command words Flashcards
Account of
describe a series of events or transactions
Account for
state reasons for; report on
analyse
Identify components /elements and the significance of the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications; determine logic and reasonableness of information.
apply
USE; employ in a particular situation or context.
assess
make a judgement about, or measure, determine or estimate, the value quality, outcomes, results, size, significance, nature or extent of something.
calculate
determine from given facts, figures or information; obtain a numerical answer showing the relvent stages in the working; determine or find (eg number or answer) by using mathematical processes
clarify
make a statement or situation more comprehensible
compare
recognise the similarities and differences and the significance of these similarities and differences
Construct
Make, build, create or put together by arranging ideas or items (eg an argument, artefect, or a solution); display information in a digrammatic or logical form
Contrast
show how things are different or opposite
deduce
Draw a conclusion from given information, data, a narrative, an argument, an opinion, a design and/or a plan.
define
Give the precise meaning and identify essential qualities of a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity.
demonstrate
show ideas, how something can be done or that something is true by using examples or practical applications, or by applying algorithms or formulas
describe
Provide characteristics, features and qualities of a given concept, opinion, situation, event, process, effect, argument, narrative, text, experiment, artwork, performance piece or other artefact in an accurate way.
discuss
Present a clear, considered and balanced argument or prose that identifies issues and shows the strengths and weaknesses of, or points for and against, one or more arguments, concepts, factors, hypotheses, narratives and/or opinions.
distinguish
Make clear the differences between two or more arguments, concepts, opinions, narratives, artefacts, data points, trends and/or items
evaluate
Ascertain the value or amount of; make a judgment using the information supplied, criteria and/or own knowledge and understanding to consider a logical argument and/or supporting evidence for and against different points, arguments, concepts, processes, opinions or other information.
examine
Consider an argument, concept, debate, data point, trend or artefact in a way that identifies assumptions, possibilities and interrelationships.
explain
Give a detailed account of why and/or how with reference to causes, effects, continuity, change, reasons or mechanisms; make the relationships between things evident.
extract
Select relevant and/or appropriate detail from an argument, issue or artefact
extrapolate
Infer and/or extend information that may not be clearly stated from a narrative, opinion, graph or image by assuming existing trends will continue.
identify
Recognise and name and/or select an event, feature, ingredient, element, speaker and/or part from a list or extended narrative or argument, or within a diagram, structure, artwork or experiment.
infer
Derive conclusions from available information or evidence, or through reasoning, rather than through explicit statements.
interpret
Draw meaning from an argument, point of view, description or diagram, text, image or artwork and determine significance within context
investigate
Observe, study or carry out an examination in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Justify
Show, prove or defend, with reasoning and evidence, an argument, decision and/or point of view using given data and/or other information.
list
Provide a series of related words, names, numbers or items that are arranged consecutively.
name
Provide a word or term (something that is known and distinguished from other people or things) used to identify an object, person, thing, place etc.
outline
Provide an overview or the main features of an argument, point of view, text, narrative, diagram or image.
persude
induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument; convince
predict
Give an expected result of an upcoming action or event; suggest what may happen based on available information
Propose
Suggest or put forward a point of view, idea, argument, diagram, plan and/or suggestion based on given data or stimulus material for consideration or action.
Recall
Present remembered ideas, facts and/or experiences
Recommend
Put forward and/or approve (someone or something) as being suitable for a particular purpose or role
Recount
Retell a series of events or steps in a process, usually in ordeR
State
Give a specific name or value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation
Suggest
Put forward for consideration a solution, hypothesis, idea or other possible answer.
Summarise
Retell concisely the relevant and major details of one or more arguments, text, narratives, methodologies, processes, outcomes and/or sequences of eventS.
synthesise
Combine various elements to make a whole or an overall point.
