Task Words Flashcards
Account for.
State reasons for; report on
Account of.
Describe a series of events or transactions
Analyse.
Identify components and the significance of their relationships; draw out and relate implications
Apply.
Use or employ in a particular situation or context
Assess.
Make a judgment about
Calculate.
Determine from given facts
Clarify.
Make a statement or situation more comprehensible
Compare.
Recognize similarities and differences and the significance of these similarities and differences
Construct.
Make
Contrast.
Show how things are different or opposite
Deduce.
Draw a conclusion from given information or evidence
Define.
Give the precise meaning and identify essential qualities of a word
Demonstrate.
Show ideas
Describe.
Provide characteristics
Discuss.
Present a clear
Distinguish.
Make clear the differences between two or more arguments
Evaluate.
Ascertain the value or amount of; make judgments using information to consider a logical argument and supporting evidence
Examine.
Consider an argument
Explain.
Give a detailed account of why and/or how with reference to causes
Extract.
Select relevant detail from an argument
Extrapolate.
Infer and/or extend information that may not be clearly stated by assuming existing trends will continue
Identify.
Recognize and name or select a feature or element from a list or argument
Infer.
Derive conclusions from available information or evidence
Interpret.
Draw meaning from an argument
Investigate.
Observe
Justify.
Show
List.
Provide a series of related words
Name.
Provide a word or term used to identify an object
Outline.
Provide an overview or the main features of an argument
Persuade.
Induce someone to do something through reasoning or argument
Predict.
Give an expected result or suggest what may happen based on available information
Propose.
Suggest or put forward a point of view
Recall.
Present remembered ideas
Recommend.
Put forward as suitable for a particular purpose or role
Recount.
Retell a series of events or steps in order
State.
Give a specific name
Suggest.
Put forward for consideration a solution
Summarise.
Retell concisely the relevant details of arguments
Synthesise.
Combine various elements to make a whole or overall point
