Comand Words

What should you do when you are asked to calculate?

Work out the value of something, such as the percentage of labour turnover

What should you do when you are asked to describe?

Set out the characteristics of certain data, such as a trend in sales value

What should you do when you are asked to explain?

Set out the purposes or reasons, such as the factors influencing a decision to expand capacity

What should you do when you are asked to analyse?

Separate information into components and identify their characteristics, such as showing how financial incentives for staff may effect motivation

What should you do when you are asked to evaluate?

Judge from available evidence, such as weighing up the pros and cons of particular marketing strategy

What should you do when you are asked to justify?

Support a case with evidence, such as studying two possible options for a business and showing why a particular option is better than an alternative option

What should you do when you are asked to to what extent?

By how much or how many, such as studying a business that is aiming to increase profits and assessing the degree to which a decision to decrease price might improve (or worsen) the businesses profitability