In the process of writing a recent Mathematics Examination, I realised that I had misused a term and quickly changed it. This reminded me that many of my students may not know what these words mean.
I have pulled together the most common terms that students should be familiar with:
Solve 3x + 2 = 5 | Find the value of x. |
Simplify | 3x + 2x Write in a simpler form (5x) |
Evaluate | Find the value of |
Equation | 3x + 2 = 5 |
Expression | 3x + 2 |
Find | Find, showing working (don't just state) |
Prove | The answer is given, but act as if it is not given |
Hence | Using what you have already done |
Otherwise | or do it another way |
State / Name | one line/word answer |
Explain | Use numbers and/or words |
Sketch | Draw neatly using a ruler, but does not have to be to scale |
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