12 Powerful Words

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12 Powerful Words
Increase Test Scores and Help
Close the Achievement Gap
What do we mean by powerful
words?
These are the words that stump
students when they take standardized
tests. Students may feel intimidated or
confused by these words causing
them to answer a question incorrectly
when they know the answer.
12 Powerful Words
Help all students:
To better understand what each
question means
To become familiar with words that
require higher order thinking skills
To relieve test anxiety
To achieve better on tests
What can you do?
Check out these words and use them
with students on a daily basis. Ask
students to use the words in their
written responses to homework. Have
students make up their own questions
utilizing these words. By incorporating
these words in your student’s daily life
you will be helping to boost their
academic achievement.
Teachers:
Spend 7 to 10 minutes a day
introducing these words, they can
have a big impact on test results.
Include these words on classroom
tests to make student more familiar
with them.
Model these words in the classroom
through questioning techniques.
Trace
Example: Using the paragraph, trace
the steps of cell mitosis.
List in 1, 2, 3 order
List in steps
Sequence
Analyze
Example: Which of the following
analyzes how the author used
personification?
Break apart
Think through
Break into pieces
Infer
Example: In the story, infer how Red
Riding Hood felt when she realize the
wolf was Grandma?
Read between the lines
What do you think?
Evaluate
Example: Evaluate the value of x in
this equation.
Judge its worth
Formulate
Example: Formulate an opinion about
this issue and express it in a short
paragraph.
Come up with
Plan
Describe
Example: Which of the following best
describes the author’s mood?
Tell in your own words
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
Support
Example: Which of the
following sentences best
supports the main idea.
Back up with details
Tell why
How do you know?
Explain
Example: Based on this
paragraph, explain how
viruses spread from one
person to another.
Tell how
Who, What, When, Where,
Why, How
Summarize
Example: Which of the following best
summarizes the story?
Give me the short version
Compare
Example: Compare the government of
Great Britain to the governments of
the United States.
How are they the same
Alike
Contrast
Example: Contrast the government of
the United States and Cuba.
How are they different?
Predict
Example: In a short
paragraph, predict how the
story will end.
What will happen next
What will happen in the
future?
Resources
 12 Powerful Words Poems & Rap
 12 Powerful Words (and quiz)
 12 Powerful Words Flashcards
 12 Powerful Words That Increase Test Scores
 Twelve Test Words that Trip Up Students
 12 Powerful Words Quiz
 12 Powerful Words Flashcards
 12 Powerful Words Printable Flashcards
 Online Resources
 Larry Bell’s Directions
 Larry Bell Presentation
 12 Powerful Words Bookmarks
 Unraavel A Math Problem
 Unraavel Reading
 Unraaveling A Paragraph
 12 Powerful Words Posters