Reading EOG Vocabulary

To analyze

• to conclude

• to study, look at closely

• to sum up

• to describe

A selection

• a reading passage, or part

• a message

• a relationship between two words

• a conversation

To infer

• To make up

• To think about and conclude

• To remember

• To sum up

To conclude

• To sum up, form an opinion after reading.

• To end.

• To believe or argue that something is true.

• To study, look at closely. 

Context Clues

• The word is defined directly and clearly in the same sentence

• Events that reveal the time or era of the story

• A short/concise description of the most important parts in a text

• Something explains why something else happened

The rest of the sentence or paragraph around a word or phrase. We use context clues to help us understand the meaning of a certain word.

• Context

• Synonym

• Detail

• Suffix

What is the meaning of "describe" as used in English vocabulary?

• To create or produce something

• To come to a decision by reasoning

• To tell or write about using sensory details that allow the reader to visualize the topic

• The words spoken by characters in a story

What is it called when directions or information are stated clearly and directly?

What is the meaning of "elaborate"?

• To notice or recognize as different

• To provide more details; to develop

• The state of being unlike

• A distinct subdivision or part

To make an idea or feeling known to someone.

• Convey

• Infer

• Perspective

• Tone