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Essay Question Terms
Key words to watch for in essay questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is breaking seperate parts, discuss, examine or interpret each part. Then give your opinion. | Analyze |
| What is to examine two or more items. Identify similarities and differences | Compare |
| What is showing differences and to set in opposition? | Contrast |
| What is the term for making judgements, evaluating comparative worth, and criticism that often involves analysis? | Criticize |
| What is to explain the exact meaning - usually, a meaning specific to the course or subject? The definitions are usually short? | Define |
| What is to give a detailed accout, make a picture with words, or list characteristics, qualities, and parts? | Describe |
| What is to consider and debate or argue the pros and cons of an issue, to write about any conflict, or to compare and contrast? | Discuss |
| What do you do the make an idea clear, show logicially how a concept is developed and give reasons for an event? | Explain |
| What is the term that supports with facts (especially facts presented in class or in the text)? | Prove |
| What is the term that shows the connections between ideas or events and provides a larger context for seeing the big picture? | Relate |
| To explain precisely | State |
| What is the term that gives a brief, condensed amount, includes conclusions and avoid unnecessary details? | Summarize |
| What term explains how to show the order of events or the progress of a subject or event? | Trace |
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