Discuss The term discuss , which appears often in essay questions, directs you to examine, analyze carefully, and present considerations pro and con regarding the problems or items involved. This type of question calls for a complete and detailed answer. Enumerate The word enumerate specifies a list or outline form of reply. In such questions you should recount, one by one, in concise form , the points required. In an evaluation question you are expected to present a careful appraisal, stressing both advantages and limitations.
Evaluation implies authoritative and, to a lesser degree, personal appraisal.
In explanatory answers it imperative that you clarify, elucidate, and interpret the material you present. The aim is to make plain the conditions which give rise to whatever you are examining. A question which asks you to illustrate usually requires you to explain or clarify your answer to the problem by presenting a figure, diagram, or concrete example . An interpretation question is similar to one requiring explanation. When you are instructed to justify your answer, you must prove, or show grounds for decisions.