| Word | Short Student Friendly Phrases |
| 1. Trace | Follow, track outline, list in steps |
| 2. Analyze | Think through, break apart, break into pieces |
| 3. Infer | Figure out, read between the lines, predict, what are they trying to say |
| 4. Evaluate | Judge, value of, meaning, examine, solve, test for the truth of, tell one good and one bad |
| 5. Formulate | Come up with, make a plan, develop, make, create |
| 6. Describe | Tell about, show me, list details |
| 7. Support | Provide reasons, tell reasons, give examples, back it up |
| 8. Explain | Tell all about, tell what and why, tell how, teach to someone else |
| 9. Summarize | Tell main parts, bottom line, main ideas |
| 10. Compare | List sames, all the ways they are alike |
| 11. Contrast | List differences, all the ways they are different |
| 12. Predict | Educated guess, tell what could or may happen, look into the future |
