to study somethingcarefully and

evaluate its parts

to use something youknow or have learned

cause: the reason or motivefor something

eff ect: the end result oroutcome

make an idea or statementvery clear or easy to

understand with examples

to join into one; tounite; to merge

to tell or show how two ormore people, ideas, or things

are alike and not alike

to create an argument,sentence, or form by

systematically arrangingideas, terms, or items

to show the difference(s)between two people,

ideas, or things

to show or tell whatsomething is or means

to tell or express inan inf ormative way

to talk about something; toconsider or examine

diff erent points of view

to sort, categorize,classif y, or compare

characteristics

to give an opinion ofworth or value

to look at and study inorder to find information

to give a reason f orsomething; to make something

easy to understand

establish uniquenessor characteristics

to personally decide themeaning of something

to prove or show whysomething is right

carefully examine andjudge the main parts of

something

to revise; to writein a differe nt f orm

to pick fr omseveral choices

a reading passage

express by proving;inform

important; major;noteworthy

to clearly give inf or-mation or an opinion

restate in a shorter way;say the main points

to defend, back up, orgive proof

use words, phrases, and/ orsentences f rom the

passage to make a point