Command Words

To reach a conclusion from the information given is to .........

• calculate

• choose

• deduce

• estimate

To undertake a systematic process of discovery is to ........

• explore

• classify

• evaluate

• plot

To provide appropriate names on a diagram is to ....

• suggest

• use

• list

• label

To assign an approximate value is to ......

• compare

• calculate

• estimate

• distinguish

To arrange or order by class or category is to .......

• annotate

• choose

• explain

• classify

To distinguish means to

• specify the meaning of something

• add brief notes to a diagram or graph

• set out how something will be done

• make clear the differences between two or more concepts

To make something clear , or to state the reasons for something happening is to ...........

• explain

• predict

• interpret

• plan

To plot means to .....

• mark on a graph using data given

• draw approximately

• find an item of data for a given quantity

• use evidence from the information supplied to support an answer

Define means

• recall some facts, events or process in an accurate way

• specify the meaning of something

• use numbers given in the question to work out the answer

• draw approximately

To give a sequence of brief answers with no explanation is to ......

• plan

• annotate

• list

• use