Answering 1-Mark Questions Flashcards

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What does the command word 'define' require you to do?

Define a term from the specification content.

What does the command word 'give' require you to do?

Give an answer testing recall of knowledge from the specification content.

What does the command word 'state' require you to do?

Give an answer of no longer than a sentence, referring to a piece of contextual information from which you select the answer.

What does the command word 'identify' require you to do?

Select the correct answer from reading a graph or table of data.

What are the steps to answer a 1-mark 'state' question?
e.g. State one product sold by the business in Extract A.

1. Find the relevant contextual information in the extract.
2. Select the one piece of information that answers the question.
3. Write it in no more than a sentence, with no explanation.

True or false? A 1-mark 'define' question needs an example as well as the definition to gain the mark.

False. A correct definition of the term alone gains the mark.