| Annotate |
Justify |
| Add notes
to something to describe or explain it. (These need not be full sentences, but neither
should they necessarily be simplistic) |
Say
why you chose something or why you think a certain way. |
| Comment |
Locate |
| Write what you
think about something, using your own knowledge and understanding. |
Write
about where something is or mark it accurately on a map. |
| Compare |
Select |
| Write what is
similar and different about two things. (Remember that two separate descriptions do not
make a comparison - you will be expected properly to compare). |
Choose
something from what you have studied or from information given to you. |
| Describe |
State |
| Write
about what something is like, without any attempt to explain. (Start by looking for overall impressions - the
"big picture" - and then focus in on more of the detail. If you are given data,
a graph or a map, use its contents to support what you say). |
Write
a short clear answer. |
| Explain |
Study |
| Write
about why or how something happens. |
Look carefully
at a piece of information given to you before answering a question. |
| Give reasons
for |
Suggest |
| Write
about why or how something happens. (The same as Explain) |
Write
down possible reasons for something, using some information given to you or your own
knowledge. |
| Identify |
Summarise |
| Pick out
something from some information you have been given. |
Write
a few words on the main points. |