Across
- 1. reach a conclusion that is necessarily true, provided a given set of assumptions is true; arrive at, reach or draw a logical conclusion from reasoning and the information given
- 3. place in or assign to a particular class or group; arrange or order by classes or categories; classify, sort out, sort, separate
- 4. put forward (e.g. a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action
- 7. give the meaning of a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity; state meaning and identify or describe qualities
- 10. make clear or intelligible; explain; make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible
- 12. adapt or change to suit one's purpose
- 16. remember; present remembered ideas, facts or experiences; bring something back into thought, attention or into one’s mind
- 19. recognise or make a judgment about the value or worth of something; understand fully; grasp the full implications of
- 21. produce; create; bring into existence
- 23. give an expected result of an upcoming action or event; suggest what may happen based on available information
- 25. put something into effect, e.g. a plan or proposal
- 26. examine by argument; sift the considerations for and against; debate; talk or write about a topic, including a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses; consider, taking into account different issues and ideas, points for and/or against, and supporting opinions or conclusions with evidence
- 28. recognise as distinct or different; note points of difference between; discriminate; discern; make clear a difference/s between two or more concepts or items
- 32. direct in action or course; manage; organise; carry out
- 33. make an appraisal by weighing up or assessing strengths, implications and limitations; make judgments about ideas, works, solutions or methods in relation to selected criteria; examine and determine the merit, value or significance of something, based on criteria
- 35. think about deeply and carefully
- 36. derive or conclude something from evidence and reasoning, rather than from explicit statements; listen or read beyond what has been literally expressed; imply or hint at
- 37. select from available options; weigh up positives and negatives of each option and consider all the alternatives to arrive at a position
- 41. represent or identify by a symbol or symbols
- 42. display recognition of similarities and differences and recognise the significance of these similarities and differences
- 43. give a pattern, organisation or arrangement to; construct or arrange according to a plan
- 47. words, art, music or movement) convey or suggest a representation of; depict
- 48. take something into account when making a judgment; view attentively or scrutinise; reflect on
- 49. evaluate the worth, significance or status of something; judge or consider a text or piece of work
- 51. perceive what is meant by something; grasp; be familiar with (e.g. an idea); construct meaning from messages, including oral, written and graphic communication
- 52. take measures to check the quality, performance or reliability of something
- 54. use a sequence of steps to obtain the required result in a formal way
- 55. arrange, order; form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for harmonious or united action
- 56. produce a plan, simulation, model or similar; plan, form or conceive in the mind; in English, select, organise and use particular elements in the process of text construction for particular purposes; these elements may be linguistic (words), visual (images), audio (sounds), gestural (body language), spatial (arrangement on the page or screen) and multimodal (a combination of more than one)
- 58. arrive at by reasoning; manipulate a mathematical relationship to give a new equation or relationship; in mathematics, obtain the derivative of a function
- 60. reach a resolution as a result of consideration; make a choice from a number of alternatives
- 62. investigate, inspect or scrutinise; inquire or search into; consider or discuss an argument or concept in a way that uncovers the assumptions and interrelationships of the issue
- 65. understand the meaning or nature of; grasp mentally
- 66. identify or recall particular features of information from knowledge; identify that an item, characteristic or quality exists; perceive as existing or true; be aware of or acknowledge
- 68. note, observe or recognise a difference; make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate; note or distinguish as different
- 69. give an account (written or spoken) of a situation, event, pattern or process, or of the characteristics or features of something
- 71. formulate a supposition to account for known facts or observed occurrences; conjecture, theorise, speculate; especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- 72. express an opinion, observation or reaction in speech or writing; give a judgment based on a given statement or result of a calculation
- 73. dissect to ascertain and examine constituent parts and/or their relationships; break down or examine in order to identify the essential elements, features, components or structure; determine the logic and reasonableness of information; examine or consider something in order to explain and interpret it, for the purpose of finding meaning or relationships and identifying patterns, similarities and differences
Down
- 2. elaborate, expand or enlarge in detail; add detail and fullness to; cause to become more complex or intricate
