Vocabulary
For Test Taking
Describe
 Tell how something LOOKS,
SOUNDS, TASTES, FEELS or
SMELLS. You can also tell how
something is USED or behaves
List
 Write the names of people,
things or steps in a process
Classify/Categorize
 Sort the information into
GROUPS or tell what GROUPS
something belongs to
Define
 State a complete and clear
MEANING for a word
Relate
 Tell how 2 things are LINKED
to each other. Tell how one
causes or affects the other
Compare
 Tell how 2 things are ALIKE
Contrast
 Tell how 2 things are
DIFFERENT
Justify
 Try to show that something is
RIGHT or TRUE by giving
details
Explain
 Provide all the DETAILED
information you can about a
subject. Give reasons clearly
and completely
Evaluate
 Give the GOOD and BAD
points about a subject. You
may state your opinion about
whether the good points
OUTWEIGH the bad
Trace / Order
 Give a STEP-BY-STEP
explanation of how something
happened