VCE Drama - Written Exams Command Terms

When a question asks you to 'describe' something you should...?

• Give a detailed account

• Give your opinion with evidence

• Give examples of strengths and weaknesses

When you make a judgement based on evidence and anlysis you are...?

• Analysing

• Identifying

• Describing

• Evaluating

To 'analyse' a performance you should...?

• Break it down into the key parts to understand how they work together

• Employ in a particular situation or context

• Clearly point out specific elements

• Use a microscope to identify bacteria

The definition of 'identify' when used a a written drama exam means...?

• Draw out and relate implications; determine logic and reasonableness of information.

• Give a detailed account of why and/or how with reference to causes, effects, continuity, change, reasons or mechanisms; make the relationships between things evident.

• Recognise and name and/or select an event, feature, ingredient, element, speaker and/or part from a list or extended narrative or argument, or within a diagram, structure, artwork or experiment

To draw out and relate implications; determine logic and reasonableness of information, is to...?

• Explain

• Analyse

• Identify

• Describe

To Provide characteristics, features and qualities of a given concept, opinion, situation, event, process, effect, argument, narrative, text, experiment, artwork, performance piece or other artefact in an accurate way, is to...?

• Describe

• Identify

• Analyse

• Explain

To ascertain the value or amount of; make a judgment using the information supplied, criteria and/or own knowledge and understanding to consider a logical argument and/or supporting evidence for and against different points, arguments, concepts, processes, opinions or other information, is to...?

• Analyse

• Identify

• Evaluate

• Compare