Exam question words

Question 1

Account

Answer 1

Account for: State reasons for, report on.

Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions

Question 2

Advise

Answer 2

Recommend or inform

Question 3

Analyse

Answer 3

Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications

Question 4

Apply

Answer 4

Use, utilise, employ in a particular situation

Question 5

Argue

Answer 5

Make a case, based on appropriate evidence, for and/or against some given point of view.

Question 6

Assess

Answer 6

Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size

Question 7

Comment on

Answer 7

Make reference to and expand upon

Question 8

Consider

Answer 8

Make a judgement/evaluation

Question 9

Debate

Answer 9

Develop a logical argument, giving differing views in response to a topic

Question 10

Deduce

Answer 10

Draw conclusions

Question 11

Extrapolate

Answer 11

Infer from what is known

Question 12

Synthesise

Answer 12

Put together various elements to make a whole; gather all ideas and combine them into a complex hole; combine all parts