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12 Powerful Words

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If I'm breaking an item down into parts, then I'm _______________________ it.

a)

analyzing

b)

predicting

c)

describing

d)

inferring

2.

If I'm telling / describing an item's parts, then I'm _______________________ it.

a)

analyzing

b)

predicting

c)

contrasting

d)

inferring

3.

If I'm telling/describing the good and the bad about an item, then I'm _______________________ it.

a)

tracing

b)

evaluating

c)

predicting

d)

inferring

4.

If I'm judging an item, then I'm _______________________ it.

a)

tracing

b)

evaluating

c)

predicting

d)

inferring

5.

If I'm asking you to "tell me about it", then I'm asking you to _______________________ it.

a)

stand on your head

b)

listen

c)

describe

d)

meditate

6.

If I "give you details about it", then I'm _____________ it to you. (as always, pick the best answer)

a)

comparing

b)

contrasting

c)

describing

d)

stop, drop, and rolling

7.

If I "paint a picture with words", then I'm _____________ it to you.

a)

analyzing

b)

evaluating

c)

describing

d)

inferring about

8.

If you're "painting a picture with words", then you're_____________ to me.

a)

analyzing

b)

evaluating

c)

describing

d)

inferring about

9.

If you "read between the lines", then you're_____________ about something.

a)

analyzing

b)

evaluating

c)

describing

d)

inferring

10.

If you "read between the lines", then you're making a(an) ______________ about something.

a)

analysis

b)

evaluation

c)

description

d)

inference

11.

If I'm determining "the hidden meaning", about something, then I'm making a(an) ______________ about something.

a)

description

b)

summation

c)

inference

12.

If I'm "backing up information", then I'm ______________ information.

a)

describing

b)

inferring

c)

supporting

d)

explaining

13.

If I'm "proving" what I said or wrote, then I'm ______________ information.

a)

describing

b)

inferring

c)

supporting

d)

explaining

14.

If I'm "providing evidence" for what I said or wrote, then I'm ______________ information.

a)

describing

b)

inferring

c)

supporting

d)

explaining

15.

If I ask you to "teach me or show me", then I'm asking for you to ______________ .

a)

predict

b)

infer

c)

support

d)

explain

16.

If I ask you to "tell me the steps", then I'm asking for you to ______________ it to me.

a)

predict

b)

infer

c)

explain

17.

If I "tell you the main idea", then I'm giving you a(an)/some _____________________.

a)

inference

b)

supporting information

c)

summation or summary

18.

If I "figure out the hidden meaning", and convey/tell it to you, then I'm giving you a(an)/some _____________________.

a)

inference

b)

supporting information

c)

explanation

d)

summation or summary

19.

If I ask you to tell me the "hidden meaning", then I'm asking for a(an)/some _____________________.

a)

inference

b)

supporting information

c)

prediction

d)

summation or summary

20.

If I ask you to "tell me the ways 2 items are the same", then I'm asking you to _____________________.

a)

infer

b)

support

c)

compare

d)

contrast

21.

If I ask you to "tell me the ways in which 2 items are different", then I'm asking you to _____________________.

a)

infer

b)

support

c)

compare

d)

contrast

22.

If you're "telling me the ways in which two items are the same", then you're _____________________ the two items.

a)

inferring

b)

supporting

c)

comparing

d)

contrasting

23.

If you're "telling me the ways in which two items are different", then you're _____________________ the two items.

a)

inferring

b)

supporting

c)

comparing

d)

contrasting

24.

If you're "hypothesizing" about something, then you're making a(an) _____________________ .

a)

inference

b)

summation/summary

c)

prediction

25.

If you're "making a hypothesis", then you're making a(an) _____________________ .

a)

inference

b)

summation/summary

c)

prediction

26.

Hypothesizing and predicting are the same thing.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

If I'm "making an educated (smart) guess ", then I'm making a (an)______________.

a)

inference

b)

summation/summary

c)

prediction

28.

If I'm "making an educated (smart) guess ", then I'm making a (an)______________. (select 2 answers)

a)

inference

b)

prediction

c)

hypothesis

d)

description

29.

If I'm "outlining" something, then I'm ______________ it.

a)

inferring

b)

predicting

c)

hypothesizing

d)

tracing

30.

If I'm "following the path" of something, then I'm ______________ it.

a)

inferring

b)

predicting

c)

hypothesizing

d)

tracing

31.

Outlining and tracing are the same thing.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

"Following the path","Tracing the path", and "Outlining the path" are all synonymous with one another.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

"Following the path"and "Tracing the path" are synonymous with one another.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

If you're asked to create, you are being asked to ________________.

a)

formulate

b)

trace

c)

predict

35.

If you're asked to create, you are being asked to ________________.

a)

put together

b)

trace

c)

predict

36.

If you're asked to create, you are being asked to ________________. (select 2)

a)

put together

b)

trace

c)

predict

d)

formulate