How to Answer Exam Questions and How To Revise BURGing & Command Words

B Command

U Key

R Data

G & check Go back

Command Words State / Give / Name / Write down / Complete Explain Calculate Suggest Compare Evaluate Click a command word to jump to how to answer it

State / Give / Name / Write down / Complete These are recall questions. You will need to have learnt these facts. These question are all about your revision.

Point Evidence Explain Brainstorm white hat facts in a circle map Then put your ideas in order using a flow map. Is there a cause and effect chain? Point Evidence Explain

How to revise? Flow Map

X 15 Calculate ? 5 15 Ring the Data in the question Substitute in the Data (Simplify) Rearrange Calculate the answer Add Units – No naked numbers 15 1 4 7 00 2 5 8 . 3 6 9 + × % = - ÷ √ 15 5 ? X 15

Point Evidence Explain Suggest Your answers doesn’t have to be correct, just a possibility so… Get creative with some green hat thinking Justify your answers with white hat facts. Point Evidence Explain

Colin Caterpillar Compare Double Bubble the Facts Introduction Up to 3 similarities Up to 3 differences

How to revise? Double Bubble Difference Similarity Difference Thing or Idea 1 Thing or Idea 2 Difference Similarity Difference Difference Similarity Difference

Aaddy Adder Evaluate Double Bubble the Facts Introduction Up to 3 advantages Up to 3 disadvantages Your opinion or a conclusion

How to revise? You could use a Matrix Map Advantages Disadvantages

X 15 15 5 ? 15 1 4 7 00 2 5 8 . 3 6 9 + × % = - ÷ √

Calculate 15 1 4 7 00 2 5 8 . 3 6 9 + × % = - ÷ √ 15 5 ? X 15

How to Answer Exam Questions and How To Revise BURGin & Command Words Mrs Applin Friday 26th January 2018

Summarise what you need to do for each stage:

What do the Command Terms mean? What it wants you to do Thinking Maps to help you prepare answers State / give / name / write down / complete Explain Calculate

What do the Command Terms mean? What it wants you to do Thinking Maps to help you prepare answers Suggest Compare Evaluate

Using Your Revision Guides Identify your topic from your Progress Proforma Look up a keyword from the topic title in the index Actively read through the information on the pages, make notes condensing information into key statements or a mind map Test your knowledge using the corresponding questions in the back half of the revision guide Check you have fully understood it by answering some exam questions on this topic

Using Pixl Independence Identify your topic from your Progress Proforma Find the relevant topic in the list of booklets Select the type of task that you would like to do that day (or a skill that you know you need to focus on) Complete the task using the resources that are hyperlinked Check your work against the answer bookelt

Using Pixl Concept Maps (knowledge acquisition tasks) Identify your topic from your Progress Proforma Find the relavent topic powerpoint in the folder Select the demand that suits your current level (the more gaps the harder it will be) Use the powerpoint in the same folder to help you fill the gaps Check you have understood by completing some differentiated questions you could pick from: Get Its (definitions of keywords) Know Its (recall of knowledge) Grasp Its (Application of knowledge) Think Its (Application to new situations) 6. check your answers using the mark schemes and improve any errors

Using GCSE Pod / YouTube Videos Identify your topic from your Progress Proforma Browse or search a keyword from the topic Select a pod to watch make notes condensing information into key statements or a mind map Test your knowledge using the questions in the back of your revision guide, or by using the Pixl It Family questions.