Cross-Curricular Vocabulary

So you will know what a question is actually asking you

to do…

ANALYZE

• To break something down into its component parts and then show how the parts are related to each other.- Example: Analyze the map below.- Example: Analyze how the human body works.

BIAS

• To influence in a particular direction.

- Example: Can you recognize any bias in this portrait of Pocahontas?- Example: Explain how the author used bias in this piece of writing.

CATEGORIZE

• To organize into groups based on similarities.

- Example: Categorize the following compounds based on their properties.

CAUSE

• The producer of an effect, result or consequence.

- Example: List the causes of the American Revolution.- Example: Discuss the cause and effect relationship shown in the story.

CITE

• To quote or refer to as proof or example.

- Example: Describe the conflict that arises between the brothers. Cite two examples from the story to support your answer.

CLASSIFY

• To arrange or organize based on similarities.

- Example: Classify the following as either a mixture or a compound.

CONCLUDE

• To reach a decision or form an opinion about.

- Example: Conclude-was your hypothesis supported by the evidence?- Example: Based on the evidence collected, what can you conclude about opposing forces?

COMPARE

• Shows how to or more things are both similar AND different.-Example: Compare The Outsiders novel to the movie version.- Example: Compare the forms of government found in the United States and in China.

DESCRIBE

• Write about the most important parts of the topic. Be specific about characteristics, properties and qualities of the topic.- Example: Describe the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird.- Example: Describe what it was like to live during the Colonial Times.

DETERMINE

• To find out or come to a decision about based on calculation, investigation, or reasoning.

- Example: Using the data in the table, determine if Bubba’s conclusion is correct.

EFFECT

• Something that is produced by a cause.

• The power to produce an outcome (influence).

Example: What was the effect of Paul Revere’s ride?

ESTIMATE

• To calculate an approximate value or amount.- Example: If Milly is going to purchase a DVD for $25.79, a pair of socks for $4.23 and a picture frame for $13.88, estimate how much money she will give the cashier.

EVALUATE

• Tells you to present both the positive and negative aspects of something.- Example: Evaluate the impact of the discovery of fingerprinting.

• To find the numerical value of - Example: Evaluate the following expression.

EVIDENCE

• A thing or things that help form or support a judgment or conclusion.- Example: What evidence did Sydney find to support her conclusion.- Example: Support your conclusion/thesis with evidence.

EXPLAIN

• Write about a topic so it is easily understood. Give the “how” and the “why” of events or situations.

- Example: Explain the main conflict in the passage and how it was resolved.

- Example: Explain the steps you took to solve the equation.

GENERATE

• To produce or create.

- Example: Generate a scatter plot of the 2 sets of data.

IDENTIFY

• Pick out or find the most important ideas about a topic.

- Example: Identify who the Pilgrims were and why they came to America.- Example: Identify the protagonist and antagonist of the story.

INDICATE

• To state or express briefly.

- Example: Indicate whether or not you agree with the terms set forth in the Treaty of Paris.

INFER

• To come to a conclusion based on evidence or clues.- Example: Read the dialogue between these two characters. What can you infer about their relationship?- Example: Dory walks into the house wet and carrying an umbrella. What can you infer the weather is like outside?

INTERPRET

• Translate, solve, or comment on a subject and give your judgment or reaction to the problem.

- Example: Interpret the message conveyed in this painting by John White.

- Example: Interpret the data contained in the graph.

OPINION

• A personal view or attitude.

- Example: Provide your opinion on wearing school uniforms at the middle school.

PREDICT

• To tell what will happen based on experience and/or evidence.- Example: Based on what you know about the monkey’s paw, predict what will happen when Mr. White wishes Herbert alive again.

PROJECT

• To calculate, estimate or predict based on present data or trends.

– Example: Project the next number in the following pattern.

RELATIONSHIP

• Emphasize connections and associations in a descriptive form.- Example: What was the relationship among the British colonies?- Example: Identify the relationship between the number of coils and the strength of the electromagnet.

SIMPLIFY

• To reduce or make easier to understand.

- Example: Simplify the variable expression.

6x + 2 – 3x + 4

SUMMARIZE

• Provide a shortened version of the main points. Do not include details.- Example: Summarize the plot of The Tell-Tale Heart.- Example: In your own words, summarize the powers of the Supreme Court.

SUPPORT

• To argue in favor of something.• To provide additional evidence or

information.

- Example: Support or refute the following idea.

THESIS

• A statement or proposition that is maintained by factual argument- Example: Develop a thesis statement on whether or not Andrew Jackson was a good president. Support your statement with evidence.

TRACE

• Present the order in which something happened.

- Example: Trace the events that preceded the Boston Tea Party.

TREND

• The general direction in which something moves.– Example: Draw in the trend line in this scatter

plot.

WITH HELP FROM:

• www.thefreedictionary.com• www.merriam-webster.com• www.howtostudy.com• www.educationatlas.com• www.studygs.net• www.googleimages.com• Various GV teachers!