beautiful bethy
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Key Words, Key verbs, verb list, whatever you want to call it, after much searching i have found them! And to all of you who've already found them... pft! coz i found it hard!!!!
THis is from the board of studies site.... others are below......
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/glossary_keywords.html
UNIserve match up game, good for revision....
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/verbs/
HSC CSU site...
http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/.../glossary.html
Account for: state reasons for, report on. Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Analyse
Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Apply
Use, utilise, employ in a particular situation
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Appreciate
Make a judgement about the value of
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Assess
Make a judgment of value, quality, outcomes, results or size
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Calculate
Ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Clarify
Make clear or plain
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Classify
Arrange or include in classes/categories
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Compare
Show how things are similar or different
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Construct
Make; build; put together items or arguments
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Contrast
Show how things are different or opposite
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Critically (analyse/ evaluate)
Add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to (analysis/evaluation)
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Deduce
Draw conclusions
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Define
State meaning and identify essential qualities
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Demonstrate
Show by example
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Describe
Provide characteristics and features
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Discuss
Identify issues and provide points for and/or against
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Distinguish
Recognise or note/indicate as being distinct or different from; to note differences between
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Evaluate
Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Examine
Inquire into
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Explain
Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Extract
Choose relevant and/or appropriate details
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Extrapolate
Infer from what is known
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Identify
Recognise and name
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Interpret
Draw meaning from
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Investigate
Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Justify
Support an argument or conclusion
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Outline
Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Predict
Suggest what may happen based on available information
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Propose
Put forward (for example a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Recall
Present remembered ideas, facts or experiences
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Recommend
Provide reasons in favour
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Recount
Retell a series of events
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Summarise
Express, concisely, the relevant details
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Synthesise
Putting together various elements to make a whole
Also.... 2001-5 very common (in chem anyway): assess, calculate, explain, describe, evaluate, discuss, justify, outline, identify, analyse. Also be aware of the higher order and lower order verbs (ie the easy ones: list describe explain etc; and the hard ones: analyse, assess, justify etc)
THis is from the board of studies site.... others are below......
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/glossary_keywords.html
UNIserve match up game, good for revision....
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/verbs/
HSC CSU site...
http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/.../glossary.html
Glossary
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Account Account for: state reasons for, report on. Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Analyse
Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Apply
Use, utilise, employ in a particular situation
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Appreciate
Make a judgement about the value of
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Assess
Make a judgment of value, quality, outcomes, results or size
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Calculate
Ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Clarify
Make clear or plain
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Classify
Arrange or include in classes/categories
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Compare
Show how things are similar or different
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Construct
Make; build; put together items or arguments
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Contrast
Show how things are different or opposite
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Critically (analyse/ evaluate)
Add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to (analysis/evaluation)
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Deduce
Draw conclusions
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Define
State meaning and identify essential qualities
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Demonstrate
Show by example
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Describe
Provide characteristics and features
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Discuss
Identify issues and provide points for and/or against
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Distinguish
Recognise or note/indicate as being distinct or different from; to note differences between
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Evaluate
Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Examine
Inquire into
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Explain
Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Extract
Choose relevant and/or appropriate details
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Extrapolate
Infer from what is known
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Identify
Recognise and name
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Interpret
Draw meaning from
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Investigate
Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Justify
Support an argument or conclusion
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Outline
Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Predict
Suggest what may happen based on available information
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Propose
Put forward (for example a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Recall
Present remembered ideas, facts or experiences
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Recommend
Provide reasons in favour
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Recount
Retell a series of events
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Summarise
Express, concisely, the relevant details
http://community.boredofstudies.org/Synthesise
Putting together various elements to make a whole
Also.... 2001-5 very common (in chem anyway): assess, calculate, explain, describe, evaluate, discuss, justify, outline, identify, analyse. Also be aware of the higher order and lower order verbs (ie the easy ones: list describe explain etc; and the hard ones: analyse, assess, justify etc)
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