MYP Math Command Terms 2

Identify

• Find and state the answer clearly.

• Find the exact answer, showing steps if necessary.

• Give a detailed explanation using words.

• Show similarities and differences between two or more things.

Calculate

• Find the exact answer, showing steps if necessary.

• Give a detailed explanation using words.

• Show similarities and differences between two or more things.

• Find an approximate value based on reasoning or rounding.

Describe

• Give a detailed explanation using words.

• Show similarities and differences between two or more things.

• Find an approximate value based on reasoning or rounding.

• • Use mathematical reasoning or evidence to support an answer.

Compare

• Show similarities and differences between two or more things.

• Find an approximate value based on reasoning or rounding.

• Use mathematical reasoning or evidence to support an answer.

• Analyze information to find meaning.

Estimate

• Find an approximate value based on reasoning or rounding.

• Use mathematical reasoning or evidence to support an answer.

• Analyze information to find meaning.

• Use mathematical methods to find an answer.

Construct

• Draw or create something following specific instructions.

• Give a specific answer without explanation.

• Provide a detailed account, including reasons or causes.

• Give a general summary without too much detail.

State

• Give a specific answer without explanation.

• Provide a detailed account, including reasons or causes.

• Give a general summary without too much detail.

• Show the differences between two or more things.

Justify

• Use mathematical reasoning or evidence to support an answer.

• Analyze information to find meaning.

• Use mathematical methods to find an answer.

• Draw or create something following specific instructions.

Interpret

• Analyze information to find meaning.

• • Use mathematical methods to find an answer.

• Draw or create something following specific instructions.

• Give a specific answer without explanation.

Solve

• Use mathematical methods to find an unknown answer.

• Draw or create something following specific instructions.

• Give a specific answer without explanation.

• Provide a detailed account, including reasons or causes.