Twelve Powerful Words!

1. trace – list in steps

2. analyze – break apart

3. infer – read between the lines

4. evaluate – judge

5. formulate – create

6. describe – tell all about

7. predict – what will happen next

8. explain – tell how

9. support – back up with details

10. summarize – give the short version

11. compare – the ways they are alike

12. contrast – the ways they are different