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