National 5 Business Management Command Words

Command words are the words that tell you what you have to do with the content or knowledge you have. How you communicate it back to the examiner.

Below is the table of the SQA command words for National 5 Business Management.

Command Words

Compare	Identify similarities and differences between two or more factors.
Define	Give a clear meaning.
Describe	Provide a thorough description
Distinguish	Identify the differences between two or more factors. Remember to use where/but/however.
Explain	Give details about how and why something is as it is.
Give	Pick some key factors and name them.
Identify	Give the name or identifying characteristics of something.
Name	Identify or make a list.
Outline	State the main features. This needs more detail than just a list.
Suggest	State a possible reason or course of action (no development required).