VCE Command Terms

Question 1

synthesise

Answer 1

combine various elements to make a whole or an overall point

Question 2

summarise

Answer 2

retell concisely the relevant and major details of one or more arguments, text, narratives, methodologies, processes, outcomes and sequences of events

Question 3

suggest

Answer 3

put forward for consideration a solution, hypothesis, idea or other possible answers

Question 4

state

Answer 4

give a specific name or value or other brief answer without explanations or calculation

Question 5

recount

Answer 5

retell a series of events or steps in a process, usually in order

Question 6

recommend

Answer 6

put forward and/or approve (someone or something) as being suitable for a particular purpose or role

Question 7

recall

Answer 7

present remembered ideas, facts and experiences

Question 8

propose

Answer 8

suggest or put forward a point of view, idea, argument, diagram, plan and suggestion based on given data or stimulus material for consideration or action

Question 9

predict

Answer 9

give an expected result of an upcoming action or event, suggest what may happen based on available information

Question 10

persuade

Answer 10

induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument, convince.

Question 11

outline

Answer 11

provide an overview or the main features of an argument, pov, text, narrative, diagram, image

Question 12

name

Answer 12

provide a word or term that is used to identify an object, person, thing, place

Question 13

list

Answer 13

provide a series of related words, names, numbers, or items that are arranged consecutively

Question 14

justify

Answer 14

show, prove, defend with reasoning and evidence, an argument, decision and pov using given data and other information

Question 15

investigate

Answer 15

observe, study, carry out an examination in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions

Question 16

interpret

Answer 16

draw meaning from an argument, pov, description or diagram, text, image or artwork and determine significance within context

Question 17

infer

Answer 17

derive conclusions from available information or evidence or through reasoning rather than through explicit statements

Question 18

identify

Answer 18

recognise and name (from a text, argument, diagram, experiment)

Question 19

extrapolate

Answer 19

infer and/or extend informations that may not be clearly stated from a narrative, opinion, graph or image by assuming existing trends will continue.

Question 20

extract

Answer 20

Select relevant and/or appropriate deail from an argument, issue or artefact.

Question 21

explain

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

examine

Answer 22

Consider an argument, concept, debate, data point, trend or artefact in a way that identifies assumptions, possibilities and interrelationships.

Question 23

evaluate

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

distinguish

Answer 24

Make clear the differences between two or more arguments, concepts, opinions, narratives, artefacts, data points, trends and/or items.

Question 25

discuss

Answer 25

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.

Question 26

describe

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

demonstrate

Answer 27

show ideas, how something can be done or that something iws true by using examples or practical applications, or by applying algorithms or formulas

Question 28

define

Answer 28

give the precise meaning and identify essential qualities or a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity.

Question 29

deduce

Answer 29

draw a conclusion from given information, data, a narrative, an argument, an opinion and/or plan.

Question 30

contrast

Answer 30

show how things are different or opposite

Question 31

compare

Answer 31

recognise similarities and differences and the significance of these similarities and differences

Question 32

clarify

Answer 32

make a statement or situation more comprehensible/clear

Question 33

calculate

Answer 33

determine from facts, figures, information, obtain a numerical answer showing the relevant stages in working

Question 34

assess

Answer 34

make a judgement about, measure, determine or estimate, the value, quality, outcomes, results, size, significance, nature or extent of something

Question 35

apply

Answer 35

use, employ in a particular situation or context

Question 36

analyse

Answer 36

identify components/elements and the significance of the relationship between them - draw out an relate implications, determine logic and reasonableness of info

Question 37

account for

Answer 37

state reasons for, report on

Question 38

account of

Answer 38

describe a series of events or transactions