Command Words/ Exam Technique Flashcards
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Add/Label:
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- Requires the addition or labelling to a stimulus material given in the question, for example labelling a diagram or adding units to a table.
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Assess:
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- Give careful consideration to all the factors or events that apply and identify which are the most important or relevant.
- Make a judgement on the importance of something, and come to a conclusion where needed.
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Calculate:
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- Obtain a numerical answer, showing relevant working.
- If the answer has a unit, this must be included.
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Comment on:
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- Requires the synthesis of a number of variables from data/information to form a judgement.
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Compare and Contrast:
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- Looking for the similarities and differences of two (or more) things.
- Should not require the drawing of a conclusion.
- Answer must relate to both (or all) things mentioned in the question.
- The answer must include at least one similarity and one difference.
6
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Complete:
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- Requires the completion of a table/diagram.
7
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Criticise:
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- Inspect a set of data, an experimental plan or a scientific statement and consider the elements.
- Look at the merits and faults of the information presented and support judgements made by giving evidence.
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Deduce:
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- Draw/reach conclusion(s) from the information provided.
9
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Describe:
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- To give an account of something.
- Statements in the response need to be developed as they are often linked but do not need to include a justification or reason.
10
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Determine:
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- The answer must have an element which is quantitative from the stimulus provided, or must show how the answer can be reached quantitatively.
- To gain maximum marks there must be a quantitative element to the answer.
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Devise:
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- Plan or invent a procedure from existing principles/ideas.
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Discuss:
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- Identify the issue/ situation/ problem/ argument that is being assessed within the question.
- Explore all aspects of an issue/ situation/ problem/ argument.
- Investigate the issue/ situation etc by reasoning or argument.
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Draw:
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- Produce a diagram either using a ruler or using freehand.
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Evaluate:
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- Review information then bring it together to form a conclusion, drawing on evidence including strengths, weaknesses, alternative actions, relevant data or information.
- Come to a supported judgement of a subject’s qualities and relation to its context.
15
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Explain:
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- An explanation requires a justification/exemplification of a point.
- The answer must contain some element of reasoning/justification, this can include mathematical explanations.
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Give/State/Name:
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- They generally all require recall of one or more pieces of information.
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Give a
reason/reasons:
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- When a statement has been made and the requirement is only to give the reasons why.
18
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Identify:
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- Usually requires some key information to be selected from a given stimulus/resource.
19
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Justify:
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- Give evidence to support (either the statement given in the question or an earlier answer).
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Plot:
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- Produce a graph by marking points accurately on a grid from data that is provided and then drawing a line of best fit through these points.
- A suitable scale and appropriately labelled axes must be included if these are not provided in the question.
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Predict:
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- Give an expected result.
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Show that:
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- Verify the statement given in the question.
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Sketch:
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- Produce a freehand drawing.
- For a graph this would need a line and labelled axis with important features indicated, the axis are not scaled.
24
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State what is meant
by:
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- When the meaning of a term is expected but there are different ways of how these can be described.
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Write:
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- When the questions ask for an equation.
