Cambridge International AS Level English General Paper 8021 - Assessment Command Words

Vocabulary flashcards defining command words used in assessments for the Cambridge International AS Level English General Paper 8021 syllabus.

Analyse

Examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them

Assess

Make an informed judgement

Compare

Identify / comment on similarities and/or differences

Consider

Review and respond to given information

Contrast

Identify / comment on differences

Demonstrate

Show how or give an example

Describe

State the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features

Develop

Take forward to a more advanced stage or build upon given information

Discuss

Write about issue(s) or topic(s) in depth in a structured way

Evaluate

Judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Examine

Investigate closely, in detail

Explain

Set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and / or how and support with relevant evidence

Give

Produce an answer from a given source or recall / memory

Identify

Name / select / recognise

Justify

Support a case with evidence / argument

State

Express in clear terms

Suggest

Apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals

Summarise

Select and present the main points, without detail