Acquire and use Tier-2 Set 8: process and academic verbs (research, paraphrase, summarize, classify, etc.)
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~3 min eng.g3.s.ex_27

Tier2 Match Scenario Set2

Prompt

Match each scenario to the best Tier-2 verb: (A) COMPARE, (B) CONTRAST, (C) EXPLAIN, (D) CLASSIFY. Scenario 1: 'I am telling how a honeybee and a bumblebee are alike.' Scenario 2: 'I am telling how they are different.' Scenario 3: 'I am telling HOW the waggle dance works.' Scenario 4: 'I am sorting animals into vertebrates and invertebrates.'

M-3-S-EX-27 Illustration
Reference image of 4 process-verb scenarios with the correct verb labeled below each. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Reference image of 4 process-verb scenarios with the correct verb labeled below each. Print-ready 8.5x11.

How it's presented
mode matching
Answer criteria
type matching
correct
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
Hints
  1. COMPARE = alike. CONTRAST = different.
  2. EXPLAIN tells HOW or WHY.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Uses compare and contrast interchangeably.
  • Picks classify for any sorting that isn't into groups by feature.
Used in lessons