Exam Technique & Skills

Question 1

State/Name

Answer 1

one or two word answer

Question 2

Describe

Answer 2

Detail (mugged/uniform)

Question 3

Explain

Answer 3

Tell me why (uniform, because you are in school)

Question 4

Predict (graph)

Answer 4

ruler, extend the line carefully

Question 5

Percentage change/increase/decrease

Answer 5

difference/original x 100

Question 6

Double axis graph

Answer 6

Slow down, colour code lines and axes, check correct line and axis each time.

Question 7

Reliable

Answer 7

repeat what specifically, calculate an average

Question 8

Compare

Answer 8

mention both

Question 9

Function

Answer 9

the job (artery, carry blood away from the heart)

Question 10

Structure

Answer 10

how it is constructed (artery, thick muscular walls, small lumen)

Question 11

Average

Answer 11

total/number of numbers you have added

Question 12

Average change

Answer 12

total change/total length of time

Question 13

Conclusion

Answer 13

Aim - use the same wording

Question 14

What is the relationship between X and Y?

Answer 14

X 1st, Y 2nd - If you increase X, what happens to Y. X will be the independent variable, Y the dependent variable.

Question 15

What goes on the bottom axis of a graph?

Answer 15

The independent variable (NAPPY)

Question 16

How many times bigger…

Answer 16

divide

Question 17

Using data from the graph…

Answer 17

Guess what, use data from the graph

Question 18

Using data from the table…

Answer 18

You really want me to answer that for you!?

Question 19

You are reading from a graph - how will you do that?

Answer 19

Use a ruler and draw on the graph to be accurate

Question 20

The graph has 2 axes and 2 lines - what is your first job?

Answer 20

colour code the axes with the lines

Question 21

When looking at a results table, what always comes in the first column?

Answer 21

Independent variable

Question 22

What two letter word should you avoid using in your answer?

Answer 22

it - give the name

Question 23

List 5 possible variables that may need to be controlled in an investigation.

Answer 23

Temperature, volume of solutions, concentration of solutions, mass of solids, surface area of solids, diameter of samples, thickness of samples, light intensity, species of organism, time the experiment is left for, pH

Question 24

When describing controlled variables what A word should you not use?

Answer 24

Am*unt

Question 25

What do we call an experiment used to prove that the variable being investigated is responsible for the result?

Answer 25

A control

Question 26

What are some reasons why an experiment may be left a period of time before measurements are taken?

Answer 26

allow time for diffusion
allow time for the reaction to take place
allow time for solutions to reach temperature
allow apparatus to stabilise
allow living organisms to acclimatise

Question 27

When plotting a graph, what always goes on the x axis?

Answer 27

Independent variable

Question 28

TRUE OR FALSE - A graph should always go back to the origin.

Answer 28

FALSE - only plot the points that you have in your results

Question 29

If you are asked to describe a graph, what should be included?

Answer 29

labels, values and units

Question 30

When describing a graph, how should you start your sentence?

Answer 30

AS THE (independent variable)

Question 31

If you are asked to predict a result from a line graph, what should you do?

Answer 31

Extend the line using a ruler

Question 32

If you are asked to predict a result in a table of results, what should we do?

Answer 32

look for the pattern between each reading

Question 33

Why do we only change one variable during an experiment?

Answer 33

To make the experiment valid