Chemistry Blog:A Guide Towards Specific Terms Used in Chemistry:

1- Define ( the term )...is intended literally.Only a formal statement or equivalent phrase being required.
2- What do you understand by( What is meant by terms....) normally implies that a definition should be given, together with some relevnt comments on significance of term(s) concerend, especially where two or more terms are included in the question. The amount of supplementary comment intended should be interpreted in the light of the indicated mark value.
3- state implies a concise answer with little or no supporting arguments.
4- Explain may imply reasoning or some reference to theory.
5- Use diagrams where appropriate.
6- Describe requires to state in words the main points of topic.
7- Predict or Deduce implies that the candidate is not expected to produce the answer by recall but by making a logical connection between other pieces of information.
8- Comment is intended as an open ended instruction.
9- Suggest is used to imply that there is no unique answer or expected to apply general knowledge.
10- Find is general term that may be interpreted as calculate, measure, determine etc.
11- Determine means that quantity concerned cannot be measured directly but is obtained by calculation.
12-Estimate implies a reasoned order of magnitude statement or calculation.
13- Sketch, when applied graph work.
14- Construct is often used in relation to chemical equation where a candidate is expected to write balanced chemical equations not by recall but by analogy.