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Testing Vocab
Term | Definition |
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analyze | to study (something) closely and carefully; to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by a close and careful examination |
draw conclusion | to make a judgment after considering all the information is read |
evidence | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; detail/information from a text |
infer | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions |
identify | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions |
evaluate | to judge or examine something carefully to decide its value or worth |
interpret | to establish or explain the meaning or significance of something |
synthesize | to combine different ideas, influences, or objects into a new whole |
compare | liken somebody or something to another |
primary purpose | main reason for doing or using something |
connect | to join; to put together or associate |
justify | prove; give a reason for |
central idea | main part of the story |
supporting detail | |
unifying idea | |
context clues | |
extraneous | |
summarize | |
resolution | |
convey | |
implied | |
contribute | |
narrative | |
informative | |
literary |