TDA Vocabulary

Boost your TDA vocabulary! Match key terms to definitions for stronger reading and writing analysis.

Match the word with the correct definition. Analyze To think about carefully. Claim To state that something is the truth. Explain To describe something with detail. Passage A short piece of writing, sometimes taken from a larger piece of writing. Evidence Facts or information that prove a point. Cite To give credit to the original source of information. Determine To make a decision about something. Draw Conclusion Using clues, information, and what you know to understand what is happening. Compare and Contrast What is alike and what is different between two or more things