AICE Information Technology Command Words

name / select / recognize

• justify

• define

• describe

• identify

make a simple drawing showing the key features

• drawing

• shapes

• sketch

• evaluate

state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features

• explain

• analyze

• identify

• describe

identify / comment on differences

• compare

• contrast

• evaluate

• comparison

set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things evident / provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence

• describe

• explain

• examine

• evaluate

write about issue(s) or topic(s) in depth in a structured way

• examine

• evaluate

• discuss

• explain

examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them

• analyze

• explain

• evaluate

• define

judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

• evaluate

• compare

• examine

• analyze

identify / comment on similarities and/or differences

• analyze

• evaluate

• contrast

• compare

give precise meaning

• identify

• define

• analyze

• describe