Transcript 12 Power Verbs - The Gathering Place

Test Taking Strategies
12 Powerful Words
Objective
• Today we will review 12 power verbs and
determine their meaning when placed in a
question.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to follow
step by step from
beginning to end.
1778
1775
1776
1782
1777
Trace the major
events of the
American Revolution
from 1775-1783.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to break it
down to figure
it out!
Analyze the
structure
of a cell.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to read
between the lines,
or to understand
what isn’t stated
directly.
How may the reader
infer that the character
was angry?
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to show what
something is
(or is not) worth, or to
tell the good and
bad parts of
something.
Evaluate author
Harper Lee’s
portrayal of
Boo Radley.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to create or
construct.
A
B
C
Formulate an
alphabetic code
based on geometric
shapes.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to tell what it
looks like, or what
happened.
Describe the night
sky as observed by
Freak and Max in
the novel, The Mighty.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to look for
details to provide
evidence or proof.
Support that the making
of rum in the Colonies
was tied to the slave
trade.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to simplify,
or to pretend you are
teaching a younger
student.
Explain how learning to
meditate could help
an athlete be more
successful at a sport.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to tell a shorter
version in your own
words. Pretend you
are retelling it to
a friend.
Summarize the first
chapter of My Brother
Sam Is Dead.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to tell all the
ways two things are
alike or similar.
Compare American
folk music and English
folk music.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to tell all the
ways two things are
different, or NOT
alike.
Contrast square
dancing and contra
dancing.
Power Verb! :
I can do
that !
…Hmmm…that
means to use clues and
details to tell what
might happen next.
Predict the winner
of the race in
“Raymond’s Run”.
A. to follow step by step from beginning to end
“Power
B. to break it down to figure it out!
I can do
Verb”
C. to read between the lines, or to
that !
Quiz
understand what isn’t stated directly
Answers only
D. to show what something is (or is not) worth, or
on your own paper.
to tell the good and bad parts of something
1.contrast
E. to create or construct
2.analyze
F. to tell what it looks like, or what happened
3.support
G. to look for details to provide evidence or proof
4.explain
5.predict
H. to simplify, or to pretend you are teaching a
6.compare
younger student
7.describe
I. to tell a shorter version in your own words
8.trace
J. to tell all the ways two things are alike or similar
9.infer
K. to tell all the ways two things are different,
10.evaluate
11.formulate
or NOT alike
12.summarize L. to use clues and details to tell what might
happen next
1. K
2. B
3. G
4. H
5. L
6. J
7. F
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. E
12. I
I did it!
12 Power Verbs !
Word
1.contrast
2.analyze
3.support
4.explain
5.predict
6.compare
7.describe
8.trace
9.infer
10.evaluate
11.formulate
12.summarize
In other words…..
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