| A | B |
| Distinguish | main differences |
| Diagram | drawing with labels |
| Differentiate | show how things are different |
| Enumerated | list points |
| Justify | prove or give reasons |
| Trace | give main points from beginning to end |
| Support | back up with facts and proof |
| Relationship | connection between events; linkage |
| Purpose | how something fulfills an overall design |
| Summarize | organize and bring together main points only |
| Discuss | give reasons pro and con; details |
| Explain | reasons for happenings or situations |
| List | name items without details |
| Evaluate | discuss advantages and disadvantages with opinion |
| Illustrate | give an example using pictures, maps, diagrams |
| Compare | show both similarities and differences |
| Contrast | compare by showing differences |
| Criticize | give your judgement or opinion showing good and bad points |
| Define | give formal meaning by distinguishing it from related terms |
| Describe | write a detailed account or verbal picture in logical sequence |