Direction Verbs For English Essays/exams

Front 1

analyze

Back 1

Break material into its constituent parts and determine how the parts relate to one another/overall purpose

Front 2

apply

Back 2

decide which abstractions are relevant in a problem situation. (Use the acstraction to solve the problem)

Front 3

attribute

Back 3

Determine point of view, bias, value, or intent underlying presented material.

Front 4

classify

Back 4

determine which category blongs to something

Front 5

compare

Back 5

Identify and describe points of similarity.

Front 6

compare

Back 6

Make of form by combining things, parts, or elements

Front 7

contrast

Back 7

bring out the points of difference

Front 8

create

Back 8

put elements together to form a coherent or functional whole

Front 9

criticize

Back 9

Make judgements as to the correctness, faults, or merits of an item or issue.

Front 10

critique

Back 10

detect consistencies and inconsistencies between a product and relevant external criteria; detect the appropriateness of a procedure for a given problem

Front 11

defend

Back 11

develop a present an argument to support a side

Front 12

define

Back 12

give the meaning of a word or concept

Front 13

describe

Back 13

give an accounts of; tell or depict in words

Front 14

design

Back 14

devise a procedure for accomplishing some task

Front 15

develop

Back 15

bring to a more advanced, effective, or usable state; produce

Front 16

differentiate

Back 16

distinguish relevent from irrelevent parts or important from unimportant parts

Front 17

explain

Back 17

make clear the cause or reason

Front 18

evaluate

Back 18

make judgements based on criteria and standards

Front 19

generate

Back 19

come up with alternative hypotheses, examples, solutions, etc.

Front 20

identify

Back 20

recognize as being a particular person or thing

Front 21

illustrate

Back 21

Use a concrete example to clarify a point

Front 22

infer

Back 22

draw a logical conclusion from presented info

Front 23

interpret

Back 23

give the meanding of; change from one form of representation to another

Front 24

justify

Back 24

give your evidence; present facts to support your position

Front 25

predict

Back 25

know or tell beforehand with precision what will happen

Front 26

propose

Back 26

offer for consideration; sugguest

Front 27

recognize

Back 27

locate knowledge in long erm memory that is consistent with presented material

Front 28

recall

Back 28

retrieve relevant knowledge from long-term memory

Front 29

trace

Back 29

follow the course of; give a description of progress