- 5. make an idea or situation plain or clear by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts; give an account; provide additional information
- 6. display recognition of differences by deliberate juxtaposition of contrary elements; show how things are different or opposite; give an account of the differences between two or more items or situations, referring to both or all of them throughout
- 8. try out or test new ideas or methods, especially in order to discover or prove something; undertake or perform a scientific procedure to test a hypothesis, make a discovery or demonstrate a known fact
- 9. create or make (e.g. a musical, artistic or dramatic work); actualise; make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- 11. distinguish; locate, recognise and name; establish or indicate who or what someone or something is; provide an answer from a number of possibilities; recognise and state a distinguishing factor or feature
- 13. give reasons for or against something; challenge or debate an issue or idea; persuade, prove or try to prove by giving reasons
- 14. convey, show or communicate (e.g. a thought, opinion, feeling, emotion, idea or viewpoint);
- 15. convey knowledge and/or understandings to others; make known; transmit
- 17. bring something into being or existence; produce or evolve from one's own thought or imagination; reorganise or put elements together into a new pattern or structure or to form a coherent or functional whole
- 18. think out; plan; contrive; invent
- 20. infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information; conjecture; infer from what is known; extend the application of something (e.g. a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable
- 22. apply a procedure to familiar task; perform a procedure without significant error, but not necessarily understanding how and why the procedure works; produce in accordance with a plan or design; put into effect, e.g. a plan, order or course of action
- 24. use knowledge and understanding in response to a given situation or circumstance; carry out or use a procedure in a given or particular situation
- 27. carry out an examination or formal inquiry in order to establish or obtain facts and reach new conclusions; search, inquire into, interpret and draw conclusions about data and information
- 29. combine different parts or elements (e.g. information, ideas, components) into a whole, in order to create new understanding
- 30. use knowledge and understanding to recognise trends and draw conclusions from given information; make clear or explicit; elucidate or understand in a particular way; bring out the meaning of, e.g. a dramatic or musical work, by performance or execution; bring out the meaning of an artwork by artistic representation or performance; give one's own interpretation of; identify or draw meaning from, or give meaning to, information presented in various forms, such as words, symbols, pictures or graphs
- 31. give a brief statement of a general theme or major point/s; present ideas and information in fewer words and in sequence
- 34. choose in preference to another or others; pick out
- 38. measure, determine, evaluate, estimate or make a judgment about the value, quality, outcomes, results, size, significance, nature or extent of something
- 39. think deliberately or carefully about something, typically before making a
- 40. identify the difference/s in or between two or more things; distinguish, discriminate; recognise or ascertain what makes something distinct from similar things; in mathematics, obtain the derivative of a function
- 42. create or put together (e.g. an argument) by arranging ideas or items; display information in a diagrammatic or logical form; make; build
- 44. review (e.g. a theory, practice, performance) in a detailed, analytical and critical way
- 45. look into both closely and broadly; scrutinise; inquire into or discuss something in detail
- 46. form an opinion or conclusion about; apply both procedural and deliberative operations to make a determination
- 48. prove or make clear by argument, reasoning or evidence, illustrating with practical example; show by example; give a practical exhibition
- 50. arrange, distribute or order in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics
- 53. change the form or qualities of; make partial or minor changes to something
- 56. support (e.g. an assertion, claim, statement) with evidence (e.g. decisive information, written references, citations)
- 57. place in a continuous or connected series; arrange in a particular order
- 59. determine or find (e.g. a number, answer) by using mathematical processes; obtain a numerical answer showing the relevant stages in the working; ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information
- 61. operate or put into effect; apply knowledge or rules to put theory into practice
- 63. (in the Arts) consolidate and communicate intent through a synthesis of ideas and application of media to express meaning
- 64. give reasons or evidence to support an answer, response or conclusion; show or prove how an argument, statement or conclusion is right or reasonable
- 67. establish, conclude or ascertain after consideration, observation, investigation or calculation; decide or come to a resolution
- 70. execute a drawing or painting in simple form, giving essential features but not necessarily with detail or accuracy; in mathematics, represent by means of a diagram or graph; the sketch should give a general idea of the required shape or relationship and should include features