Core Vocabulary Critical Verbs

WEEK 11. analyze

2. cite

3. compare

4. contrast

5. comprehend

6. convey

7. determine

8. describe

9. infer

10. imply

analyzeto break something down into parts and

study it.

Analyze how the author organized the article.

I have to break down the article into parts and study it to figure out how the author arranged it.

citerefer to as an example, support, or proof

(through using the author’s exact words or very specific paraphrasing)

Cite evidence to support your answer.

I have to refer to examples in the text to help me prove my answer.

compareto find similarities among things

Compare the themes of “Superman” and “Man in the Mirror.” Cite evidence to support your answer.

I have to find the similarities between the central message in “Superman” and “Man in the Mirror.” Then, I have to refer to examples in the text to prove that my answer is right.

to find differences among thingsContrast the setting in The Hunger Games with the setting in Divergent. Cite evidence from both books to support your answer.I have to figure out the differences in the time and place in The Hunger Games and Divergent. I also have to refer to examples in both of the books to prove that my answer is right.

comprehendto understand something and

figure out its meaningWhich of the following text features best helps the reader comprehend the central idea of the essay?

I have to pick which text feature helped MOST to understand and figure out the main idea.

conveyto make an idea, impression, or feeling

known or understandable to someone

Describe how the author conveys his claim about Saturday school. Cite evidence to support your answer.

I have to use details and facts to explain how the author makes his claim known and understandable. Then I have to refer to examples from the text to prove that my answer is right.

determineto decide something important

Determine which of the following words best conveys the author’s overall tone.

I have to decide which word clearly tells the author’s attitude of the entire article (not just part of it).

describeto write a detailed account; tell about something

using details, characteristics, facts

I have to tell about the sky that Freak and Max watched by using

details and facts.

I have to make a hypothesis about the reason why the pig is flying and about to hit the pigs house.

inferto make a hypothesis or conclude something by combining

what the text says (evidence) with what you already knowAn inference is never directly stated in the text.

Infer why the big bad wolf is flying towards the pigs’ house.

Clues from the Text What I Already Know My Inference

Clue 1

Clue 2I infer that the Big Bad Wolf has been playing too many video games.

=+

I have to make a hypothesis about the reason why the pig is flying and about to hit the pigs house.

implyto strongly suggest without explicitly or directly

stating it.

Determine whether the main idea is implied or directly stated.

I have to decide if the author suggested the central idea without actually saying it or if the author said it directly.

VOCABULARY ART BOOKWill count as a project grade

Core Vocabulary: Critical Verbs Section requirements:• updated table of contents• pretest(s) glued in• pages numbered

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implyDefinition: to strongly suggest without explicitly

or directly stating it.

Question/Prompt: Determine whether the main idea is implied or directly stated.

Synonyms:• hint • say

indirectly • insinuate

Antonyms

• state direct

ly

• define

• explicit

• Implied • Implicit • Implication