Qualifying words are the words in the question which tell the student how the various
ideas relate together. They are often the words that present opinion.
Contrast:
despite this, while, whereas, however, on the other hand, differs from, in contrast to, conversely,unlike, although
Compare:
in the same vein, likewise, similarly, this mirrors, just as, has in common, moves in tandem, parallels, alike, like, reflects, almost the same
Support:
desirable, beneficial, advantageous, positive
Refute:
undesirable, unbeneficial, disadvantageous, negative
Fast increase:
climbed, increased rapidly, fast growth, spiked
Slow increase:
gradual, climbed steadily
No change:
steady, stable, unchanging, remain
Slow Decrease:
gradual, declined modestly
Fast decrease:
dropped, fell
Sudden change:
up/down spiked, dived, nose-dived
Unstable figures:
volatile, rapid changes, unstable, unpredictable
Figures that are similar or the same:
in tandem, similar, mirror each other, in parallel
Maximum:
peak, highest
Minimum:
bottomed-out, trough
Unexpected:
results bizarre, strange, against expectations
Expected results:
normal, unexciting, as expected
Concurrent:
while, during, at the same time, at this time, also
Degree:
completely, somewhat
