12 Power Verbs

Compare: All the ways they are alike Contrast: All the ways they are different Trace: List in steps Analyze: Break apart Infer: Read between the lines Evaluate: Judge Formulate: Create Describe: Tell all about Support: Back up with details Explain: Tell how Summarize: Give me the short version Predict: What will happen next

Power Verbs are words that students will often read on tests in classrooms and on the TCAP test taken in the spring. Research has proven that if students understand these words and their meanings that they will perform better on tests. This information is from Dr. Larry Bell. His website can be found below along with links that will allow extra practice with these 12 Powerful Verbs.