GCSE Command words/ questions

Question	Answer
Analyse	separate information into components and identify their characteristics
Assess	make an informed judgement
Consider	review and respond to given information
Criticise	assess worth against explicit expectations
Evaluate	judge from available evidence
Examine	investigate closely
Explore	investigate without preconceptions about the outcome
Review	survey information
Comment	present an informed opinion
Deduce	draw conclusions from information provided
Define	specify meaning
Describe	set out characteristics
set out characteristics	present key points
Explain	set out purposes or reasons
Illustrate	present clarifying examples
Interpret	translate information into recognisable form
Outline	set out main characteristics
Relate	demonstrate connections between items
State	express in clear terms
Summarise	present principal points without detail
Argue	present a reasoned case
Debate	present different perspectives on an issue
Give	produce an answer from recall
Justify	support a case with evidence
Prove	demonstrate validity on the basis of evidence
Suggest	present a possible case
Calculate	work out the value of something
Estimate	assign an approximate value
Compare	identify similarities
Contrast	identify differences
Apply	put into effect in a recognised way
Complete	finish a task by adding to given information
Develop	take forward or build upon given information
Identify	name or otherwise characterise

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