Command Words

Command words are the words and phrases used in exams and other assessment tasks that tell students how they should answer the question.

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Recommend an appropriate choice or course of action.

Separate information into components and identify their characteristics.

Put into effect in a recognised way.

Make an informed judgement.

Work out the value of something.

Present an informed opinion.

Finish a task by adding to given information.

Identify differences.

Assess worth against explicit expectations.

Specify meaning.

Set out characteristics.

Present key points about different ideas or strengths and weaknesses of an idea.

Judge from available evidence.

Set out purposes or reasons.

Name or otherwise characterise.

Support a case with evidence.

Translate information into recognisable form.

Support a case with evidence.

Set out main characteristics.

Present information using appropriate formats.

Make entries in accounts or accounting statements from source documents or given information.

Express clearly and briefly.