Identify: If you identify something, you are able to recognize it or distinguish it from
others. You also name it, or say what its purpose is.
Explain: If you explain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can
be understood.
Describe: If you describe something, you say what something is like.
Analyse: If you analyse something, you consider it carefully or use statistical methods in
order to fully understand it. You examine it using scientific methods in order to find out what it consists of.