AQA GCSE Science command words

Use numbers given in the questions to work out the answer.

• Determine

• Calculate

• Measure

• Describe

Only a short answer is required, not an explanation or a description.

• Write

• Give

• Explain

• Determine

This answer must be based on the information given in the question. Without this, marks will not be awarded.

• Suggest

• Write

• Use

• Draw

This term means - apply your knowledge and understanding to a new situation.

• Sketch

• Describe

• Complete

• Suggest

Sketch

• Draw approximately

• Draw accurately

• Colour in

Provide structured evidence to reach a conclusion.

• Show

• Sketch

• Define

• Describe

Give a plausible outcome

• Plot

• Plan

• Name

• Predict

Mark on a graph using data given

• Sketch

• Draw

• Plot

• Plan

Write a method

• Label

• Measure

• Plan

• Determine

Find an item of data for a given quantity

• Label

• Measure

• Evaluate

• Estimate