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Cue Words Found in Questions for Essay Tests Analyze: means to separate something into parts and then discuss the parts and their meanings. Clarify: means to make clear, often by giving a definition of a key term and by using examples to illustrate it. Classify: means to arrange in groups on the basis of shared characteristics. Compare and Contrast: means to show similarities and differences. Criticize: means to give your opinion concerning the good points and the bad points of something. Define: means to give the definition of something and thereby to separate it from similar things. Describe: means to explain certain features to make clear an object, procedure, or event. Discuss: means to consider as many elements as possible concerning an issue or event. Evaluate: means to give your opinion about the value of something. Explain: means to make clear or intelligible something that needs to be understood or interpreted. Illustrate: means to give examples of something. Interpret: means to explain the meaning of something. Justify: means to show or prove that something is valid or correct. Prove: means to present evidence that cannot be refuted logically or without other evidence. Relate: means to show the connections between two or more things. Review: means to reexamine, summarize, or to reprise something. Show: means to point out or demonstrate something. Summarize: means to repeat briefly the major points of something. Support: means to argue in favor of something.
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