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Command words and their dictionary meanings

Command

Word

Meaning Possible

mark band

rangeAssess Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of something 3

Discuss Talk about (something) with another person or group of people or write about(a topic) in etail, taking into account ifferent ieas an opinions

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E!plain "ake an iea, situation or problem clear (to someone) by escribing it in etailrevealing relevant ata or facts

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$onsier Think carefully about (something), typically before making a ecision 3

%entify Establish or inicate the origin, nature or efinitive character of something &

'ustify how or prove to be right or reasonable 3

utline A general plan giving the essential features but not the etail* The mainfeatures or general principles of something

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Describe +ive an account in wors of (someone or something) incluing all of therelevant characteristics, qualities or events*

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$ompare Estimate, measure or note the similarity or issimilarity between one thing ananother(compare something to) raw an analogy between one thing ananother for the purpose of e!planation or clarification*

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E!amine %nspect (someone or something) in etail to etermine the nature or conition* #

$ontrast The state of being strikingly ifferent from something else, typically somethingin -u!taposition or close association*

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Evaluate .orm an iea of the amount, number, or value of someone or something* 3

uggest /ut forwar for consieration (a viewpoint)0 cause one to think that(something) e!ists or is the case 0 state or e!press inirectly something

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Define tate or escribe e!actly the nature, scope, or meaning of something0 establish the character of something2 mark out the bounary or limits ofsomething

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Command words by level of complexity

MB1- Knowledge and

Understanding

MB2 - Application MB3 - Analysis MB3 - Evaluation

DefineDescribeE!plain+iveist

%entifyutlinetate4hat is meant by5ame

Apply$alculateDemonstrateE!amine+ive an e!ample

6sing e!amples4ith reference to the evience7owhow how4hy4hich4hat woul be thebenefits8costs of6singDraw on your knowlege6sing your knowlege of+raph4hat trensE!plain

Analyse$alculate$ompare ancontrastDiscuss

E!plainhow how4hich4hat factorsE!amine%entifyrganise4hat

AviseEvaluateAssess$onsierDiscuss

E!plain whyTo what e!tentAssess the e!tent4eigh upuggest'ustify/reictDo you think7ow far4oul you agree4hyuggestEvaluate the suggestion$ritically assessAssess the relative importance