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6. Justify

  • Defend an explanation
  • List and describe main points
  • Consider and rule on significance
  • Precise, clear summary

7. Compare

  • Identify and discuss explanations
  • Explain, give reasons why
  • Find similarities and differences
  • Consider, weigh up, judge, offer opinion

8. How far

  • List, describe explanations
  • Translate into clearer meaning
  • Judge against other explanations
  • Clarify with examples

9. State

  • Defend an explanation
  • Consider and rule on significance
  • Precise, clear summary
  • List and describe main points

10. Analyse

  • Identify and discuss explanations
  • Consider, weigh up, judge, offer opinion
  • Explain, give reasons why
  • Find similarities and differences

11. Trace

  • Link chain of events
  • Level of agreement, points for and against
  • Identify and present main points

12. Indicate

  • Translate into clearer meaning
  • Clarify with examples
  • List, describe explanations
  • Judge against other explanations

13. Outline

  • Precise, clear summary
  • Defend an explanation
  • List and describe main points
  • Consider and rule on significance

14. Interpret

  • List, describe explanations
  • Translate into clearer meaning
  • Clarify with examples
  • Judge against other explanations

15. Evaluate

  • Weigh up, judge explanations, summarise
  • Give complete overview
  • Provide clear reasons why
  • Investigate, consider flaws in argument

16. Assess

  • Explain, give reasons why
  • Find similarities and differences
  • Consider, weigh up, judge, offer opinion
  • Identify and discuss explanations

17. Examine

  • Provide clear reasons why
  • Weigh up, judge explanations, summarise
  • Investigate, consider flaws in argument
  • Give complete overview

18. Contrast

  • Express opinions, agreement, disagreement
  • Discuss differences
  • Give precise, detailed meaning
  • Cover views for and against, argue opinion

19. Describe

  • Investigate, consider flaws in argument
  • Give complete overview
  • Provide clear reasons why
  • Weigh up, judge explanations, summarise

20. Account

  • Identify and discuss explanations
  • Explain, give reasons why
  • Consider, weigh up, judge, offer opinion
  • Find similarities and differences