These verbs are used in assessment questions. Understanding them helps you respond appropriately.
Account for State reasons for; report on. Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions.
Advise Recommend or inform.
Analyse Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications.
Annotate Add notes or comments to explain, interpret or evaluate content.
Apply Use, employ in a particular situation.
Argue Make a case, based on evidence, for and/or against a view.
Assess Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size.
Calculate Ascertain or determine from given facts, figures or information.
Choose Decide or select the most suitable option (multiple-choice).
Clarify Make clear or plain.
Classify Arrange or include in classes or categories.
Comment on Make reference to and expand upon.
Compare Show how things are similar and different.
Complete Finish an outlined task.
Consider Reflect on and make a judgement or evaluation.
Construct Make; build; put together items or arguments.
Contrast Show how things are different or opposite.
Correlate Demonstrate a mutual or complementary relationship.
Create Make, invent something.
Critically analyse Add accuracy, depth, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to analyse.
Critically evaluate Add accuracy, depth, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to evaluate.
Deduce Draw conclusions.
Define State meaning and identify essential qualities.
Demonstrate Show by example.
Describe Provide characteristics and features.
Determine Decide, find out.
Discuss Identify issues and provide points for and/or against.
Distinguish Recognise as distinct or different; note differences.
Draw Sketch in lines or words; derive, as in draw a conclusion.
Evaluate Ascertain the value or amount of; appraise carefully.
Examine Inquire into.
Explain Relate cause and effect; make relationships evident; provide why and/or how.
Identify Recognise and name.
Illustrate Explain with specific examples or statistics; may require drawings.
Interpret Draw meaning from.
Investigate Plan, search or inquire into; examine to obtain true facts.
Justify Support an argument or conclusion; give reasons for statements or comments.
Label Identify by placing a name or word used to describe the object.
List Provide a series of related items in order.
Outline Sketch in general terms; indicate main features of.