A writer defines 'flash flood', then adds: 'In one town, the water rose to the knees in ten minutes after an afternoon storm.' Which method develops the term here?

A writer defines 'blank verse', then adds: 'Like free verse, it does not rhyme. Unlike free verse, it keeps a steady beat in every line.' Which method develops the term here?

A writer defines 'seawall', then adds: 'It holds back storm waves so that the houses along the shore stay dry.' Which method develops the term here?

A writer defines 'jeepney', then adds: 'The first ones were rebuilt from army jeeps left behind in Manila after 1945.' Which method develops the term here?

A writer defines 'cloud', then adds: 'Clouds fall into three groups by height: high clouds, middle clouds and low clouds.' Which method develops the term here?

A writer defines 'bamboo', then adds: 'Its stem is hollow, ringed at the joints, and pale green while the plant is young.' Which method develops the term here?

A reader has never seen a balangay. The report says only what the boat was used for. Which development would let this reader picture the boat?

A reader knows what a rain gauge looks like but not why a school would keep one. Which development does this reader need?

A reader keeps mixing up 'claim of fact' and 'claim of value'. Which development would separate the two terms for this reader?

A reader wants to know what kinds of tropical cyclone warning signals the Philippines uses. Which development answers that need?

A reader understands the general meaning of 'card stacking' but cannot spot it in a poster. Which development would help most?

Version A: 'A motif is a repeated idea in a text.' Version B: 'A motif is a repeated idea, a thought that comes back again and again in a text.' What does Version B do?

Version A: 'A motif is a repeated idea in a text.' Version B adds: 'In one short story, a locked door returns in four scenes.' What does Version B do?

'Reading speed is how fast a person takes in written words.' What kind of definition is this?

In one class investigation, reading speed is 'the number of words a student reads aloud correctly in one minute.' What kind of definition is this?

'Reading speed works like a runner's pace: some readers sprint through easy pages, while others slow down on a hard one.' What kind of definition is this?

A class wants to measure how noisy the canteen is at lunch. Which operational definition would let them measure noise?

A teacher wants to measure how much each member takes part in group work. Which operational definition would measure taking part?

A team studies how well students understand a short story. Which operational definition measures understanding and not something near it?

An expanded definition may develop a term by telling how the term came into use.