10 Command Words

Define explain (Business Studies)

• Evaluate the sources based on their provenance (PON – purpose, origin, nature) and content using your knowledge.

• Examine the similarities and differences in two texts.

• Identify what is key to the idea and explore how or why this is. Usually there are three parts to this answer.

• Judge the importance or success of a strategy, scheme or project.

Compare - Examine the ...... and ..... in two texts.

Discuss (Geography) =

• Insert brackets by taking out all common factors. For Quadratics, there are two brackets.

• Present key points about different ideas or the strengths and weaknesses of one idea.

• Use the data or information to come to an answer.

• What are the essential elements or structure? Identify all the parts and the relationships and use this information to come to a conclusion.

To what extent means .... the ...... or success of a strategy, scheme or project.

Explain in RS means

• give two relevant points and develop them.

• present key points about different ideas or the strengths and weaknesses of one idea.

• provide details and evidence to support the point you are making

• use the data or information to come to an answer.

Factorise fully means insert ..... by taking out all the common .....

Define determine

• Evaluate the sources based on their provenance (PON – purpose, origin, nature) and content using your knowledge.

• Identify what is key to the idea and explore how or why this is. Usually there are three parts to this answer.

• Present key points about different ideas or the strengths and weaknesses of one idea.

• Use the data or information to come to an answer.

Analyse = What are the essential elements or structure? Identify all the ..... and the ..... and use this information to come to a ..... .

Explain =

• Examine thesimilarities and differences in two texts.

• Give two relevant points and develop them.

• Review the information to make a conclusion. Give evidence for each of your views or points.

• Set out the purpose or reasons for something

CUE =

• Circle the command word

• Underline the key words

• Eat chocolate

• Expand complex key words