ELA Test Prep Vocab

explain

• to make something clear or easy to understand

• to confuse or complicate

• to ignore or overlook

• to summarize briefly

predict

• to make an educated guess about what will happen next

• to analyze past events and draw conclusions

• to create a detailed plan for the future

• to express uncertainty about an outcome

suggest

• imply/tell about

• deny/ignore

• explain/clarify

• question/doubt

summarize

• to give a brief statement of the main points

• to provide a detailed explanation

• to analyze the components of a text

• to critique the arguments presented

summarize

• state the main points in a shorter way

• provide a detailed explanation

• list all the points without shortening

• repeat the information verbatim

evaluate

• to judge or determine the significance of something

• to ignore or overlook something

• to create or design something new

• to analyze without making a decision

analyze

• take a closer look, break down

• ignore the details

• make a guess

• summarize the information

develop

• expand, elaborate, add details

• reduce, minimize, lessen

• ignore, overlook, neglect

• simplify, clarify, condense

identify

• to recognize and name something

• to ignore and forget something

• to create and design something

• to analyze and evaluate something

infer

• make a logical guess based on background knowledge and evidence from text

• to state a fact without any evidence

• to summarize information without interpretation

• to analyze data without drawing conclusions