Critical Verbs

Grace is reading a mystery novel and needs to conclude who the culprit is based on the clues. Which verb describes what Grace needs to do?

• Interpret

• Locate

• Infer

• Organize

Lily is reading a book and comes across a difficult passage. Which verb describes what she should do to "Explain the meaning of" the passage?

• Draw

• Evaluate

• Interpret

• Identify

Definition: break something down into parts, examine, study, scrutinize, explore

• draw

• integrate

• analyze

• develop

Using evidence from the text to support your answer you will need to __________ the text.

• cite

• explain

• analyze

• summarize

Which word is a synonym for judge or critique? 

• evaluate

• analyze

• organize

• summarize

What word means to break something down into its parts? 

• evaluate

• explain

• cite

• analyze

Which verb describes the action of determining the value or significance of something?

• A) Summarize

• B) Evaluate

• C) Infer

• D) Organize

What verb would you use to describe the action of making a logical guess based on evidence?

• A) Predict

• B) Infer

• C) Summarize

• D) Analyze

Which verb means to combine different elements into a whole?

• A) Integrate

• B) Analyze

• C) Evaluate

• D) Infer

What verb describes the action of explaining the meaning of something?

• A) Interpret

• B) Summarize

• C) Evaluate

• D) Infer