Task verbs

Question 1

Take offensive action against a specified objective

Answer 1

Attack

Question 2

Restrict enemy movement to a narrow zone

Answer 2

Canalize

Question 3

Gain possession of specified enemy personnel/materiel/information

Answer 3

Capture

Question 4

Remove all enemy forces & eliminate organized resistance in an assigned area

Answer 4

Clear

Question 5

Restrids freedom of movement of an enemy force in a specified area

Answer 5

Contain

Question 6

Maintain physical influence over a specified area to prevent its use by an enemy

Answer 6

Control

Question 7

Attack against an enemy attacking force

Answer 7

Counter-Attack

Question 8

Provide secutiry for main force before an enemy can attack, observe or defend

Answer 8

Cover

Question 9

Dimish the effectiveness of an enemy, to the extent that it cannot fight or fulfill its intention

Answer 9

Defeat

Question 10

Prevent an enemy force arriving at a specified location

Answer 10

Delay

Question 11

Deceive the enemy by making a show of force without seeking contact

Answer 11

Demonstrate

Question 12

Prevent enemy use of a specific thing

Answer 12

Deny

Question 13

Damage an object or enemy force so that it is rendered useless until reconstituted

Answer 13

Destroy

Question 14

Break contact with enemy

Answer 14

Disengage

Question 15

Break apart an enemy’s formation & tempo, interrupt enemy timetable/cause premature/piecemeal commitment of forces

Answer 15

Disrupt

Question 16

Accompany and protect

Answer 16

Escort

Question 17

Withdraw through or around enemy positions without detection

Answer 17

Exfiltrate

Question 18

Exploitation- an offensive operation that follows a successful attack designed to disorganize the enemy in depth

Answer 18

Conduct exploitation

Question 19

Deceive the enemy by seeking contact but avoiding a decisive engagement

Answer 19

Feint

Question 20

Prevent enemy from moving any part of its forces from a location for a specified period of time

Answer 20

Fix

Question 21

Move a force into or through areas under enemy control without detection

Answer 21

Infiltrate

Question 22

Keep enemy force out of range so It cannot be used effectively against a friendly force

Answer 22

Interdict

Question 23

Seal off enemy force from its support to deny it freedom of movement, prevent contact with other enemy forces

Answer 23

Isolate

Question 24

Determine the position of a specified thing

Answer 24

Locate

Question 25

Render enemy element temporarily incapable of interfering with the operation

Answer 25

Neutralize

Question 26

Position a unit in a specified area without enemy oppositino

Answer 26

Occupy

Question 27

Extract a friendly force element or materiel from a location not under friendly control, with or without force

Answer 27

Recover

Question 28

Observe, identify, report information on threats to main force. fight in self-protection only

Answer 28

Screen

Question 29

Gain possession of a terrain feature, with or without force, and make such disposition as will prevent its destruction of loss to enemy action

Answer 29

Secure

Question 30

Clear a designated area and obtain control of it

Answer 30

Seize

Question 31

engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force

Answer 31

Support by fire

Question 32

temporarily degrade an enemy capability to enable and friendly action

Answer 32

suppress

Question 33

force an enemy from one direction to another

Answer 33

Turn

Question 34

Disengage from the enemy and move in a direction away from the enemy

Answer 34

Withdraw