Performance Verbs

What does it mean to analyze something?

• To rank or sort a group based on characteristics

• To study the relationship of the parts to understand the whole

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea

What does it mean to classify something?

• To rank or sort a group based on characteristics

• To study the relationship of the parts to understand the whole

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea

What does it mean to compare something?

• To rank or sort a group based on characteristics

• To study the relationship of the parts to understand the whole

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea

What does it mean to connect something?

• To rank or sort a group based on characteristics

• To study the relationship of the parts to understand the whole

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea

What does it mean to conclude something?

• To rank or sort a group based on characteristics

• To study the relationship of the parts to understand the whole

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To arrive at a decision or bring to an end

What does it mean to contrast something?

• To identify how items are different

• To study the relationship of the parts to understand the whole

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea

What does it mean to define something?

• To provide the meaning of a word or phrase

• To study the relationship of the parts to understand the whole

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea

What does it mean to describe something?

• To provide the meaning of a word or phrase

• To tell details about a concept in order to create a mental picture

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea

What does it mean to evaluate something?

• To decide the value or significance of something

• To study the relationship of the parts to understand the whole

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea

What does it mean to explain something?

• To decide the value or significance of something

• To make an idea clear using one's own words

• To look at the ways two or more items are alike

• To link to another idea