key words

Account

Account for: state reasons for, report on.

Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions

Account for: state reasons for, report on.

Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions

Account

Advise

Recommend or inform

Recommend or inform

Advise

Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications

Analyse

Analyse

Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications

Apply

Use, utilise, employ in a particular situation

Use, utilise, employ in a particular situation

Apply

Argue

Make a case, based on appropriate evidence, for and/or against some given point of view

Make a case, based on appropriate evidence, for and/or against some given point of view

Argue

Assess

Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size

Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size

Assess

Calculate

Ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information

Ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information

Calculate

Choose (multiple-choice)

Decide or select the most suitable from a number of different options

Decide or select the most suitable from a number of different options

Choose (multiple-choice)

Clarify

Make clear or plain

Make clear or plain

Clarify

Classify

Arrange or include in classes/categories

Arrange or include in classes/categories

Classify

Comment on

Make reference to and expand upon

Make reference to and expand upon

Comment on

Compare

Show how things are similar and different

Show how things are similar and different

Compare

Complete

Finish an outlined task

Finish an outlined task

Complete

Consider

Reflect on and make a judgement/evaluation

Reflect on and make a judgement/evaluation

Consider

Construct

Make; build; put together items or arguments

Make; build; put together items or arguments

Construct

Contrast

Show how things are different or opposite

Show how things are different or opposite

Contrast

Correlate

Demonstrate a mutual or complementary relationship

Demonstrate a mutual or complementary relationship

Correlate

Create

Make, invent something

Make, invent something

Create

Critically (analyse/evaluate)

Add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to analyse/evaluate

Add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to analyse/evaluate

Critically (analyse/evaluate)

Debate

Develop a logical (sometimes persuasive) argument, giving differing views in response to a topic

Develop a logical (sometimes persuasive) argument, giving differing views in response to a topic

Debate

Deduce

Draw conclusions

Draw conclusions

Deduce

Define

State meaning and identify essential qualities

State meaning and identify essential qualities

Define

Demonstrate

Show by example

Show by example

Demonstrate

Describe

Provide characteristics and features

Provide characteristics and features

Describe

Decide, find out

Determine

Determine

Decide, find out

Discuss

Identify issues and provide points for and/or against

Identify issues and provide points for and/or against

Discuss

Distinguish

Recognise or note/indicate as being distinct or different from; note differences between

Recognise or note/indicate as being distinct or different from; note differences between

Distinguish

Draw (diagrams etc.)

An instruction, as in draw a circle

An instruction, as in draw a circle

Draw (diagrams etc.)

Evaluate

To ascertain the value or amount of; appraise carefully

To ascertain the value or amount of; appraise carefully

Evaluate

Examine

Inquire into

Inquire into

Examine

Explain

Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how

Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how

Explain

Explore

Investigate, search for or evaluate

Investigate, search for or evaluate

Explore

Extract

Choose relevant and/or appropriate details

Choose relevant and/or appropriate details

Extract

Extrapolate

Infer from what is known

Infer from what is known

Extrapolate

Identify

Recognise and name

Recognise and name

Identify

Illustrate

Similar to 'explain' (see above), but requires the quoting of specific examples or statistics or possibly the drawing of maps, graphs, sketches, etc.

Similar to 'explain' (see above), but requires the quoting of specific examples or statistics or possibly the drawing of maps, graphs, sketches, etc.

Illustrate

Interpret

Draw meaning from

Draw meaning from

Interpret

Investigate

To plan, search or inquire into; examine in order to obtain the true facts

To plan, search or inquire into; examine in order to obtain the true facts

Investigate

Justify

Support an argument or conclusion; give reasons for your statements or comments

Support an argument or conclusion; give reasons for your statements or comments

Justify

Label (and annotate)

Identify by placing a name or word used to describe the object or thing

Identify by placing a name or word used to describe the object or thing

Label (and annotate)

List

Provide a series of related words, names, numbers or items that are arranged in order, one after the other

Provide a series of related words, names, numbers or items that are arranged in order, one after the other

List

Name

Provide a word or term used to identify an object, person, thing, place etc. (something that is known and distinguished from other people or things)

Provide a word or term used to identify an object, person, thing, place etc. (something that is known and distinguished from other people or things)

Name

Outline

Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of

Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of

Outline

Predict

Suggest what may happen based on available information

Suggest what may happen based on available information

Predict

Prepare (e.g. in Accounting)

Take the necessary action to put something into a state where it is fit for use or action, or for a particular event or purpose

Take the necessary action to put something into a state where it is fit for use or action, or for a particular event or purpose

Prepare (e.g. in Accounting)

Present (an argument)

Offer or convey something such as an argument or statement to somebody formally; a discussion that offers different points of view on an issue or topic; debate

Offer or convey something such as an argument or statement to somebody formally; a discussion that offers different points of view on an issue or topic; debate

Present (an argument)

Propose

Put forward (for example, a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action

Put forward (for example, a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action

Propose

Recall

Present remembered ideas, facts or experiences

Present remembered ideas, facts or experiences

Recall

Recommend

Provide reasons in favour

Provide reasons in favour

Recommend

Recount

Retell a series of events

Retell a series of events

Recount