Account Meaning: to give and answer for or to explain the cause of – to explain why. Action: Answer in a full sentence.
Analyse Meaning: to examine critically, to break down the situation into elements and think about each one. Action: Answer in a full sentence.
Appraise Meaning: to give your opinion about the success of an event or effectiveness action. Action: Answer in a full sentence.
Argue Meaning: to give facts or reasons to support your point of view either for or against an issue. Action: Answer in a full sentence.
Assess Meaning: think about an event or situation carefully before reporting your findings. Action: Answer in a full sentence.
Categorise Meaning: sort ideas or things into groups. Action: Answer with only key words or phrases.
Classify Meaning: sort ideas or things into groups so that sillilar items are grouped together. Action: Answer with only single words or phrases.
Comment Meaning: write about something in general. Action: Write full sentences.
Construct Meaning: write about the similarities and differences between things. Action: Draw a diagram to show these differences and similarities.
Contrast Meaning: write about the differences between things. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Create Meaning: think up new ideas and original thoughts. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Criticise Meaning: point out all the disadvantages and faults of something. Action: Answer in a full sentence.
Decide Meaning: to think critically about something and then write about how the problem can be solved or a plan going forward. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Defend Meaning: agreeing with the actions taken and giving reasons as to why you agree. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Define Meaning: to give a very clear and concise meaning or definition. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Devise Meaning: to come up with a new or original solution. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Demonstrate Meaning: to explain clearly how or why something works using facts and good reasoning. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Describe Meaning: to carefully list all the main characteristic of something or a break down of exactly what happened at an event. Action: Answer in full sentences using good adjectives.
Develop Meaning: to create a new method, strategy or idea based on something that already exists. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Discriminate Meaning: to identify and write about the differences between things. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Discuss Meaning: to identify and write about both sides of an argument. You must include a conclusion at the end. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Distinguish Meaning: to identify and write about the differences between things. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Draw Meaning: to show an idea or process using a sketch. Action: This must be drawn.
Evaluate Meaning: to study a topic and then discuss your opinion on that topic. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Examine Meaning: : to study a topic or thing and then discuss your opinion about it. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Explain Meaning: to write about something in clear detail so that there is no confusion. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Formulate Meaning: to reach an opinion on a topic and then express that opinion in a clear and organized way. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Give Meaning: to write the facts with out any opinion or discussion. Action: one word answers are acceptable.
Identify Meaning: to find and name the essential characteristics of something. Action: One word answers are acceptable.
Illustrate Meaning: to show what something is like in detail. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Interpret Meaning: to show meaning of or give an explanation of something. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Investigate Meaning: to find out facts about something. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Justify Meaning: to give logical reasons for your opinion or decisions. Action: Answer in full sentences.
List Meaning: to write down an itemised group of statements or words. Action: One word or phrases are acceptable.
Locate Meaning: to give the exact location of something. Action: One word or phrases are acceptable.
Mention Meaning: to give any relevant facts. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Name Meaning: to identify something. Action: One word answers are acceptable.
Outline Meaning: to give a summary of the event using only the most important key phrases and words. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Plan Meaning: to give a set of carefully thought out and considered steps in an action plan. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Predict Meaning: to suggest what you think will happen next based on what you already know. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Prioritise Meaning: to place ideas or things in order of importance. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Propose Meaning: to suggest a plan. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Provide Meaning: to give all the facts without any opinions. Action: Answer in full sentences. One word answers may be acceptable at times.
Question Meaning: : to express your concerns about a particular idea or plan. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Rate Meaning: to express an opinion on the preserved level of or quality of something. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Recall Meaning: describe something from memory. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Recognise Meaning: to accept someone else's point of view may be correct or to agree with it. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Recommend Meaning: to suggest that something should be done. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Report Meaning: to write an official account of an event. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Select Meaning: to choose particular pieces of information from a large piece of text. Action: One word answers are acceptable.
Sketch Meaning: to show meaning through a simple drawing. Action: Needs a simple drawing.
State Meaning: to give facts without adding your opinion. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Suggest Meaning: to give an idea, solution or plan. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Show Meaning: to explain clearly, point by point. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Tabulate Meaning: to group things that are similar together. Action: Draw a table and answer with single words or phrases.
Tell Meaning: to explain a conclusion that has been reached. Action: One word answers are acceptable.
Test Meaning: to examine something and decide if it is satisfactory of not. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Value Meaning: to carefully consider the importance of something. Action: Answer in full sentences.
Verify Meaning: to check and see if something is correct. Action: Answer in full sentences.