Words

Student Friendly Phrases

1. Trace

Copy, Outline, Follow, Follow the path of, Draw a Line Over, Go over, Map out

2. Analyze

Piece by piece, take it apart, Break down, Figure it out, Study, Look at, Examine

3. Consist

Made up of

4. Infer

What do you really mean, read between the lines, Fill in the blanks, Suggest, Conclude, Decide the meaning of, What is your opinion? What does this make you think?

5. Evaluate

Judge, Break it down, Grade, Rank, Test assess, Rate

6. Formulate

Plan, Make it, Put it together, Put to this, Add up, Create, Develop, Build

7. Describe

Tell about it, Paint a pictures with words, What does it look like, Tell more

8. Support

Prove it, Explain why, Back up, Give me reasons, Give facts, Use examples from...

9. Explain

Tell why, Give reasons, Give details, Tell me about it

10. Summarize

Important information (stuff), Brief description, List many points, Pull it all together

11. Compare

How are they alike, Same, Similar, Check for likeness, What do they have in common?

12. Contrast

How are the different, Opposite, Unalike, Check for differences

13. Predict

Make a guess, Tell what you think, What will happen next? Outcome, Future

14. Costs or Cons

What did they loose, What did they give up, What where the bad things?

15. Benefits or Pros

What where the good things, What did the gain, What where the good things?

16. Variables

Something capable of changing