diff --git a/src/models/terms/meta/MetaRDLTerm.java b/src/models/terms/meta/MetaRDLTerm.java
index 136d7a1..57ac148 100644
--- a/src/models/terms/meta/MetaRDLTerm.java
+++ b/src/models/terms/meta/MetaRDLTerm.java
@@ -185,6 +185,26 @@
 		return true;
 	}
 	
+	public boolean checkTermType(Class<? extends RDLTerm> clazz) {
+		return clazz.isAssignableFrom(termType.getBaseTermClass());
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isDependency() {
+		return checkTermType(Dependency.class);
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isEvaluatableTerm() {
+		return checkTermType(EvaluatableTerm.class);
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isDependencyTerm() {
+		return checkTermType(DependencyTerm.class);
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isResourceVariable() {
+		return checkTermType(ResourceVariable.class);
+	}
+	
 	
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {