Match the question with the appropriate thinking skill. pay close attention to the first word in each question. "explain why teenagers need extra nutrients to support their adolescent growth spurts."

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application

analysis

synthesis

evaluation

Comprehension

The key word in the question "Explain why teenagers need extra nutrients to support their adolescent growth spurts" is "Explain". The word explain is used for comprehension thinking skills. Other key words for comprehension questions are classify, describe, discuss, predict and review. Key words for application are apply, determine, modify, operate, and solve. Key words for analysis are analyze, classify, dissect, divide, illustrate, and questions. Key words for synthesis are construct, modify, reconstruct, and speculate. Key words for evaluation are assess, decide, interpret, and revise.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”