Command Words

You need to name or characterise something.

• Identify

• Plan

• Show

• Describe

You need to provide structured evidence to reach a conclusion.

• Describe

• Use

• Show

• Identify

You need to describe the similarities and/or differences between things, not just write about one.

• Sketch

• Compare

• Explain

• Justify

You will need to select from a range of alternatives.

• Compare

• Draw

• Explain

• Choose

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

You need to give a plausible outcome.

• Predict

• Justify

• Choose

• Explain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

You need to find an item of data for a given quantity.

• Plot

• Measure

• Plan

• Evaluate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

You need to draw approximately.

• Measure

• Plot

• Compare

• Sketch

You need to use given data or information to obtain an answer.

• Sketch

• Describe

• Determine

• Explain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

You need to write your answers in the space provided. These could be on a diagram, in a sentence, in a table or as part of an equation.

• Draw

• Compare

• Justify

• Complete

You need to mark on a graph using the data given.

• Plot

• Sketch

• Measure

• Explain