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

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

3. Power Verb! : …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? I can do that !

4. Power Verb! : …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. I can do that ! This is an excellent characterization, because….

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

6. Power Verb! : …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. I can do that !

7. Power Verb! : …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. I can do that !

8. Power Verb! : …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. I can do that !

9. Power Verb! : …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. I can do that !

10. Power Verb! : …Hmmm…that means to tell all the ways two things are alike or similar. Compare American folk music and English folk music. I can do that !

11. Power Verb! : …Hmmm…that means to tell all the ways two things are different, or NOT alike. Contrast square dancing and contra dancing. I can do that !

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

13. A. to follow 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 1.contrast 2.analyze 3.support 4.explain 5.predict 6.compare 7.describe 8.trace 9.infer 10.evaluate 11.formulate 12.summarize “Power Verb” Quiz Answers only on your own paper. I can do that !

14. 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!

15. 1.contrast 2.analyze 3.support 4.explain 5.predict 6.compare 7.describe 8.trace 9.infer 10.evaluate 11.formulate 12.summarize Word In other words….. 12 Power Verbs !