verb · academic
assess
/əˈses/as·SESS
Band 5-6task2speaking
to judge or calculate the quality, importance, or value of something
Examples
“The study assesses the economic impact of tourism.”
“Teachers assess students' progress through tests and projects.”
“In Task 2 you must assess both advantages and disadvantages.”
Band 8 sentence
“The committee assessed the proposals against the funding criteria and prioritized those with clear methodological rigour.”
Collocations
- assess the impact
- assess performance
- formally assess
Word family
assessment nounassessor nounassessed adjective
Common mistakes
assess about→assess
asses (misspelling)→assess
Say it for a higher band
5judge→6evaluate→7+assess
Synonyms
evaluate
judge
Easily confused
evaluate
“The committee will evaluate each application against the stated criteria.”
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