearly.
• To ignore or dismiss a concept.
• To create a fictional story.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Define DESCRIBE

• To providing details about somethings characteristics.

• To analyze the pros and cons of a subject.
• To summarize a topic briefly without details.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

Define DISTINGUISH 

• To ignore differences.
• To identify similarities.
• To recognize or differences.

• To confuse or mislead.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Define PARAPHRASE

• A summary of a text in the same words.
• A direct quote from the original text.
• A restatement of a text in different words.
• An analysis of a text's meaning.

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.8

Define EXPLAIN

• To summarize a topic without details.
• To ignore the question and provide unrelated information.
• To confuse someone by providing vague information.
• To make something clear or easy to comprehend

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

Define PLOT

• The main storyline or sequence of events in a narrative.
• The characters involved in the narrative.
• The setting where the story takes place.
• The emotional tone of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5