Command words

Question 1

Describe

Answer 1

• Name it
• State it’s purpose
• Summarise the structure
• Summarise the process
• What happens next

Question 2

Explain?

Answer 2

• cause and effect
• explain the “why” something is chosen or works well as well as it does
• explaining make use of linking phrases such as “this means that…” “because of this..” “as a result”

Question 3

Evaluate

Answer 3

• make a judgement based on the value or success of something
• more than just a guess
  i. e. “ overall the preferred method would be…Because… “this approach was successful as before I was…. now I am able to…”

Question 4

Analyse

Answer 4

• You need to look at both sides of the argument