National 5 Skills

Question 1

How many different types of exam questions are there?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

How many specific facts should there be in a Describe question?

Answer 2

4

Question 3

Which question does the ABCD answering method apply to and what does it stand for/mean?

Answer 3

Explain Questions
Answer - give your answer
Because - say because
Comment - say why your answer answers the question
Develop - add an extra fact related to your answer

Question 4

How can you gain marks in an essay question?

Answer 4

1 - Introduction
5 - Knowledge (specific related facts)
1 - structure (more than 1 factor)
1 - conclusion (saying which factor is most important)
1 - evidence (a final piece of information that proves your conclusion.

Question 5

In an Evaluate (How Useful) Question, how can you gain marks?

Answer 5

1 - Author
1 - Date
1 - Purpose
2 - what is in the source
2 - what the source misses out

Question 6

What MUST you do in every evaluate question after each point you make?

Answer 6

Say why what you have said makes the source useful or less useful

Question 7

Do you need to know anything about the topic for a comparison question?

Answer 7

No (Just read the sources and do it)

Question 8

How can you gain marks in a Comparison Question

Answer 8

1 - Overall comparison (whether the sources agree or disagree overall)
1 - Simple comparison (picking out a specific thing both sources discuss and either agree or disagree with one another about) (Can repeat 3 times)
1 - Developed Comparison (providing evidence from the source to back up your answer) (Can use to increase the value of your simple comparison)

Question 9

Can comparison questions partly agree with one another?

Answer 9

No they either AGREE OR DISAGREE NOT BOTH