Test Taking Words

When eliminating or "x-ing" out an answer always select the choices that?

• the shortest answer

• cannot possibly be correct

• the answer that repeats the question in it

To make an educated guess based on evidence or your personal experience

• infer

• indicate

• describe

• summarize

to back up or justify your answer with evidence

• distinguish

• indicate

• support

• dictate

to find meaning from information and clues; read between the lines

• distinguish

• validate

• indicate

• interpret

to confirm the truth of something

• justify

• evaluate

• conclude

• verify

to give reasons for or against something

• argue

• support

• indicate

• describe

to express the meaning of something in your own words

• paraphrase

• summarize

• indicate

• justify

to express the most important components of something in a concise manner

• explain

• illustrate

• evaluate

• summarize

to provide evidence or examples to support an idea

• illustrate

• describe

• evaluate

• compare

to determine the value or amount of something

• assess

• describe

• support

• indicate