What does conclude mean? As in "Joe was very happy when the school year finally concluded."
1) To bring to an end or close OR 2) To reach a decision
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What does summary mean? As in "The librarian gave the class a preview of what the library’s newest book was about when she read them the summary on the back of the book."
A short statement giving the main points of something
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What does analyze mean? As in "The student analyzed his mistakes on the math test in order to figure out what he did wrong"
To carefully study something in detail
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What does priority mean? As in "The coach told the players that their highest priority for the rest of the game was to keep the other team from scoring or making a touchdown."
Something that is important
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What does compare mean? As in "When I compared an apple and an orange, I realized they are both fruit that grow on trees."
To find the similarities between two items or ideas
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What does contrast mean? As in "When I contrasted an apple and an orange, I realized they are different colors"
To find the differences between two items or ideas
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What does define mean? As in "The teacher asked the students to define each of the new words in the story using the dictionary."
To describe the meaning of something
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What does interpret mean? As in "Dad asked Hannah to interpret what LOL meant when he read it in a text message from her brother."
To explain or figure out the meaning of something
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What does state mean? As in "The teacher stated, “Anyone who doesn’t have the permission slip won’t go on the field trip.”"
to say something clearly out loud or in writing
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What does identify mean? As in "Can anyone identify what type of food this mystery blob is from the cafeteria?"
to recognize or tell what something is
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What does infer mean? As in "Judging from the look on his sister’s face and the broken phone on the ground, Jacob inferred that she had broken her phone."
to gather clues to make a good guess
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What does biography mean? As in "For her project about the Underground Railroad, Anna read biographies about the life of Harriet Tubman."
an account of someone’s life, written by another person
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What does demonstrate mean? As in "Sara had to demonstrate to her dad how to use his new phone before he could even make a call.
to show knowledge or
explain how to do something
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What does concept mean? As in "Once I read the directions and looked at the picture, I understood the concept of how to build the drone."
an idea, thought, or plan
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What does predict mean? As in "Tim predicted which team would win the Super Bowl before the season even started."
to guess what will happen in the future
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What does evidence mean? As in "Who stole the cookies? All of the evidence (including crumbs on his shirt) points to Justin.."
the available information that proves or disproves something
