How do I answer for the other verbs???

Once again this is from your school diary. (58-60)  It is as important that you know how to get full marks on your exam questions as it is knowing the information.  I have seen many many students study hard only to fail because they have been part marked throughout their exam.

Study hard...

Verb:  EXPLAIN

This type of question is asking you to explain how things relate to one another.  It requires two steps.

Step 1.  draw a TABLE with the headings CAUSE and EFFECT.  List all the points that you can think of under each.

Step 2. EXPLANATION: Explain the relationship between the two things.  What was the cause and effect?  Why or how did this happen?

Verb: JUSTIFY

This type of question is asking you to explain an argument and then take a stance with your own point of view.  It requires three steps.

Step 1.  ARGUMENT What is the argument?  Explain exactly what the argument is, with all relevant points.

Step 2. POINT OF VIEW What is your point of view? and why?  (what side of the argument do you agree with?)

Step 3. JUDGEMENT Draw a conclusion.  

Verb: ANALYSE

This type of question is asking you to identify all of the points of something.  Your diary says components, which is just a fancy way of saying the parts. (Parts(components) of the atom for example.)  It requires two steps. 

Step 1.  Identify the COMPONENTS (parts)

Step 2. Explain the RELATIONSHIPS between them.

Use components and relationships as the heading for each part of your answer.

Verb: Assess

Assess questions are very much the same as Evaluate questions.  You make a table for the points for and against, and they come up with your own Judgement (conclusion).  This will require three steps.

Step 1. DEFINITION

Step 2. TABLE with the headings FOR and AGAINST.

Step 3. JUDGEMENT (conclusion)

Verb: Compare

This is a simple time of question that is asking you to list the similarities and differences between two things.  This type of question is similar in format to the one above.  It requires 3 steps.

Step 1. DEFINITIONof the two things.

Step 2.  TABLE with the heading SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES.

Step 3.  JUDGEMENT ( is it more similar or different.)

easy............

Verb: Describe

This type of question is asking you to point out or list all of the features of something.  The atom is a good example for this one.  How would you describe all of the parts?  This type of question has two steps.

Step 1.  DEFINITION of the thing as a whole.

Step 2.  TABLE.Make a table with the headings FEATURE and DESCRIPTION, and simply list and describe all of the parts.  (Electron - negative, small, rotates around the outside.)

Verb: Discuss  

This type of question is very similar to the assess question.  It is usually asking about a major issue.  It requires three steps.

Step 1.  ISSUE - identify what the issue is.

Step 2. TABLE Make a table with the headings FOR and AGAINST.

Step 3. JUDGEMENT (conclusion)

If you have answered everything in this format on your exam I should immediately see headings and tables in all of your answers.  This makes it clear for whoever is marking your exam, and can ensure that you get all of the marks that you deserve.

Mr. Pattison

How do I get full marks on exam questions???

Just thought I would quickly touch base with everyone.  Hope you are all studying hard!  Less than a week to go.

This is from your school diaries.  It's an important bit of information that works very well when writing exams.  Use this format when you are doing past papers and writing the exam.

Hope this helps........

Underlined VERBS.....

1. if the question asks you to EVALUATE....  Answer like this.

First - Give a definition

Second - Draw a table for the points for and against.

Third - Discussion.

       Fourth - Judgement.

Example:

Telstra is doing some market research into modern mobile phone technology.  Your role is to evaluate your present mobile phone with the latest "i phone" from Apple.  Consider all aspects of mobile phone technology including features, phone call coverage and cost.

Answer:

Definition:  Mobile phone technology allows people to readily communicate by allowing microwave transmission (electromagnetic radiation) from a phone to a base station.

Table: 

For Against

More features available Fewer features in old phone

Better design with larger screen Poor design - small screen

Able to download large amount of data More expensive to purchase

Discussion:

The "i phone" will allow access to a great amount of data, music and other material. Cost will be an important factor as they are expensive.

Judgement: The modern "i phone" is an excellent choice for a student because of the latest features that it contains.

I hope this helps. I will put up the format for some of the other very common key terms later today. Remember, how you answer the question is just as important as the information that it contains.

Mr. Pattison