Academic Testing Vocabulary

To make something more clear or visible

• illustrate

• explain

• extend

• cite

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To give the meaning (definition) of something

• support

• evaluate

• define

• interpret

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To communicate an idea; to carry an idea or message across to the reader

• convey

• Inference/Infer

• Summarize

• Compare

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To point out; to show

• explain

• describe

• indicate

• sensory details

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

to note the differences

• evaluate

• interpret

• contrast

• compare

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Examine something carefully in a methodical way in order to explain or interpret

• represent

• analyze

• contribute

• determine

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

To play a significant part in bringing about an end or result

• analyze

• express

• contribute

• identify

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

That which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof;

Something that makes plain or clear; an indication or sign

• similarities

• identify

• evidence

• relevant

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

To put (thought) into words; utter or state;

To show, manifest, or reveal

• contribute

• justify

• clarify

• express

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

To show, describe, or be a symbol of something

• contribute

• represent

• organize

• relevant

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D