Test Taking Strategies

1. Test Taking Strategies 12 Powerful Words

2. Objective • Today we will review 12 power verbs and determine their meaning when placed in a question.

3. Trace Power Verb! : I can do that ! …Hmmm…that means to follow step by step from beginning to end. 1778 1776 1777 1775 Trace the major events of the American Revolution from 1775-1783. 1781 1783 1779 1780 1782

4. Analyze Power Verb! : …Hmmm…that means to break it down to figure it out! I can do that ! Analyze the structure of a cell.

5. Infer 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?

6. This is an excellent characterization, because…. Evaluate 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.

7. Formulate Power Verb! : I can do that ! …Hmmm…that means to create or construct. A B C Formulate an alphabetic code based on geometric shapes.

8. Describe 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.

9. Support 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.

10. Explain 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.

11. Summarize 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.

12. Compare 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.

13. Contrast 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.

14. Predict Power Verb! : …Hmmm…that means to use clues and details to tell what might happen next. I can do that ! Predict the winner of the race in “Raymond’s Run”.

15. A. tofollow step by step from beginning to end B. to break it down to figure it out! C. to read between the lines, or to understand what isn’t stated directly D. to show what something is (or is not) worth, or to tell the good and bad parts of something E. to create or construct F. to tell what it looks like, or what happened G. to look for details to provide evidence or proof H. to simplify, or to pretend you are teaching a younger student I. to tell a shorter version in your own words J. to tell all the ways two things are alike or similar K. to tell all the ways two things are different, or NOT alike L. to use clues and details to tell what might happen next “Power Verb” Quiz I can do that ! Answers only on your own paper. 1.contrast 2.analyze 3.support 4.explain 5.predict 6.compare 7.describe 8.trace 9.infer 10.evaluate 11.formulate 12.summarize

16. 1. K 2. B 3. G 4. H 5. L 6. J 7. F 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. E 12. I Quiz Key I did it!

17. 12 Power Verbs ! In other words….. 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

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