IB Command Terms Quiz

What does 'analyze' mean in IB command terms?

• To combine in order to obscure the essential elements or structure

• To ignore in order to overlook the essential elements or structure

• To simplify in order to complicate the essential elements or structure

• To break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure

What does 'evaluate' mean in IB command terms?

• Guess and assume

• Examine and judge carefully

• Ignore and neglect

• Hesitate and delay

What does 'compare' mean in IB command terms?

• To ignore the differences between two or more items

• To give an account of the similarities between two or more items

• To analyze the individual items separately

• To contrast the differences between two or more items

What does 'contrast' mean in IB command terms?

• Ignoring the differences between two or more things

• Mixing two or more things together

• Show the differences between two or more things

• Comparing the similarities between two or more things

What does 'explain' mean in IB command terms?

• To give a detailed account including reasons or causes.

• To summarize briefly without providing reasons

• To ignore the details and only give a general idea

• To provide a fictional account without any basis in reality

What does 'outline' mean in IB command terms?

• Provide a detailed explanation

• Draw a line around something

• Give a brief account or summary

• Create a full-scale model

What does 'define' mean in IB command terms?

• To cook something thoroughly

• To run a program

• To draw a line on a paper

• To give the precise meaning of a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity.

What does 'identify' mean in IB command terms?

• Select the most appropriate answer

• Choose the best option

• Pick the correct response

• Provide an answer from a number of possibilities.

What does 'discuss' mean in IB command terms?

• Ignore the topic completely

• Argue for one side without considering the other

• Provide a brief summary without analysis

• Give a balanced and detailed analysis of a topic or issue

What does 'justify' mean in IB command terms?

• To ignore evidence and make an assumption

• To make something straight or even

• To apologize for a mistake

• To give valid reasons or evidence to support an argument or conclusion