Draw a conclusion based on given facts; predict, generalize. What does this mean?

Show how the facts or ideas are different. What does this mean?

Present a detailed argument or consideration. What does this mean?

Set forth the meaning or make something clear. What does this mean?

Show how the facts or ideas are similar. What does this mean?

Establish the essential characteristics of. What does this mean?

Explain the main points → compare

Combine the parts into a coherent whole → synthesize

Carrie loved her phone and her tablet. She was always looking at one or the other. Her parents would try to talk to her about her life, but she would just ignore them or give them brief answers until they left her alone. When she was at school, she'd sneak peeks at her phone under her desk whenever she could get away with it. When she was at parties, she spent more time interacting with the devices in front of her than with the people around her. Even at concerts and sporting events, Carrie seldom removed her eyes from these tiny screens. One day Carrie was walking home from a friend's house and watching a funny video of people slipping on ice. She began crossing the street just after the light changed. She was so into the video that she did not notice the oncoming traffic. She walked directly into the traffic while laughing at the falling people on her tiny screen and was hit by a bus. Carrie sustained mild injuries, but both of her devices were destroyed. As far as she was concerned, her life was over.

Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark’s bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family’s private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn’t appreciate and Money Mark could find nothing new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark never found happiness. Penny Petal was born poor. Her family hardly had anything to eat, but they loved each other. Penny Petal appreciated every thing she got. When she was six, her father walked her around the United Center before the Bulls played the Celtics. She was excited by the crazy fans and feeling in the air. She looked forward to the day that she could see a real game. When she was thirteen, she learned to play the buckets. She was an extremely talented musician, a natural percussionist, and everyone on the block loved the rhythms that poured from her palms. By the time she was twenty-one, Penny was a successful businesswoman. Now she had everything that she had ever dreamed of and she truly loved to share her wealth and happiness with her family who supported her through all of the hard times.

Tammy and Sammy were both students in Mr. Morton’s reading class. Mr. Morton wasn’t too strict about

deadlines, and Sammy took advantage of that. He did all of his homework in his other classes but never bothered

to complete Mr. Morton’s reading assignments, figuring that he could complete them later. Tammy, on the other

hand, completed each assignment Mr. Morton assigned the night that he assigned it. She had to stay up a little

later, but she didn’t want to get a penalty for turning in her reading work late. Tammy knew reading was a core

subject and that she had to keep “C” average for the entire year or she would have to go to summer school. When

the end of the quarter came, Tammy and Sammy had both planned on going to the Enchanted Castle amusement

park, but Mr. Morton called Sammy’s mother, and she grounded Sammy until he turned in all of his work. That

weekend was horrible for Sammy. He stayed up until 2:00 AM each night and still couldn’t complete all of the

assignments. The whole while, Tammy had a great time eating pizza at Enchanted Castle, watching movies late

at night, and enjoying her weekend free of stress and pressure. At the end of the quarter, Sammy was lucky to

squeak by with a “C” minus in reading while Tammy earned an “A.” Sammy still hasn’t learned his lesson and

probably won’t complete this activity either

The plot is

IF THE CAUSE IS: I never brush my teeth

WHAT IS THE EFFECT?

Rose shivered as she climbed up the long ladder. Carefully, she walked to the end of the board and looked down. "Hurry up!" said the kid behind her. Rose held her breath and jumped.

Where is Rose?

The sub shop customers use 13 boxes of ranch dressing each day. If each box of ranch dressing contains 25 packets of dressing, how many packets of dressing do the sub shop customers use each day?

What is 8 x 7 =