STUDY SKILLS BOOK - Assumption University

give main points and essential supplementary materials, omittingminor details, and present the information in a systematic arrangementor classification.Prove: A question which requires proof is one which demandsconfirmation or verification. In such discussions you should establishsomething with certainty by evaluating and citing experimentalevidence or by logical reasoning.Relate: In a question which asks you to show the relationship or torelate, your answer should emphasize connections and associationsin descriptive form.Review: A review specifies a critical examination. You should analyseand comment briefly in organized sequence upon the majorpoints of the problem.In questions which direct you to specify, give, state, or present,you are called upon to express the high points in brief, clear narrativeform. Details, and usually illustrations or examples, may beomitted.Summarize: When you areasked to summarize or presenta summarization, you shouldgive in condensed form themain points or facts. All details,illustrations and elaboration areto be omitted.Trace: When a question asksyou to trace a course of events,you are to give a description ofprogress, historical sequence,or development from the pointof origin. Such narratives maycall for probing or for deductionSTUDY SKILLS BOOK A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS 37